ਛੋਡਿ ਛੋਡਿ ਰੇ ਪਾਖੰਡੀ ਮਨ ਕਪਟੁ ਨ ਕੀਜੈ ॥
chhod chhod ray paakhandee man kapat na keejai.
O hypocrite, renounce and abandon your hypocrisy; do not practice deception.
ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਤ ਨਿਤਹਿ ਲੀਜੈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
har kaa naam nit niteh leejai. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Constantly, continually, chant the Name of the Lord. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
O pretender, let go, let go of your pretending; do not deceive anyone.
Day after day, again and again, take the Naam of the One.
Drop the pretending, and keep something simple and true instead.
Paakhandee is one who only pretends to be holy. The call is away from show and toward nit niteh, steady daily remembrance of the Name.
This is the rahaa-o, the "pause" line at the centre of the shabad.
A Question to Sit With
Where might you be tempted to put on a show instead of being yourself?
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