ਬਿੰਦੁ ਰਕਤੁ ਮਿਲਿ ਪਿੰਡੁ ਸਰੀਆ ॥
bind rakat mil pind saree-aa.
From the union of the sperm and the egg, the body was formed.
ਪਉਣੁ ਪਾਣੀ ਅਗਨੀ ਮਿਲਿ ਜੀਆ ॥
pa-un paanee agnee mil jee-aa.
From the union of air, water and fire, the living being is made.
ਆਪੇ ਚੋਜ ਕਰੇ ਰੰਗ ਮਹਲੀ ਹੋਰ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹ ਪਸਾਰਾ ਹੇ ॥੪॥
aapay choj karay rang mahlee hor maa-i-aa moh pasaaraa hay. ||4||
He Himself plays joyfully in the mansion of the body; all the rest is just attachment to Maya's expanse. ||4||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Your body was gently formed and knit together, made from tiny beginnings into a whole living you.
Air to breathe, water to flow, warmth to keep you alive — these came together to make a living being.
And the One plays joyfully right inside this body of yours, like light dancing in a bright house. Everything else is just the pull of things that come and go.
Your body is a house where the One delights to live.
The body is described as woven from the elements, with the One playing (choj) inside its rang mahal (mansion of delight). The rest — maa-i-aa moh — is the tug of impermanent things, not evil, just passing.
A Question to Sit With
What are some of the everyday things that keep your body alive?
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