Verse study

ਵਿਚਿ ਦੁਨੀਆ ਸੇਵ ਕਮਾਈਐ ॥ ਤਾ ਦਰਗਹ ਬੈਸਣੁ ਪਾਈਐ ॥

Vich duneeaa sev kamaaeeai. Taa daragah baisan paaeeai.

Meaning Transliteration
Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji · Ang 26 · Raag Siri Raag · Guru Nanak Dev Ji
Verified · BaniDB

ਵਿਚਿ ਦੁਨੀਆ ਸੇਵ ਕਮਾਈਐ ॥ ਤਾ ਦਰਗਹ ਬੈਸਣੁ ਪਾਈਐ ॥

Vich duneeaa sev kamaaeeai. Taa daragah baisan paaeeai.

Meaning · GurVichaar explanation, not a scholarly translation

Practise selfless service here, in the midst of the world — that is how one finds a place of honour in the Divine court.

ਇੱਥੇ, ਦੁਨੀਆ ਦੇ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਰਹਿ ਕੇ ਨਿਸ਼ਕਾਮ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰੋ — ਇਸੇ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਰੱਬੀ ਦਰਗਾਹ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਦਰ ਵਾਲੀ ਥਾਂ ਮਿਲਦੀ ਹੈ।

Context

This line is by Guru Nanak Dev Ji.

It is from Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 26, Raag Siri Raag.

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Sources

  1. Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 26
  2. Gurmukhi text and Ang checked against BaniDB (Khalis Foundation) on 2026-09-27

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