Verse 253 of 450
Salok Bhagat Kabir, Salok 195 — without the Sangat, the pure drop turns to ash
ਕਬੀਰ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਬੂੰਦ ਅਕਾਸ ਕੀ ਪਰਿ ਗਈ ਭੂਮਿ ਬਿਕਾਰ ॥
kabeer nirmal boond akaas kee par ga-ee bhoom bikaar.
Kabir, the pure drop of water falls from the sky, onto the dirty ground.
ਬਿਨੁ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਇਉ ਮਾਂਨਈ ਹੋਇ ਗਈ ਭਠ ਛਾਰ ॥੧੯੫॥
bin sangat i-o maaNn-ee ho-ay ga-ee bhath chhaar. ||195||
You must acknowledge this, that without the Sangat, the Holy Congregation, it turns into burnt ashes. ||195||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Kabir says: a pure drop of water falls from the sky onto the dirty ground.
Know this: without the Sangat, it becomes like the burnt ashes of a furnace.
The pure drop in you needs the Sangat.
A pure drop that lands in a messy world needs the Sangat, or it burns away to ash.
Nirmal boond akaas kee: a clean drop from the sky. Par ga-ee bhoom bikaar: it falls onto spoiled ground. Bin sangat: without the Sangat — people gathered together to remember the One. Bhath chhaar: the ashes of a furnace. Many read the drop as the soul, pure when it comes into the world.
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