Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I set aside the old family customs and turned toward the living Word the Guru gave me. Not out of disrespect — because this is what my heart needed.
Kabir says: the One lifts away every weight and stands beside those who love it. That is the peace my family will understand one day.
ghar kay dayv pitar kee chhodee — leaving the household deities and ancestor-rites for gur ko sabad. Rendered as choosing the living Name over inherited form — a critique of empty ritual, not of the family or their faith. Kabir's iconoclasm cuts at formalism in every tradition. sagal paap khandan — the One who lifts away every weight.
What is a tradition in your family that matters to you, and why?
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