Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
A crop in salty soil cannot grow; a tree right at the river's edge can topple; clean white clothes catch every speck of dirt.
A life ruled by endless wanting is a bit like that — shaky ground. Pride quietly wears it down. Better to plant yourself in something that lasts.
Three vivid images of unstable ground: crop in kalar (salty soil), tarvar kanthay (tree on a crumbling bank), white clothes that show every mark. The world as tisai kee kothee, the house of endless craving, wears down whoever enters through garab, pride. Pride works like water at a riverbank, so plant yourself in firmer soil.
What is a solid ground in your life that you can count on when things feel shaky?
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