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Salok Bhagat Kabir, Salok 212 (Trilochan) — Trilochan asks Namdev where his mind is
ਨਾਮਾ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹਿਆ ਕਹੈ ਤਿਲੋਚਨੁ ਮੀਤ ॥
naamaa maa-i-aa mohi-aa kahai tilochan meet.
Trilochan says, O Naam Dayv, Maya has enticed you, my friend.
ਕਾਹੇ ਛੀਪਹੁ ਛਾਇਲੈ ਰਾਮ ਨ ਲਾਵਹੁ ਚੀਤੁ ॥੨੧੨॥
kaahay chheepahu chhaa-ilai raam na laavhu cheet. ||212||
Why are you printing designs on these sheets, and not focusing your consciousness on the Lord? ||212||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Trilochan says: Namdev, my friend, Maya — the glitter of the world — has caught you.
Why are you busy printing designs on cloth, and not setting your mind on Raam?
A good friend asks where your mind is.
Busy hands can forget the One, and a good friend notices.
Naamaa maa-i-aa mohi-aa: Namdev, Maya has caught you. Kahai tilochan meet: says your friend Trilochan. Namdev worked as a cloth printer. Kaahay chheepahu chhaa-ilai: why print designs on sheets? Raam na laavhu cheet: why not set your mind on Raam? Namdev's answer follows in the next salok.
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