Japji Sahib - The 10th Pauri - Mantra for Grace
Grace makes you simultaneously self-confident and humble, it gives you courage and generosity, and gives you an inner radiance and indescribable beauty.
ਸੁਣਿਐ ਸਤੁ ਸੰਤੋਖੁ ਗਿਆਨੁ ॥
suni-ai sat santokh gi-aan
ਸੁਣਿਐ ਅਠਸਠਿ ਕਾ ਇਸਨਾਨੁ ॥
suni-ai athsath kaa isnaan
Listening… Truth, patience, wisdom. Listening… bathing at all holy places.
ਸੁਣਿਐ ਪੜਿ ਪੜਿ ਪਾਵਹਿ ਮਾਨੁ ॥
suni-ai parh parh paavahi maan
ਸੁਣਿਐ ਲਾਗੈ ਸਹਜਿ ਧਿਆਨੁ ॥
suni-ai laagai sahj dhi-aan
Listening… reading and reading gains honor. Listening… concentration comes easy.
ਨਾਨਕ ਭਗਤਾ ਸਦਾ ਵਿਗਾਸੁ ॥
naanak bhagtaa sadaa vigaas
ਸੁਣਿਐ ਦੂਖ ਪਾਪ ਕਾ ਨਾਸੁ ॥੧੦॥
suni-ai dookh paap kaa naas
O Nanak! God's lovers bloom forever. Listening destroys all pain and error.