Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
A heart set at the end on its big houses stays haunted by them.
It comes back again and again, a restless spirit that can't leave them.
This line says that whatever you can't let go of keeps holding on to you.
Now Trilochan names houses. Ant kaal jo mandar simrai — whoever thinks of mandar, mansions and big houses, at the last moment, comes back again and again as a parayt, a restless ghost. It is a picture of someone who cannot leave the rooms they loved.
The lesson builds across these verses. Money, fame, people, homes — whatever we cannot let go of keeps its grip on us.
Think of a kid who won't let go of the monkey bars to reach the next one. They stay stuck, hanging there. Letting go is a skill. So we practice it now, a little every day, and don't put it off until later.
What would you find hardest to release? What would practicing a lighter grip look like today?
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