Verse 280 of 450
Salok Bhagat Kabir, Salok 222 — the body is a clay pot
ਕਬੀਰ ਕਾਇਆ ਕਾਚੀ ਕਾਰਵੀ ਕੇਵਲ ਕਾਚੀ ਧਾਤੁ ॥
kabeer kaa-i-aa kaachee kaarvee kayval kaachee Dhaat.
Kabir, the body is like a clay vessel or a brittle metal pot.
ਸਾਬਤੁ ਰਖਹਿ ਤ ਰਾਮ ਭਜੁ ਨਾਹਿ ਤ ਬਿਨਠੀ ਬਾਤ ॥੨੨੨॥
saabat rakheh ta raam bhaj naahi ta binthee baat. ||222||
If you wish to keep it safe and sound, then vibrate and meditate on the Lord; otherwise, the thing shall break. ||222||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Kabir says: the body is a clay pot, a vessel of brittle metal.
If you want to keep it whole, meditate on the Lord; otherwise, it will break.
The body is a clay pot; remembering the One keeps a life whole.
The body breaks easily, and remembering the One is what keeps a life whole.
Kaa-i-aa kaachee kaarvee: the body is an unbaked clay pot. Saabat rakheh ta raam bhaj: to keep it whole, meditate on the Lord. Naahi ta binthee baat: otherwise, the thing breaks. The pot breaks one day anyway; "whole" here means a life that has not been wasted.
A Question to Sit With
What helps you take good care of the life you have?
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