Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The One is mother, father and guard to the One's own servant.
The face of the one who speaks badly of others is darkened with shame, here and in the world beyond.
The One cares for you like a mother and a father, and shame settles on the one who tears others down.
Prabh maat pitaa: the One is Mother and Father. The One is pictured as a mother as well as a father. Think of how a parent holds a small child during a thunderstorm. That is how the One guards a daas, a servant who trusts.
Then the verse speaks of the nindak, someone who spreads unkind stories about others. Their face is darkened, here and after. That means shame comes to rest on them. Tearing someone down never lifts you up.
Who guards you the way a good parent does?
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