Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
With the Guru, the five troublemakers inside lose their grip. They are things like anger, greed, and grabbing.
Even the tug-of-war of loving some things and hating others goes quiet.
Then something lights up inside. The One feels clear and present. You stay awake and aware, day and night, like a lamp that does not go out.
The Guru frees the heart from its inner troublemakers, and then the heart lights up.
Panch sang gur tay chhutay, dokh ar raaga-o means "through the Guru, I am freed from the five, and from hate and grasping." The five are inner pulls often called the five thieves: lust, anger, greed, clinging attachment, and ego. Dokh means dislike or hate. Raag here means grabbing hold of what we like.
Notice the five are let go, not beaten in a battle. It is like a knot that loosens once the right hand pulls the right thread.
Ridai pargaas pargat bhaia, nis baasur jaaga-o means "my heart is lit up, the One is clearly there, and I stay awake night and day." Pargaas means light. Picture a room at night when someone flips on the lamp. Everything was there all along. Now you can see it, and you stay alert and aware.
Which inner troublemaker tugs at you most — and what helps it quiet down?
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