Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Someone can be called wise and learned and still be ruled by the endless wanting of the world — and that wanting is a heavy, aching thing to carry. It's like a rope around the neck of the heart, always pulling. The title on the outside doesn't loosen the pull on the inside.
This one says that a wise-sounding title cannot loosen the pull of wanting.
Maa-i-aa kaa muhtaaj pandit kahaavai — someone is called a pandit, a learned scholar, yet is driven by maa-i-aa, the endless wanting of the world. Muhtaaj means dependent, always needing more.
Bikhi-aa raataa bahut dukh paavai — colored by what poisons, they suffer a lot of pain. Bikhi-aa is poison, whatever slowly eats away at you.
Jam kaa gal jayvrhaa — the rope of Death is around the neck. You can picture it as a rope around the neck of the heart, always pulling. It is the felt weight of wanting that never stops.
The point is simple. A learned title cannot free a heart that craving still owns. Learning without inner freedom is the target, and that is true anywhere.
Why do you think being smart or knowledgeable doesn't automatically make someone peaceful?
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