Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
You built the whole universe out of five elements: earth, water, fire, air, and space. If anyone thinks they could add a sixth, let them try.
You draw some hearts to the Guru and open their understanding. Others stay wrapped up in their own way and find themselves aching, and the door is always there for the moment they turn.
panch tat kar tuDh sarisat saajee — creation from the five elements; the challenge ko-ee chhayvaa kari-o (“let someone make a sixth”) underscores that no one adds to the One’s making. The manmukh’s crying (rovai) is rendered as the ache of self-will, held open to return rather than condemned.
What is something in the world you are glad you do not have to hold together yourself?
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