Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
You are tied up by grabbing wants, anger, greed and clinging.
You are slipping down into deep trouble.
This verse says that four strong feelings can tie us up like ropes.
Kaam krodh lobh mohi baadhaa: tied up by kaam, grabbing desire; krodh, anger; lobh, greed; and moh, clinging to people and things. Baadhaa means bound, tied.
The verse then says a person tied up like this is sinking into a deep pit. Its point is not doom. A knot is something you can loosen. The ego and its pulls are more like a sickness that can heal than a sentence that can't change.
Think of a tangled necklace. Pull hard and it gets worse. Look at it calmly, and one loop at a time, it comes free.
Which feeling ties you up the most — and what helps you loosen it?
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