Word Of The Day: nhaataa Parvaa?

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Meaning: approved and accepted bath.

Quote:
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nhaataa so parvaa? sach kamaaeeai.
The cleansing bath of one who practices Truth is approved and accepted.
– Guru Nanak Sahib, Guru Granth Sahib, Page 565

Message: The Guru says the practice of Truth is the only way to cleanse the body and mind. Religious practices such as a cleansing bath are futile if these are not a part of truthful living. Falsehood in the mind and worldly greed cannot be washed away by washing the body. It can only be removed through the practice of rightful actions.

We should consciously reach out to the Divine with truth in the heart. Conduct life in the way of the Guru. Accept the Will of the Divine. Grace will follow.

We are cleansed not by our acts of charity and performance of religious rituals, but by the practice of truthful behaviour and the contemplation on Divinity.

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Etymology: nhaataa (bathed), past participle of nhaai (to bathe, especially to bathe in sacred waters), from Sanskrit snaapayati (cause to bathe, washes), snapit (bathed) ? Pali nahaapeti (bathes, washes), nahaapan (bath) ? Prakrit sinaavedi, ?haavei ? Kashmiri naawun (to bathe, to scrub), Punjabi nhaau?aa (to wash, to bathe).