Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Your senses are pulled away by desire, anger, greed, and clinging.
The Maker of Destiny has set it so that you are born again and again.
When the senses are run by our strongest urges, the soul keeps going around in circles.
Kaam, kroDh, lobh, moh — desire, anger, greed and clinging. These, with pride, are the Panch Vikaar, the five thieves that steal our peace. When they rule the senses, the senses are pulled this way and that.
The next line says the Maker of Destiny has set things so the soul is born again and again. That is not unfair luck. It is what naturally happens. Think of a hamster wheel. The faster the hamster chases, the faster the wheel turns, and it goes nowhere. A life ruled by the five thieves keeps the wheel spinning. The cycle comes from the chase itself.
Which of the five most rules your senses right now?
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