Sikhism·Raag Aasaa·Shabad 186
Verse 2 of 4

Surrender Sends the Tormenting Passions Running

ਭਲੋ ਭਇਓ ਪ੍ਰਿਅ ਕਹਿਆ ਮਾਨਿਆ ॥
bhalo bha-i-o pari-a kahi-aa maani-aa.
It is good that I submitted to the Will of my Beloved Lord.
ਸੂਖੁ ਸਹਜੁ ਇਸੁ ਘਰ ਕਾ ਜਾਨਿਆ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
sookh sahj is ghar kaa jaani-aa. rahaa-o.
I have realized celestial peace and poise within this home of mine. ||Pause||
ਹਉ ਬੰਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਿਅ ਖਿਜਮਤਦਾਰ ॥
ha-o bandee pari-a khijmatdaar.
I am the hand-maiden, the attendant of my Beloved Lord.
ਓਹੁ ਅਬਿਨਾਸੀ ਅਗਮ ਅਪਾਰ ॥
oh abhinaasee agam apaar.
He is eternal and imperishable, inaccessible and infinite.
ਲੇ ਪਖਾ ਪ੍ਰਿਅ ਝਲਉ ਪਾਏ ॥
lay pakhaa pari-a jhala-o paa-ay.
Holding the fan, sitting at His Feet, I wave it over my Beloved.
ਭਾਗਿ ਗਏ ਪੰਚ ਦੂਤ ਲਾਵੇ ॥੨॥
bhaag ga-ay panch doot laavay. ||2||
The five demons who tortured me have run away. ||2||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

It is good that I surrendered to my Beloved's Will; I have found a deep, settled peace within this home of mine.

I am the handmaiden of my Beloved — eternal, imperishable, beyond reach, infinite.

Sitting at His Feet, I wave the fan over Him; and the five demons who used to torment me have run away.

Surrender turns out to be good — and humble service sends the tormenting passions running.
The deeper layer

The Pause and verse: "it is good that I submitted to the Will" — surrender, far from loss, brings "celestial peace and poise within this home." The bride takes the humble role of handmaiden, serving at the Feet — and the result is that "the five demons who tortured me have run away." Humble service routs the passions.

A Question to Sit With

Have you found that surrendering control sometimes brings more peace than fighting for it?

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