ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਏਕਸੁ ਸਿਉ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਏ ॥
gurmukh aykas si-o liv laa-ay.
The Gurmukh is in love with the One Lord alone;
ਤ੍ਰਿਬਿਧਿ ਮਨਸਾ ਮਨਹਿ ਸਮਾਏ ॥
taribaDh mansaa maneh samaa-ay.
he submerges in his mind the three-phased desire.
ਸਾਚੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਦਾ ਹੈ ਮੁਕਤਾ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹੁ ਚੁਕਾਇਦਾ ॥੫॥
saachai sabad sadaa hai muktaa maa-i-aa moh chukaa-idaa. ||5||
Through the True Word of the Shabad, he is liberated forever; he renounces emotional attachment to Maya. ||5||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The one turned toward the teaching loves the single One, and nothing else in quite that way. They let the tug of wanting settle down inside them.
Through the true Word they are free for good, and the tight hold of clinging loosens.
Loving the One loosens the grip of everything that grabs at you.
The Gurmukh's love is fixed on the One alone; the tribaDh mansaa (three-sided desire) is submerged, and freedom comes through the true Shabad. Renouncing attachment here means loosening the grip, not fleeing the world.
A Question to Sit With
What is one thing whose grip on you has loosened as you grew?
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