Verse 81 of 450
Salok Bhagat Kabir, Salok 23 — a treasure with no price
ਰਾਮ ਪਦਾਰਥੁ ਪਾਇ ਕੈ ਕਬੀਰਾ ਗਾਂਠਿ ਨ ਖੋਲ੍ਹ੍ਹ ॥
raam padaarath paa-ay kai kabeeraa gaaNth na kholH.
The Treasure of the Lord is obtained, O Kabir, but do not undo its knot.
ਨਹੀ ਪਟਣੁ ਨਹੀ ਪਾਰਖੂ ਨਹੀ ਗਾਹਕੁ ਨਹੀ ਮੋਲੁ ॥੨੩॥
nahee patan nahee paarkhoo nahee gaahak nahee mol. ||23||
There is no market to sell it, no appraiser, no customer, and no price. ||23||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Kabir says: now that you have found the treasure of the Lord, do not untie the knot of its bundle.
There is no market to sell it in, no one to judge its worth, no buyer, and no price.
The most precious things cannot be bought, sold, or shown off, only kept close.
The treasure of the One is so precious that nothing in any market could match it, so keep it close.
Raam padaarath: the treasure of the One. Gaa(n)th na khol: do not undo its knot, do not open the bundle to show it off or trade it. Nahee patan nahee paarkhoo: there is no marketplace and no appraiser for it, nahee gaahak nahee mol, no buyer and no price.
A Question to Sit With
What do you have that no amount of money could ever replace?
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