ਬਸੰਤੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
basant mehlaa 1.
Basant, First Mehl:
ਦੁਬਿਧਾ ਦੁਰਮਤਿ ਅਧੁਲੀ ਕਾਰ ॥
dubiDhaa durmat aDhulee kaar.
In duality and evil-mindedness, the mortal acts blindly.
ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਭਰਮੈ ਮਝਿ ਗੁਬਾਰ ॥੧॥
manmukh bharmai majh gubaar. ||1||
The self-willed manmukh wanders, lost in the darkness. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Pulled two ways, following a twisted mind, a person acts as if they cannot see.
The one who turns only toward their own wants wanders lost in the dark, like someone in a thick gray fog.
A heart split and self-centered fumbles in a fog of its own.
A heart pulled two ways and turned only toward itself wanders in fog.
Dubidhaa durmat adhulee kaar — split in two directions, acting without inner sight. Manmukh bharmai majh gubaar: the self-turned heart (manmukh) wanders in fog. The blindness here is inner confusion, not physical.
A Question to Sit With
When have you felt pulled two ways at once — and how did you find your footing?
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa·How we use AI
Use ← → to navigate