Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Ganika, a woman the world looked down on, was saved when her parrot spoke the Naam of the One.
The elephant called on the One, and the One set him free. The One took away the poverty of Sudama, the poor Brahmin.
O my mind, you too, remember the Lord of the World.
No one is too far away for the One, and you can turn to the One too.
The list grows wider on purpose. It reaches people the world pushed aside. Ganika was a woman people looked down on. She was saved when even her parrot, which she had taught to speak, said the Name.
Gaj-indar was an elephant caught by a crocodile in an old story. He cried out to the One and was set free. Sudama was a poor Brahmin, a priest, and his need was met.
Then comes the line that keeps coming back. Ray man too bhee bhaj gobind means my mind, you too, remember the One. Think of a big family dinner where there is always one more chair at the table. No past, no rank, and no shame puts anyone outside the One's reach.
Why do you think these songs make such a point of including the people others looked down on?
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