ਦੁਇ ਪੁਰ ਜੋਰਿ ਰਸਾਈ ਭਾਠੀ ਪੀਉ ਮਹਾ ਰਸੁ ਭਾਰੀ ॥
du-ay pur jor rasaa-ee bhaathee pee-o mahaa ras bhaaree.
Joining the two channels of the breath, I have lit the furnace, and I drink in the supreme, sublime essence.
ਕਾਮੁ ਕ੍ਰੋਧੁ ਦੁਇ ਕੀਏ ਜਲੇਤਾ ਛੂਟਿ ਗਈ ਸੰਸਾਰੀ ॥੨॥
kaam kroDh du-ay kee-ay jalaytaa chhoot ga-ee sansaaree. ||2||
I have burnt both sexual desire and anger, and I have been emancipated from the world. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I joined the two channels of the breath and lit the furnace, and I drink this rich, sweet essence.
I burned away both strong wanting and anger, and I am set free from the world's hold.
When craving and anger lose their grip, you finally feel free.
Joining the breath (a yogic image) becomes, here, simply gathering and focusing oneself. In that focus, craving and anger burn off. 'Freed from the world' (chhoot ga-ee sansaaree) does not mean hating the world — it means being released from the grip of what entangles.
A Question to Sit With
When has letting go of anger made you feel lighter?
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