Salok Bhagat Kabir, Salok 142 — caught up in family, the One set aside
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Kabir says: a person gets caught in the grip of family life, and the One is left off to one side.
Then the messengers of the Judge of Dharma arrive, right in the middle of all the celebration.
Busy family life can push the One to the edge, until the end comes in the middle of it all.
Gahgach pari-o kutamb kai: caught deep in the tangle of family. Reh ga-i-o raam: Raam was left aside.
Dharam raa-ay is the Judge of Dharma, who weighs each life at its end in the old Indian stories. His messengers come beecheh Dhoomaa Dhaam, in the middle of the feasts and the fuss. Kabir is not against family. He is warning that a full, busy house can crowd out the One.
How can you remember the One during a busy week?
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