Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
When the Name is forgotten, a person can feel lost and restless, turning in circles, never quite at home.
The way back is always open: turn toward the Name, and the heart finds its home again.
Forgetting the Name leaves a person restless and far from home.
The verse uses very strong pictures. It speaks of death, of being born again and again, and of punishment at death's door. These pictures describe how it feels to live cut off from what is real. They are not meant as a threat.
O-ay fir fir jon bhavaa-ee-ah — they turn around and around through many lives, coming and going. Think of being lost in a big mall, walking in circles past the same shops.
The way out is simple: turn back toward the Name. That road home is always open.
What helps you feel settled again when you feel lost?
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