Verse 231 of 450
Salok Bhagat Kabir, Salok 173 — find the meaning of the letters, then rest in the One
ਕਬੀਰ ਸੰਸਾ ਦੂਰਿ ਕਰੁ ਕਾਗਦ ਦੇਹ ਬਿਹਾਇ ॥
kabeer sansaa door kar kaagad dayh bihaa-ay.
Kabir, give up your skepticism; let your papers float away.
ਬਾਵਨ ਅਖਰ ਸੋਧਿ ਕੈ ਹਰਿ ਚਰਨੀ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਇ ॥੧੭੩॥
baavan akhar soDh kai har charnee chit laa-ay. ||173||
Find the essence of the letters of the alphabet, and focus your consciousness on the Lord. ||173||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Kabir says: put your doubts far away, and let your papers float off.
Search out the meaning of all the letters of the alphabet, and rest your mind at the feet of the One.
All the letters point to one place: the One.
Doubt and endless papers fall away when the mind rests in the One.
Sansaa door kar: put doubt away. Kaagad dayh bihaa-ay: let the papers drift off, all the arguments written down. Baavan akhar: the fifty-two letters of the alphabet Kabir knew. SoDh kai: search them out until you find what they point to, then har charnee chit laa-ay, set the mind at the One's feet.
A Question to Sit With
What is one thing you know without needing to argue about it?
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