ਲੋਭਿ ਮੋਹਿ ਬਾਧੀ ਦੇਹ ॥
lobh mohi baaDhee dayh.
The human body is in the grip of greed and attachment.
ਬਿਨੁ ਭਜਨ ਹੋਵਤ ਖੇਹ ॥
bin bhajan hovat khayh.
Without meditating and vibrating upon the Lord, it is reduced to ashes.
ਜਮਦੂਤ ਮਹਾ ਭਇਆਨ ॥
jamdoot mahaa bha-i-aan.
The Messenger of Death is dreadful and horrible.
ਚਿਤ ਗੁਪਤ ਕਰਮਹਿ ਜਾਨ ॥
chit gupat karmeh jaan.
The recording scribes of the conscious and the unconscious, Chitr and Gupt, know all actions and karma.
ਦਿਨੁ ਰੈਨਿ ਸਾਖਿ ਸੁਨਾਇ ॥
din rain saakh sunaa-ay.
Day and night, they bear witness.
ਨਾਨਕਾ ਹਰਿ ਸਰਨਾਇ ॥੩॥
naankaa har sarnaa-ay. ||3||
Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of the Lord. ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
It is easy for a heart to get tangled up in wanting and clinging, and to forget what matters.
But every single thing we do is seen and remembered -- gently, honestly. Nanak says: knowing that, I take shelter in the One, so my days and nights are spent well.
*Everything you do is seen and remembered -- so live it well.*
lobh mohi baadhee dayh -- the self bound by greed and attachment. Chitr and Gupt, the recorders, and the 'Messenger of Death' are softened into the steadying idea that every action is witnessed and held -- an invitation to live honestly, not a threat.
A Question to Sit With
If you knew every action was quietly remembered, what would you do differently?
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