ਰਾਮਕਲੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
raamkalee mehlaa 5.
Raamkalee, Fifth Mehl:
ਕੋਟਿ ਬਿਘਨ ਨਹੀ ਆਵਹਿ ਨੇਰਿ ॥
kot bighan nahee aavahi nayr.
Millions of troubles do not come near him;
ਅਨਿਕ ਮਾਇਆ ਹੈ ਤਾ ਕੀ ਚੇਰਿ ॥
anik maa-i-aa hai taa kee chayr.
the many manifestations of Maya are his hand-maidens;
ਅਨਿਕ ਪਾਪ ਤਾ ਕੇ ਪਾਨੀਹਾਰ ॥
anik paap taa kay paaneehaar.
countless sins are his water-carriers;
ਜਾ ਕਉ ਮਇਆ ਭਈ ਕਰਤਾਰ ॥੧॥
jaa ka-o ma-i-aa bha-ee kartaar. ||1||
he is blessed with the Grace of the Creator Lord. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Millions of troubles cannot get close to them.
All the pull of getting and having, which usually pushes people around, waits on them instead, like a helper.
Countless wrongs carry water for them, like servants.
This is the one the Creator has blessed with kindness.
When grace is with you, what once ruled you now serves you.
Everything is turned around: Maya and past faults, usually the masters, become chayree and paaneehaar — handmaidens and water-carriers — to the one kartaar has blessed. Grace does not delete the world; it flips who serves whom.
A Question to Sit With
What is something that used to push you around that has less power over you now?
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