Salok Sehskritee, Salok 11 — No Wall Against the Flow
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Someone may try every trick, with strong servants and brave warriors all around on every side.
He may live high up in a place hard to reach, and never once think about dying.
But Nanak says: when the word comes from the First One, even a tiny ant can take away his breath.
No power or high wall can keep a person outside the flow of life, and when its time comes, even an ant is enough.
The picture is of a mighty person: balvant kaaree sayvant soora chatur disah, guarded on all four sides by strong servants and warriors. Bikham thaan basant oochah: living in a fortress high up, hard to reach, he never thinks of death.
Hovant aagi-aa bhagvaan purkhah: when the order comes from the First One, the hukam, the flow of existence, moves. Keetee saas akarkhatay: even an ant can take his breath away. Every life, the mightiest too, has an ending. Power cannot place anyone outside the flow.
Is there something you try to control or protect that might be part of a bigger flow you can trust instead?
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