ਠਾਕੁਰਿ ਅਪੁਨੈ ਕੀਨੀ ਦਾਤਿ ॥
thaakur apunai keenee daat.
My Master has given me a gift;
ਜਲਨਿ ਬੁਝੀ ਮਨਿ ਹੋਈ ਸਾਂਤਿ ॥੩॥
jalan bujhee man ho-ee saaNt. ||3||
the fire has been extinguished, and my mind is now at peace. ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
My Master has given me a gift:
the fire has been put out, and my mind is now at peace.
When the inner fire is finally put out, what remains is peace.
This one is about a fire going out inside and peace taking its place.
Thaakur apunai keenee daat — my Master gave me a gift.
The gift is this: jalan bujhee man ho-ee saaNt — the burning has stopped, and my mind is at peace. The fire here is the burn of wanting and restlessness. An earlier shabad called it a fever.
Think of a fever breaking. You don't force it down. It lifts, and you feel cool and calm again. This fire was put out by a gift, not by force.
A Question to Sit With
What 'fire' in you would you most want put out for good?
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