ਪੰਡਿਤ ਬੇਦੁ ਬੀਚਾਰਿ ਪੰਡਿਤ ॥
pandit bayd beechaar pandit.
O Pandit, O religious scholar, contemplate the Vedas.
ਮਨ ਕਾ ਕ੍ਰੋਧੁ ਨਿਵਾਰਿ ਪੰਡਿਤ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
man kaa kroDh nivaar pandit. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Eradicate anger from your mind, O Pandit. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
O Pandit, you who study, think deeply about the Vedas.
O Pandit, clear the anger out of your mind.
Wisdom needs a calm mind to land in.
Study goes deep only when anger is cleared out of the mind.
This is the rahaa-o, the "pause" line at the center of the shabad. It is spoken to the pandit, the learned scholar, but the counsel is for anyone: study stays on the surface while the mind is hot. Clearing anger makes space for what you read to sink in.
A Question to Sit With
What helps you cool down when anger rises?
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