Verse 265 of 450
Salok Bhagat Kabir, Salok 207 — freed from the oil press
ਕਬੀਰ ਘਾਣੀ ਪੀੜਤੇ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਲੀਏ ਛਡਾਇ ॥
kabeer ghaanee peerh-tay satgur lee-ay chhadaa-ay.
Kabir, I was being crushed like sesame seeds in the oil-press, but the True Guru saved me.
ਪਰਾ ਪੂਰਬਲੀ ਭਾਵਨੀ ਪਰਗਟੁ ਹੋਈ ਆਇ ॥੨੦੭॥
paraa poorablee bhaavnee pargat ho-ee aa-ay. ||207||
My pre-ordained primal destiny has now been revealed. ||207||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Kabir says: I was being crushed like seeds in the oil press, but the True Guru set me free.
The destiny written for me long ago has now come to light.
The True Guru sets you free even from the oil press.
The True Guru sets a person free even while life is crushing them.
Ghaanee peerh-tay: being pressed in the oil mill, like sesame seeds squeezed for oil. Satgur lee-ay chhadaa-ay: the True Guru pulled me out. Paraa poorablee bhaavnee: the old, first destiny; bhaavnee can also mean a love and faith carried from long ago. Pargat ho-ee aa-ay: it has come to light.
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