Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Work devoted to the One, and every hunger inside you settles. Work devoted to the One, and even the fear of ending cannot stalk you.
Work devoted to the One, and you grow quietly great; work devoted to the One, and something in you becomes deathless.
When your everyday work is done for the One, it changes the one doing it.
Jaa kai kaam means "working for the One." Each line starts with it. When your effort is aimed at the One, four things follow. Bhookh, the hunger of always wanting more, settles down. The doot, the messenger of death, stops following you. In plain words, the fear of endings loses its power. You gain vad gamar, a quiet greatness. And you become amar, deathless, in the part of you that truly lasts.
This is not about stopping work and sitting still. It is the same homework, the same chores, the same job. Only the aim changes. Think of two kids washing dishes. One grumbles. The other does it as a gift to the family. The dishes are the same, yet the worker is changed.
How might your everyday tasks feel different if you did them for something bigger than yourself?
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