Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The poison of ego has charmed the mind, and it carries a load as heavy as a huge python.
The One has placed the Word in its mouth, like a charm against snake poison, and has wiped out the poison of ego.
Ego is like poison, and the Word is the cure.
Ha-umai means ego, the voice that says "me first." Bikh means poison. The verse pictures ego as ajgar bhaaree, a huge, heavy python. Carrying it is like hauling a backpack full of rocks everywhere you go.
Then the cure arrives. Garurh sabad mukh paa-i-aa: the Word is placed in the mouth, like an old healing charm against snake poison. Ha-umai bikh har maaree: the One wipes out the poison of ego.
Ego here is a sickness to be healed.
What is something you were carrying that felt lighter once you shared it?
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