ਰਾਜੁ ਨ ਚਾਹਉ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਨ ਚਾਹਉ ਮਨਿ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਚਰਨ ਕਮਲਾਰੇ ॥
raaj na chaaha-o mukat na chaaha-o man pareet charan kamlaaray.
I do not seek power, and I do not seek liberation. My mind is in love with Your Lotus Feet.
ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਮਹੇਸ ਸਿਧ ਮੁਨਿ ਇੰਦ੍ਰਾ ਮੋਹਿ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਹੀ ਦਰਸਾਰੇ ॥੧॥
barahm mahays siDh mun indraa mohi thaakur hee darsaaray. ||1||
Brahma, Shiva, the Siddhas, the silent sages and Indra - I seek only the Blessed Vision of my Lord and Master's Darshan. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I don't want power, and I don't want liberation; my mind is simply in love with Your feet.
Brahma, Shiva, the sages, Indra — I want only the sight of my Master.
This is love beyond spiritual ambition — not power, not even liberation, only the Beloved itself.
A striking verse of pure love: "I do not seek power, and I do not seek liberation." Even liberation — the goal of every seeker — is set aside; the devotee wants only the Beloved. This is love beyond spiritual ambition: not the reward, not even freedom, only the One. Where others chase attainments, this heart wants only the face of its love.
A Question to Sit With
Is there something you love so purely that you'd want it even more than what it could get you?
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