Verse 148 of 152
Salok Vaaraan Te Vadheek (Mehl 5), Salok 148 — lost without the way of love
ਪੰਥਾ ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਨ ਜਾਣਈ ਭੂਲੀ ਫਿਰੈ ਗਵਾਰਿ ॥
panthaa paraym na jaan-ee bhoolee firai gavaar.
Those who do not know the way of love are foolish; they wander lost and confused.
ਨਾਨਕ ਹਰਿ ਬਿਸਰਾਇ ਕੈ ਪਉਦੇ ਨਰਕਿ ਅੰਧ੍ਯ੍ਯਾਰ ॥੧੮॥
naanak har bisraa-ay kai pa-uday narak anDh-yaar. ||18||
O Nanak, forgetting the Lord, they fall into the deep, dark pit of hell. ||18||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Those who do not know the path of love are foolish; they wander around lost.
Nanak says: forgetting the One, they fall into a deep, dark pit.
*The path of love keeps the heart out of the dark.*
Without the path of love, a person wanders lost and falls into darkness.
Panthaa paraym na jaan-ee: they do not know the path of love. Bhoolee firai gavaar: the foolish one wanders lost. Har bisraa-ay kai: forgetting the One; pa-uday narak anDh-yaar: they fall into the dark pit, narak, hell. The darkness is the picture of a life that has forgotten the One.
A Question to Sit With
What helps you find your way back when you feel lost or in the dark?
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