Verse 16 of 450
Gaathaa, Salok 16 — the ones who draw out the sting
ਦਸਨ ਬਿਹੂਨ ਭੁਯੰਗੰ ਮੰਤ੍ਰੰ ਗਾਰੁੜੀ ਨਿਵਾਰੰ ॥
dasan bihoon bhu-yaaNgaN mantraN gaarurhee nivaaraN.
The snake-charmer, by his spell, neutralizes the poison and leaves the snake without fangs.
ਬ੍ਯ੍ਯਾਧਿ ਉਪਾੜਣ ਸੰਤੰ ॥
bayaaDh upaarhan santaN.
Just so, the Saints remove suffering;
ਨਾਨਕ ਲਬਧ ਕਰਮਣਹ ॥੧੬॥
naanak labaDh karamneh. ||16||
O Nanak, they are found by good karma. ||16||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
A snake charmer's spell takes away the snake's poison and leaves it without fangs.
In the same way, the saints pull suffering out by the roots.
Nanak says: they are found by good karma.
The saints draw the sting out of suffering.
Holy people take the sting out of suffering, the way a snake charmer takes the bite out of a snake.
Dasan bihoon bhu-yaa(n)ga(n): a snake without fangs. Mantra(n) gaarurhee nivaara(n): the snake charmer's spell removes its poison. Bayaadh upaarhan santa(n): the saints pull out suffering by the roots.
LabaDh karamneh: they are met by karma. Here karam often means grace, the One's gift.
A Question to Sit With
Who in your life helps take the sting out of hard days?
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