ਮਾਰੂ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
maaroo mehlaa 1.
Maaroo, First Mehl:
ਬਿਖੁ ਬੋਹਿਥਾ ਲਾਦਿਆ ਦੀਆ ਸਮੁੰਦ ਮੰਝਾਰਿ ॥
bikh bohithaa laadi-aa dee-aa samund manjhaar.
The boat is loaded with sin and corruption, and launched into the sea.
ਕੰਧੀ ਦਿਸਿ ਨ ਆਵਈ ਨਾ ਉਰਵਾਰੁ ਨ ਪਾਰੁ ॥
kanDhee dis na aavee naa urvaar na paar.
The shore cannot be seen on this side, nor on the shore beyond.
ਵੰਝੀ ਹਾਥਿ ਨ ਖੇਵਟੂ ਜਲੁ ਸਾਗਰੁ ਅਸਰਾਲੁ ॥੧॥
vanjhee haath na khayvtoo jal saagar asraal. ||1||
There are no oars, nor any boatmen, to cross over the terrifying world-ocean. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Sometimes life feels like a little boat pushed out onto a huge sea, with no shore in sight and no oars in hand.
It could feel scary, but the very next breath brings the answer: there is Someone who can carry me across. I am not left adrift.
Even far from shore, you are not left without a way across.
The bhavjal, the world-ocean, is wide, with no shore in sight. The oarless boat is a life steered by ego alone, and the crossing comes by grace, the answer that follows at once in the rahao.
A Question to Sit With
Who helps you feel safe when a situation feels too big?
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