Overview
The salok states that by taking refuge and singing the virtues of IkOankar (the Divine), the fear of death vanishes, sufferings are removed, and the mind-desired fruit is found.The pauri states that only that being is truly brave, of higher consciousness, high moral character, and noble lineage, who sings and inculcates the virtues of IkOankar within. Everyone, be they of high or low social status, can find this state.