Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
A heart clenched tight with pride keeps missing the doorway to the One, and later feels the ache of all that missed nearness.
When we insist on going it entirely alone, cut off and self-ruling, we end up carrying more pain than we needed to.
Pride keeps us from getting close to the One.
Garab gahaylee mahal na paavai: the one gripped by garab (pride) does not reach the Mansion, the place of closeness to the One. Pride is like a door we hold shut from the inside.
Later, as the night of life passes, that person feels regret. The verse speaks of the manmukh, the one who follows only their own will, and says they dukh paavai, find pain.
This is not a punishment sent from outside. It is cause and effect. When we hold the door shut, the sadness is simply the distance we feel. Ego is a knot to loosen, not a crime. Loosen it, and the door opens.
Can you remember a time pride kept you from something good?
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