The Melody of the Name

The Name has pure melody. It is resounding in every heart. After receiving instructions from a Master one can hear It. All religious scriptures speak of It.

The virtues of the Lord; the Melody of the Name and Word; the Vedas and Shastras praise them; the scriptures are full of them.

In it is the Glory of God, the Naam, the chanting of Gurbani. The Smritis, the Shastras and the Vedas speak of it. The essence of all religion is the Lord’s Name alone.

Guru Arjan Dev –
Adi Granth, Gauri M5, Sukhmani, p. 296

In the heart rings the melody of the Name, which is neither subdued nor can it be evaluated. Without the Name everyone is a pauper, this I have learnt from my Master.

That heart, in which the Eternal, Unchanging Naam vibrates and resounds, does not diminish, and cannot be evaluated. Without the Name, everyone is poor; the True Guru has imparted this understanding.

Guru Nanak Dev –
Adi Granth, Sarang M1, Ashtapadi, p. 1232

By hearing the Inner Sound one knows himself, and gets the benefit of the Name. By hearing the Name sins are expiated, and the mind becomes pure. Oh Nanak, blessed are those who hear the Name. A devotee always meditates on It.

Hearing the Name, one comes to understand his own self, and the profit of the Name is obtained. Hearing the Name, sins are eradicated, and one meets the Immaculate True Lord. Oh Nanak! Hearing the Name, one’s face becomes radiant. As Gurumukh, meditate on the Name.

Guru Ram Das –
Adi Granth, Var of Sarang M4, p. 1240

The story about Mian Mitha, in the Sakhi, given earlier, shows that there is Melody in the Name or Naam.

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