Verse 393 of 450
Salok Sheikh Farid, Salok 92 — the frame where the Beloved lives
ਕਾਗਾ ਚੂੰਡਿ ਨ ਪਿੰਜਰਾ ਬਸੈ ਤ ਉਡਰਿ ਜਾਹਿ ॥
kaagaa choond na pinjraa basai ta udar jaahi.
O crow, do not peck at my skeleton; if you have landed on it, fly away.
ਜਿਤੁ ਪਿੰਜਰੈ ਮੇਰਾ ਸਹੁ ਵਸੈ ਮਾਸੁ ਨ ਤਿਦੂ ਖਾਹਿ ॥੯੨॥
jit pinjrai mayraa saho vasai maas na tidoo khaahi. ||92||
Do not eat the flesh from that skeleton, within which my Husband Lord abides. ||92||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
O crow, do not peck at my bones; if you have landed here, fly away.
Do not eat the flesh of this frame, for my Husband Lord lives inside it.
The body is precious because the Beloved lives in it.
The body is precious because the Beloved lives inside it.
This salok goes with the one before. Kaagaa choond na pinjraa: crow, do not peck at this frame of bones. If you have landed, udar jaahi, fly off.
Jit pinjrai mayraa saho vasai: my Lord lives in this very frame. The picture of the crow stays hard, but the turn is tender: a body that holds the One deserves care and respect.
A Question to Sit With
What is one kind way you can take care of your body today?
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