Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
You drive off strong craving and anger. You burn away dizzy pride and clinging. You break down the ego. You are the honey of the mind.
Keeper of the earth, set me free from birth and death. Keep my honor, You who are the highest joy.
The One takes away the bitter things inside us and fills that space with sweetness.
The verse names what the One clears out. Kaam is strong craving, wanting too much. KroDh is anger. Mad is being drunk on pride. Moh is clinging too tight. The One also breaks down the ego, the "me first" feeling.
In the middle is one sweet name: man makrand, honey of the mind. The One does not just remove the bitter things. The One is the sweetness that takes their place.
Think of a jar. If you pour honey in until it is full, there is no room left for anything sour. This is how the raag works again and again. The bad habits are not pushed out by force. They are crowded out by something better. Ask the honey in, and the bitterness has nowhere to sit.
Last comes a request: free me from birth and death, and pat raakh, keep my honor, O parmaanand, highest joy.
What sweetness could you invite in that would naturally crowd out a bitterness you carry?
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