ਸਾਰਗ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
saarag mehlaa 5.
Saarang, Fifth Mehl:
ਹਰਿ ਕੇ ਨਾਮਹੀਨ ਬੇਤਾਲ ॥
har kay naamheen baytaal.
Without the Name of the Lord, the mortal is a ghost.
ਜੇਤਾ ਕਰਨ ਕਰਾਵਨ ਤੇਤਾ ਸਭਿ ਬੰਧਨ ਜੰਜਾਲ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
jaytaa karan karaavan taytaa sabh banDhan janjaal. ||1|| rahaa-o.
All the actions he commits are just shackles and bonds. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Without the Naam, a person drifts like a restless ghost.
All the things they do, and all they get others to do, become knots and tangles that tie them up.
Without a center to act from, even your busiest day can tie you in knots.
har kay naamheen baytaal: without the Name a person is baytaal, literally a restless spirit, carried here as adrift, off-center, wandering without an anchor. Then karan karaavan, all the busy doing, becomes bandhan janjaal, knots and tangles — action without a center only ties tighter. The remedy is not less doing but a steadying center to do from.
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What helps you feel centered when everything gets busy and scattered?
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