ਪੁਤ੍ਰ ਕਲਤ੍ਰ ਜਗਿ ਹੇਤੁ ਪਿਆਰਾ ॥
putar kaltar jag hayt pi-aaraa.
The love of one's children and spouse is so sweet in this world.
ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹੁ ਪਸਰਿਆ ਪਾਸਾਰਾ ॥
maa-i-aa moh pasri-aa paasaaraa.
The expansive expanse of the Universe is attachment to Maya.
ਜਮ ਕੇ ਫਾਹੇ ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਤੋੜੇ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਤਤੁ ਬੀਚਾਰਾ ਹੇ ॥੯॥
jam kay faahay satgur torhay gurmukh tat beechaaraa hay. ||9||
The True Guru snaps the noose of Death, for that Gurmukh who contemplates the essence of reality. ||9||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The love of children and family is one of the sweetest things in this world — a gift.
The whole wide, beautiful world can also tug at us and pull our attention outward.
When the heart turns to the Guru and reflects on what matters most, the True Guru breaks the grip of the fear that shadows us, and a deep freedom opens.
Family love is sweet; the Guru loosens even our deepest fears.
Putar kaltar jag hayt pi-aaraa — love of children and spouse is dear in this world, and it is honoured. The world's wide spread is also moh, a pull outward. The True Guru breaks the snare of fear for the one who reflects on tat, the essence.
A Question to Sit With
How can you love your family deeply and still keep your heart steady and free?
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