Verse 284 of 450
Salok Bhagat Kabir, Salok 226 — a big household, and the Naam forgotten
ਕਬੀਰ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਾਨਿਓ ਨਹੀ ਪਾਲਿਓ ਕਟਕੁ ਕੁਟੰਬੁ ॥
kabeer raam naam jaani-o nahee paali-o katak kutamb.
Kabir, the mortal does not know the Lord's Name, but he has raised a very large family.
ਧੰਧੇ ਹੀ ਮਹਿ ਮਰਿ ਗਇਓ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਭਈ ਨ ਬੰਬ ॥੨੨੬॥
DhanDhay hee meh mar ga-i-o baahar bha-ee na bamb. ||226||
He dies in the midst of his worldly affairs, and then he is not heard in the external world. ||226||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Kabir says: a person has not known the Lord's Name, yet has raised a big family, as big as an army.
That person dies in the middle of busy affairs, and afterward not a sound of them is heard outside.
Keep room for the Naam in a busy life.
A busy life with a big household can still miss the Naam, and then it ends without a trace.
Paali-o katak kutamb: raised a household as big as an army. DhanDhay hee meh mar ga-i-o: died in the middle of the busy work. Baahar bha-ee na bamb: not a sound outside.
A Question to Sit With
Where in a busy day could you make a little room for the One?
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