ਮਹਾ ਬਜਰ ਬਿਖ ਬਿਆਧੀ ਸਿਰਿ ਉਠਾਈ ਪੋਟ ॥
mahaa bajar bikh bi-aaDhee sir uthaa-ee pot.
He carries on his head a terrible, heavy load of sin and corruption.
ਉਘਰਿ ਗਈਆਂ ਖਿਨਹਿ ਭੀਤਰਿ ਜਮਹਿ ਗ੍ਰਾਸੇ ਝੋਟ ॥੧॥
ughar ga-ee-aaN khineh bheetar jameh garaasay jhot. ||1||
In an instant, he is exposed. The Messenger of Death seizes him by his hair. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Carrying that weight around, we hardly notice it growing — until one day it feels almost too heavy to lift.
Life is shorter than we think, and the load we ignored has a way of catching up with us.
A weight you keep ignoring doesn't disappear — but it can still be set down.
Mahaa bajar bikh is a crushing, heavy burden, carried on the head: sir uthaa-ee pot. Ughar ga-ee-aan khineh bheetar — in an instant, it all comes out into the open. Jameh garaasay jhot pictures Death's messenger catching a person by the hair: life is short, and the load we ignored comes along with us. The relief arrives in the closing verse.
A Question to Sit With
Is there something small you've been carrying that would feel lighter if you dealt with it now?
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