Verse 184 of 450
Salok Bhagat Kabir, Salok 126 — stay in the ocean, little conch
ਕਬੀਰ ਰੈਨਾਇਰ ਬਿਛੋਰਿਆ ਰਹੁ ਰੇ ਸੰਖ ਮਝੂਰਿ ॥
kabeer rainaa-ir bichhori-aa rahu ray sankh majhoor.
Kabir: O conch shell, remain in the ocean.
ਦੇਵਲ ਦੇਵਲ ਧਾਹੜੀ ਦੇਸਹਿ ਉਗਵਤ ਸੂਰ ॥੧੨੬॥
dayval dayval Dhaahrhee dayseh ugvat soor. ||126||
If you are separated from it, you shall scream at sunrise from temple to temple. ||126||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Kabir says: O conch shell, stay in the ocean.
If you are taken away from it, you will cry out at sunrise, from temple to temple.
Stay close to the One, like a shell at home in the sea.
Stay close to where you belong; away from it, the heart cries out.
Rahu ray sankh majhoor: stay, O conch, in the sea. A conch shell lives quietly in the ocean, rainaa-ir. Once it is taken out, it is made into a horn and blown loudly at dawn, dayval dayval, in one temple after another.
Kabir uses this picture for the soul. Its home is with the One, as the shell's home is the sea. Pulled away, it wanders from place to place, crying out.
A Question to Sit With
Where do you feel most at home?
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