ਸੋਹਾਗਨਿ ਉਰਵਾਰਿ ਨ ਪਾਰਿ ॥
sohaagan urvaar na paar.
This bride has no restraint or limits.
ਪਾਂਚ ਨਾਰਦ ਕੈ ਸੰਗਿ ਬਿਧਵਾਰਿ ॥
paaNch naarad kai sang biDhvaar.
She is in collusion with the five thieving passions.
ਪਾਂਚ ਨਾਰਦ ਕੇ ਮਿਟਵੇ ਫੂਟੇ ॥
paaNch naarad kay mitvay footay.
When the clay pot of these five passions bursts,
ਕਹੁ ਕਬੀਰ ਗੁਰ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਛੂਟੇ ॥੫॥੫॥੮॥
kaho kabeer gur kirpaa chhootay. ||5||5||8||
then, says Kabir, by Guru's Mercy, one is released. ||5||5||8||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
It knows no limits, and it works hand in hand with the five restless urges inside us — anger, greed, and the rest.
But the day that grip finally cracks open, by grace you step free — light, unhooked, your own again.
When the grip of the five restless urges finally breaks, grace sets you free.
The close: Maya is bidhvaar with the panch — in league with the five restless urges (anger, greed, attachment, ego, and craving). When the clay pot of those passions bursts, gur kirpaa chhootay — by grace one is released. Not by grim force, but by grace: the grip loosens and you come home to yourself. The shabad ends in freedom, not fear.
A Question to Sit With
Which restless urge — anger, wanting, or something else — would you most like to loosen its grip on you?
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