Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Grabbing desire, hot anger, greed, lies, and putting others down —
all of these are driven away in the Sangat, among the holy people.
Our worst habits are driven away in the Sangat, people gathered together to remember the One.
The verse names a tangle of five troubles. Kaam is strong, grabbing desire. KroDh is anger. Lobh is greed. Jhooth is lying. Nindaa is putting others down with unkind talk.
SaaDhoo sang bidaarnaa means these are undone in the saadh sang, the gathering of holy people. They are not scrubbed out by force. They melt away in the Sangat.
Think of an ice cube. You can hit it with a hammer, or you can simply set it in the warm sun. The Sangat is like that warm sun.
How do the people around you change the way you act?
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