ਪਰ ਧਨ ਪਰ ਤਨ ਪਰ ਤੀ ਨਿੰਦਾ ਅਖਾਧਿ ਖਾਹਿ ਹਰਕਾਇਆ ॥
par Dhan par tan par tee nindaa akhaaDh khaahi harkaa-i-aa.
Others' wealth, others' wives and the slander of others - eating the uneatable, you have gone crazy.
ਸਾਚ ਧਰਮ ਸਿਉ ਰੁਚਿ ਨਹੀ ਆਵੈ ਸਤਿ ਸੁਨਤ ਛੋਹਾਇਆ ॥੩॥
saach Dharam si-o ruch nahee aavai sat sunat chhohaa-i-aa. ||3||
You have not enshrined love for the True Faith of Dharma; hearing the Truth, you are enraged. ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Coveting others' wealth and spouses, and slandering others — you eat what should not be eaten, and have gone mad.
You have not enshrined love for the True Faith; hearing the Truth, you are enraged.
A corrupt mind is angered by the very truth that could save it.
The three poisons again — "others' wealth, others' wives and the slander of others" (cf. Shabad 128) — are "the uneatable" the fool consumes, driving him mad. And the telltale sign of corruption: "hearing the Truth, you are enraged." The corrupt mind is angered by the very truth that could save it.
A Question to Sit With
Do you notice resistance rising when you hear a truth you'd rather not?
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