Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The One made the whole world and set it spinning like a great game where everyone takes their turn.
Since the One holds our very life and breath, why forget it? And with the hands we've been given, let's set our own affairs right.
The Pauree pictures creation as a vast game — the losing and winning dice of the earth — where everyone who comes shall depart; all take their turn. It's a light, wise way to hold life: a game the One set up, in which we each get our roll. But notice it's not fatalism — it ends with agency: with our own hands, let us resolve our own affairs. We're in the game, and we get to play — to make our choices, do our part, set things right with the hands we've been given. Remember the One who holds your very breath, and roll your dice wisely. Trust and effort, together.
If life is partly a game of chance, what part of it is still up to how you play?
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