ਅੰਤਰਿ ਪੰਚ ਅਗਨਿ ਕਿਉ ਧੀਰਜੁ ਧੀਜੈ ॥
antar panch agan ki-o Dheeraj Dheejai.
The fire of the five passions burns within him; how can he be calm?
ਅੰਤਰਿ ਚੋਰੁ ਕਿਉ ਸਾਦੁ ਲਹੀਜੈ ॥
antar chor ki-o saad laheejai.
The thief is within him; how can he taste the taste?
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹੋਇ ਕਾਇਆ ਗੜੁ ਲੀਜੈ ॥੪॥
gurmukh ho-ay kaa-i-aa garh leejai. ||4||
One who becomes Gurmukh conquers the body-fortress. ||4||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The five restless fires — anger, greed, and the rest — burn inside a person. How can they feel calm while those flames rage?
A thief lives inside them. How can they taste the sweet taste?
Whoever turns toward the Guru wins the fortress of the body.
You cannot feel peace while the fires inside are left untended.
Turn toward the Guru, and you win back the fortress of your own body and mind.
The panch agan are the five inner fires (the passions); the chor (thief) is haumai, the ego. Kaa-i-aa garh — the body-fortress. To become gurmukh (one whose face is turned to the Guru) is to take back command of your own inner city — not by force, but by orientation.
A Question to Sit With
What is one small fire inside you that keeps stealing your calm?
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