ਪੰਚ ਤਤੁ ਸੁੰਨਹੁ ਪਰਗਾਸਾ ॥
panch tat sunnahu pargaasaa.
From the Primal Void, the five elements became manifest.
ਦੇਹ ਸੰਜੋਗੀ ਕਰਮ ਅਭਿਆਸਾ ॥
dayh sanjogee karam abhi-aasaa.
They joined to form the body, which engages in actions.
ਬੁਰਾ ਭਲਾ ਦੁਇ ਮਸਤਕਿ ਲੀਖੇ ਪਾਪੁ ਪੁੰਨੁ ਬੀਜਾਇਦਾ ॥੧੪॥
buraa bhalaa du-ay mastak leekhay paap punn beejaa-idaa. ||14||
Both bad and good are written on the forehead, the seeds of vice and virtue. ||14||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Out of the stillness the five elements appeared.
They joined together to make the body, which then goes about doing things.
Both the kind deeds and the unkind ones leave their mark, like seeds we plant that later grow, so we plant good ones.
Our deeds are seeds; plant kind ones.
The five elements join to form the body, which then acts. Good and bad 'written on the forehead' are the seeds of vice and virtue, and our own deeds sow them.
A Question to Sit With
What kind seed could you plant with your actions today?
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