Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
When the mind loses its way, it dreams up all sorts of trouble.
And that muddle becomes a weight it ends up carrying itself.
But when the mind gives in to the One, it wakes to the single Oneness behind everything.
This one says a lost mind dreams up its own trouble, and then has to carry it.
The verse traces cause and effect gently. Man bhoolo — the mind gone astray. Baho chitai vikaar — it imagines all sorts of mischief. Sir aavai bhaar — and the weight lands on its own head.
This is karma, cause and effect, said plainly: confusion makes its own load. Think of telling one small fib, then needing another to cover it, then another. Soon your backpack of worry is heavy.
But the way out is right there. Man maanai har aykankaar — when the mind accepts, it wakes up to aykankaar, the One and only. The load is not a punishment. It is the natural weight of confusion, and it lifts when things become clear.
When you've made a tangle for yourself by overthinking, what does it feel like when it finally clears?
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