Verse 3 of 11
A Mind Crowded With Passions Is Comforted Only by the Name
ਕਾਮੁ ਕ੍ਰੋਧੁ ਮਨਿ ਮੋਹੁ ਸਰੀਰਾ ॥
kaam kroDh man moh sareeraa.
Sexual desire, anger and emotional attachment fill the mind and body;
ਲਬੁ ਲੋਭੁ ਅਹੰਕਾਰੁ ਸੁ ਪੀਰਾ ॥
lab lobh ahaNkaar so peeraa.
greed and egotism lead only to pain.
ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮ ਬਿਨੁ ਕਿਉ ਮਨੁ ਧੀਰਾ ॥੨॥
raam naam bin ki-o man Dheeraa. ||2||
How can the mind be comforted without the Lord's Name? ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Lust, anger, and attachment fill the mind and body;
greed and egotism lead only to pain. How can the mind be comforted without the Name?
A mind crowded with the passions can't be comforted by anything but the Name.
The mind "filled" with the Panch Vikaar finds only pain — and the rhetorical question lands the point: "how can the mind be comforted without the Lord's Name?" Nothing but the Name can console a mind crowded with the passions.
A Question to Sit With
What truly comforts your mind when it is crowded and restless?
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