ਪੰਚ ਤਤੁ ਮਿਲਿ ਦੇਹੀ ਕਾ ਆਕਾਰਾ ॥
panch tat mil dayhee kaa aakaaraa.
The five elements join together, to make up the form of the human body.
ਘਟਿ ਵਧਿ ਕੋ ਕਰੈ ਬੀਚਾਰਾ ॥੪॥
ghat vaDh ko karai beechaaraa. ||4||
Who can say which is less, and which is more? ||4||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The five elements join together to make the shape of the body.
Who can say which one is less, and which one is more?
Every body is built from the same ingredients — no one's made of more.
Every body is made of the same five elements, so no one is more and no one is less.
Panch tat mil dayhee kaa aakaaraa: the five elements — earth, water, fire, air and space — come together to form the body. Ghat vadh ko karai beechaaraa: who can call one less and another more? The question answers itself.
A Question to Sit With
If we're all made of the same stuff, why do people still rank each other?
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