Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Your pride is puffed up so big — but stop and think where you actually came from, how small your beginnings were. And however tightly you try to grip the world, you cannot hold on to it forever. Nothing here stays. So why let the pride grow so tall?
This one gently shrinks pride by remembering where we came from and how little we can keep.
This is the Rahao, the "pause" line, the center of the shabad. Garab bado mool itno — your pride is so big, yet your beginning is so small. Garab means pride. Mool means root, where we started.
Rahan nahee gahu kitno — you cannot stay, however tightly you grip. Think of holding sand in your fist. The harder you squeeze, the faster it slips out.
This is not scolding. It is a splash of cool water, a fresh way of seeing. Remembering how small we began and how little we can keep softens the swelling of ego all by itself.
When your pride puffs up, what helps you remember your humble beginnings?
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