ਗੁਣ ਵਿਹੂਣ ਮਾਇਆ ਮਲੁ ਧਾਰੀ ॥
gun vihoon maa-i-aa mal Dhaaree.
Those without virtue are stained by Maya's filth.
ਵਿਣੁ ਗੁਣ ਜਨਮਿ ਮੁਏ ਅਹੰਕਾਰੀ ॥੩॥
vin gun janam mu-ay ahaNkaaree. ||3||
Lacking virtue, the egotistical die, and suffer reincarnation. ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Those without virtue are stained by the filth of grasping;
lacking virtue, the proud die and circle back again.
A life that gathers no real goodness stays stained and keeps circling.
The contrast: a virtueless life is "stained by Maya's filth," and the egotistical keep dying and being reborn — the restless cycle of a soul that never gathered what lasts. Virtue (gun) is what the next pauri will picture as pearls; its absence is what leaves a life stained and circling.
A Question to Sit With
What good qualities are you gathering that will still matter long from now?
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