Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Those who serve the true One are welcomed and accepted, just as they are.
But chasing after two masters at once leaves the heart worn out and scattered.
A two-line Shalok of the Fifth Mehl on dooja — duality, the divided heart. The servants of the "true King" are parvaan — simply accepted. Against this, the literal says those who "serve duality... rot, waste away and die." Per the wellbeing rules this harsh dying-imagery is softened to being "worn out and scattered" — the real, felt cost of a heart split between two loyalties, chasing two masters at once. The teaching is about wholeness: serving one true thing gathers you together; chasing in two directions wears you thin.
Have you ever tried to please two people, or chase two goals, pulling you in opposite directions? How did that feel — and what finally helped?
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