ਮੇਰੇ ਰਾਮ ਤੋੜਿ ਬੰਧਨ ਮਾਇਆ ਘਰ ਕੈ ਕੰਮਿ ਲਾਇ ॥
mayray raam torh banDhan maa-i-aa ghar kai kamm laa-ay.
O my Lord, please break these bonds of Maya, and put me to work in Your Home.
ਨਿਤ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵਹ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
nit har gun gaavah har naam samaa-ay. ||1|| rahaa-o.
I continuously sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord; I am absorbed in the Lord's Name. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
O One, break these chains of the world's glitter and set me to work in your home. I keep singing your praises, lost in your Name.
Real freedom is being released from greed into the One's own work.
The Rahao: the prayer is not for rest but for better work -- break the bonds of Maya, employ me in Your Home. Freedom is reframed as service to the One rather than to greed.
A Question to Sit With
Is there a kind of "work" that would feel like freedom to you?
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