ਪੰਚ ਦੂਤ ਮਿਲਿ ਪਿਰਹੁ ਵਿਛੋੜੀ ॥
panch doot mil pirahu vichhorhee.
The five demons have joined together, to separate me from my Husband Lord.
ਭ੍ਰਮਿ ਭ੍ਰਮਿ ਰੋਵੈ ਹਾਥ ਪਛੋੜੀ ॥੩॥
bharam bharam rovai haath pachhorhee. ||3||
Wandering and rambling, I cry out and wring my hands. ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The five demons have ganged up to keep me from my Beloved.
Wandering, lost, I cry out and wring my hands.
The five passions can gang up to keep you from what you most love.
The obstacle is named: "the five demons" — the Panch Vikaar (lust, anger, greed, attachment, ego) — "have joined together to separate me from my Husband Lord." The passions are not just personal faults but active forces conspiring to keep the soul from the One. The soul "wrings its hands," helpless against them alone.
A Question to Sit With
Which inner pulls most often get between you and what truly matters to you?
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