ਪੰਚ ਪੂਤ ਜਣੇ ਇਕ ਮਾਇ ॥
panch poot janay ik maa-ay.
The One Mother gave birth to the five sons,
ਉਤਭੁਜ ਖੇਲੁ ਕਰਿ ਜਗਤ ਵਿਆਇ ॥
ut-bhuj khayl kar jagat vi-aa-ay.
and began the play of the created world.
ਤੀਨਿ ਗੁਣਾ ਕੈ ਸੰਗਿ ਰਚਿ ਰਸੇ ॥
teen gunaa kai sang rach rasay.
With the three qualities joined together, they celebrate.
ਇਨ ਕਉ ਛੋਡਿ ਊਪਰਿ ਜਨ ਬਸੇ ॥੩॥
in ka-o chhod oopar jan basay. ||3||
Renouncing these three qualities, the Lord's humble servants rise above them. ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The great flow of the world brought forth these five and set the whole play in motion.
Most get caught up and carried along by it — but those who love the One quietly rise above it all.
You do not have to fight the world's pull; a heart rooted elsewhere simply rises above it.
Ik maa-ay — one mother, Maya, the shifting world — gives rise to the panch (five) and the teen gunaa (the three qualities that color all experience). The picture is not of evil but of a vast play (khayl ... jagat vi-aa-ay) that pulls most along. The devotees chhod oopar ... basay — let go and rise above, not by force but by being rooted elsewhere.
A Question to Sit With
What helps you not get swept along by whatever everyone else is chasing?
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