ਨਟ ਮਹਲਾ ੪ ॥
nat mehlaa 4.
Nat, Fourth Mehl:
ਰਾਮ ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਲੇਹੁ ਉਬਾਰੇ ॥
raam kar kirpaa layho ubaaray.
Grant Your Grace, Lord, and save me,
ਜਿਉ ਪਕਰਿ ਦ੍ਰੋਪਤੀ ਦੁਸਟਾਂ ਆਨੀ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਲਾਜ ਨਿਵਾਰੇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
ji-o pakar daropatee dustaaN aanee har har laaj nivaaray. ||1|| rahaa-o.
as You saved Dropadi from shame when she was seized and brought before the court by the evil villians. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
"Be kind to me and keep me safe,"
the way a wronged person was protected and shielded from shame.
The good protects those who are treated unfairly, shielding them from harm.
The rahao asks for protection, recalling Draupadi — who, in the old story, was seized and dragged before a court by cruel men, and was protected from shame. The point: the good protects the wronged — those treated unfairly are shielded. The qMonk voice renders this gently as a wronged person protected. For a child: the good protects those who are treated unfairly, shielding them from harm.
A Question to Sit With
How does it feel to know the good stands up for those treated unfairly?
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