ਸਪੁ ਪਿੜਾਈ ਪਾਈਐ ਬਿਖੁ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਮਨਿ ਰੋਸੁ ॥
sap pirhaa-ee paa-ee-ai bikh antar man ros.
The snake may be locked in a basket, but it is still poisonous, and the anger within its mind remains.
ਪੂਰਬਿ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਪਾਈਐ ਕਿਸ ਨੋ ਦੀਜੈ ਦੋਸੁ ॥
poorab likhi-aa paa-ee-ai kis no deejai dos.
One obtains what is pre-ordained; why does he blame others?
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਗਾਰੜੁ ਜੇ ਸੁਣੇ ਮੰਨੇ ਨਾਉ ਸੰਤੋਸੁ ॥੪॥
gurmukh gaararh jay sunay mannay naa-o santos. ||4||
If one, as Gurmukh, hears and believes in the Name, the charm against poison, his mind becomes content. ||4||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Anger can stay coiled up inside, like something hidden that still has a sting.
Blaming other people does not cool it down. But when I listen closely to the Naam and let it in, it works like a gentle charm: the sting settles, and my heart grows calm and content.
Anger cools not by blaming others but by letting the Name settle it.
The snake-in-a-basket image stands for ros, anger held within that outward change alone cannot cure. Poorab likhiaa, the pre-written, is read not as fatalism but as an invitation to stop blaming others and tend one's own heart. The Name is the gaararh, the charm, that brings santokh.
A Question to Sit With
What helps you calm down when anger is coiled up inside?
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