ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
bilaaval mehlaa 5.
Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:
ਬੰਧਨ ਕਾਟੈ ਸੋ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਜਾ ਕੈ ਕਲ ਹਾਥ ॥
banDhan kaatai so parabhoo jaa kai kal haath.
God breaks the bonds which hold us; He holds all power in His hands.
ਅਵਰ ਕਰਮ ਨਹੀ ਛੂਟੀਐ ਰਾਖਹੁ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਥ ॥੧॥
avar karam nahee chhootee-ai raakho har naath. ||1||
No other actions will bring release; save me, O my Lord and Master. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The One who breaks the ropes that bind us holds all power in hand.
No other trick or effort sets us free — so I ask simply: hold me, keep me.
Some knots come loose not by struggling harder, but by asking for a hand.
Bandhan kaatai so prabhoo, jaa kai kal haath — the One holds all power; avar karam nahee chhootee-ai, raakho har naath — release comes by grace, not by technique. Grace over ritual and self-effort.
A Question to Sit With
When has struggling harder not helped, but asking for help did?
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