ਗਉੜੀ ਬੈਰਾਗਣਿ ਮਹਲਾ ੪ ॥
ga-orhee bairaagan mehlaa 4.
Gauree Bairaagan, Fourth Mehl:
ਨਿਤ ਦਿਨਸੁ ਰਾਤਿ ਲਾਲਚੁ ਕਰੇ ਭਰਮੈ ਭਰਮਾਇਆ ॥
nit dinas raat laalach karay bharmai bharmaa-i-aa.
Continuously, day and night, they are gripped by greed and deluded by doubt.
ਵੇਗਾਰਿ ਫਿਰੈ ਵੇਗਾਰੀਆ ਸਿਰਿ ਭਾਰੁ ਉਠਾਇਆ ॥
vaygaar firai vaygaaree-aa sir bhaar uthaa-i-aa.
The slaves labor in slavery, carrying the loads upon their heads.
ਜੋ ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਜਨੁ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰੇ ਸੋ ਘਰ ਕੈ ਕੰਮਿ ਹਰਿ ਲਾਇਆ ॥੧॥
jo gur kee jan sayvaa karay so ghar kai kamm har laa-i-aa. ||1||
That humble being who serves the Guru is put to work by the Lord in His Home. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Caught by greed and fooled by doubt, day and night, people toil like slaves with heavy loads on their heads. But the one who serves the teacher is given work in the One's own home.
There are two kinds of labor -- slaving for greed, or being put to work in the One's home.
A contrast of two servitudes: enslavement to greed and doubt, versus being put to work in the Lord's Home -- a service that is freedom. Ram Das values work, but it matters whom you work for.
A Question to Sit With
Who or what are you really "working for" most days?
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