Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
These five pulls collect their due from the whole world, yet they bow before those who love the One.
They push around anyone who has turned away and forgotten themselves — but they gladly serve the good and gentle.
The verse contrasts two ways of living. The saakat — one turned away from the One, caught in cravings — is rendered here without contempt: not a villain, but someone who has lost their footing and can be pushed around by the five. For the saadh (the good, the settled), the five instead pag ... dhoveh — wash their feet, serving them. The difference is not worth but direction: which way the heart is turned.
When are you more easily pushed around by strong feelings — and when less?
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