ਕਾਲੁ ਜਾਲੁ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਅਗਨੀ ਜਾਰੇ ॥
kaal jaal barahm agnee jaaray.
The trap of death is burnt by the Fire of God.
ਜਰਾ ਮਰਣ ਗਤੁ ਗਰਬੁ ਨਿਵਾਰੇ ॥
jaraa maran gat garab nivaaray.
Old age, death and pride are conquered.
ਆਪਿ ਤਰੈ ਪਿਤਰੀ ਨਿਸਤਾਰੇ ॥੩॥
aap tarai pitree nistaaray. ||3||
They swim across, and save their ancestors as well. ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The tangle that traps a person is burned away in the fire of the One. Aging, endings, and the puffed-up pride that clings to me — all of it loosens. Such a one crosses safely, and lifts those who came before them too.
The fire of the One burns away the tangle, and even pride loosens its grip.
Kaal jaal — the “net of time/death” — is jaaray, burned by barahm agnee, the fire of the divine. Jaraa maran (old age, death) and garab (pride) are quieted. Aap tarai pitree nistaaray — one crosses and carries their ancestors across. We soften the death-net into “the tangle that traps,” keeping the liberation without the terror.
A Question to Sit With
What is a “tangle” in your life you wish could just loosen and let go?
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