Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
When people play tricks and scheme to get ahead, those tangled games eventually come back around on them.
But look what happens to a humble heart: mercy simply arrives, like a gift no one earned. That is why I am not scheming for more — I am just singing, grateful, glad.
Scheming comes back around, but mercy simply arrives.
Durbaasaa si-o karat thag-uree jaadav ay fal paa-ay: the Yaadavs, a royal clan in the old stories, played a trick on the sage Durbaasaa, and they received what their trick had earned. Their scheme came back to them, like a boomerang.
Namdev sets that beside his own story. Kirpaa karee jan apunay oopar: the One showed kirpaa, mercy, to this humble servant. Naamday-o har gun gaa-ay: and Namdev simply sings the One's praises. Scheming turns back on itself. Grace comes down freely, and the humble heart answers with a song.
Why do you think gratitude feels so different from always wanting more?
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