ਗੋਂਡ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
gond mehlaa 5.
Gond, Fifth Mehl:
ਉਨ ਕਉ ਖਸਮਿ ਕੀਨੀ ਠਾਕਹਾਰੇ ॥
un ka-o khasam keenee thaakhaaray.
My Lord and Master has held back the five demons.
ਦਾਸ ਸੰਗ ਤੇ ਮਾਰਿ ਬਿਦਾਰੇ ॥
daas sang tay maar bidaaray.
He conquered them, and scared them away from the Lord's slave.
ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਭਗਤ ਕਾ ਮਹਲੁ ਨ ਪਾਇਆ ॥
gobind bhagat kaa mahal na paa-i-aa.
They cannot find the mansion of the Lord's devotee.
ਰਾਮ ਜਨਾ ਮਿਲਿ ਮੰਗਲੁ ਗਾਇਆ ॥੧॥
raam janaa mil mangal gaa-i-aa. ||1||
Joining together, the Lord's humble servants sing the songs of joy. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The One holds back the five inner troubles and drives them away from the one who loves it.
They cannot even find the doorway of such a heart — so its people gather and sing songs of pure joy.
The inner troubles that push us around cannot reach a heart at home in the One.
The 'five' are the familiar inner pulls — anger, greed, attachment, craving, and pride. Here the One is pictured as their master: keenee thaakhaaray — held them back — and maar bidaaray, drove them off, from the one who loves it. The image is not battle-glory but protection: the five mahal na paa-i-aa — cannot find the way into a heart at home in the One. The result is mangal — songs of joy.
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