Verse 283 of 450
Salok Bhagat Kabir, Salok 225 — the Naam is a jewel your mouth can carry
ਕਬੀਰ ਰਾਮ ਰਤਨੁ ਮੁਖੁ ਕੋਥਰੀ ਪਾਰਖ ਆਗੈ ਖੋਲਿ ॥
kabeer raam ratan mukh kothree paarakh aagai khol.
Kabir, the Lord's Name is the jewel, and the mouth is the purse; open this purse to the Appraiser.
ਕੋਈ ਆਇ ਮਿਲੈਗੋ ਗਾਹਕੀ ਲੇਗੋ ਮਹਗੇ ਮੋਲਿ ॥੨੨੫॥
ko-ee aa-ay milaigo gaahkee laygo mahgay mol. ||225||
If a buyer can be found, it will go for a high price. ||225||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Kabir says: the Lord's Name is a jewel, and your mouth is its purse; open the purse before the One who knows its worth.
If a buyer comes along, it will go for a high price.
The Naam is a jewel worth opening before the one who knows its worth.
The Naam, the One's Name held in the heart, is a jewel to open before someone who knows its worth.
Raam ratan mukh kothree: the Lord's jewel, the mouth its purse. Paarakh aagai khol: open it before the appraiser, the one who can tell a true jewel. Gaahkee laygo mahgay mol: a buyer will take it at a high price.
A Question to Sit With
Who in your life knows the worth of good things?
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