ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
aasaa mehlaa 5.
Aasaa, Fifth Mehl:
ਉਦਮੁ ਕਰਤ ਹੋਵੈ ਮਨੁ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਨਾਚੈ ਆਪੁ ਨਿਵਾਰੇ ॥
udam karat hovai man nirmal naachai aap nivaaray.
Making the effort, the mind becomes pure; in this dance, the self is silenced.
ਪੰਚ ਜਨਾ ਲੇ ਵਸਗਤਿ ਰਾਖੈ ਮਨ ਮਹਿ ਏਕੰਕਾਰੇ ॥੧॥
panch janaa lay vasgat raakhai man meh aykankaaray. ||1||
The five passions are kept under control, and the One Lord dwells in the mind. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
With real effort, the mind becomes pure; in this dance, the self goes silent.
The five passions are held in check, and the One comes to live in the mind.
The dance that matters silences the self and stills the five passions — and the One moves in.
Guru Arjan defines the true dance: not a performance, but the inner movement in which "the self is silenced" and "the five passions are kept under control." When the ego goes quiet and the Panch Vikaar are mastered, "the One Lord dwells in the mind" — the dance clears the house for the divine guest (cf. Shabad 31, Shabad 75).
A Question to Sit With
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