ਜਿਤੁ ਜਿਤੁ ਲਾਏ ਤਿਤੁ ਤਿਤੁ ਲਾਗੇ ਕਿਆ ਕੋ ਕਰੈ ਪਰਾਨੀ ॥
jit jit laa-ay tit tit laagay ki-aa ko karai paraanee.
Whatever they are attached to, they remain joined to that. What can any mere mortal do?
ਬਖਸਿ ਲੈਹੁ ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਦ ਕੁਰਬਾਨੀ ॥੨॥੬॥੧੨੮॥
bakhas laihu paarbarahm su-aamee naanak sad kurbaanee. ||2||6||128||
Please, forgive me, O Supreme Lord Master. Nanak is forever a sacrifice to You. ||2||6||128||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Whatever they are attached to, they remain joined to that — what can any mortal do?
Please forgive me, O Supreme Master; Nanak is forever a sacrifice to You.
You become joined to whatever you cling to — so the wise plea is not excuse, but 'forgive me.'
A sober truth — "whatever your are attached to, you remain joined to that" (you become what you cling to) — and the only response: not self-justification but a plea for forgiveness. Knowing he is seen and bound, Nanak does not argue; he asks to be forgiven.
A Question to Sit With
What are you 'joined to' by attachment — and is it what you'd want to become?
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