ਤੁਮਰੇ ਭਜਨ ਕਟਹਿ ਜਮ ਫਾਂਸਾ ॥
tumray bhajan kateh jam faaNsaa.
Meditating, vibrating upon You, the noose of death is cut away.
ਭਗਤਿ ਹੇਤ ਗਾਵੈ ਰਵਿਦਾਸਾ ॥੫॥੫॥
bhagat hayt gaavai ravidaasaa. ||5||5||
To attain devotional worship, Ravi Daas sings to You, Lord. ||5||5||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Singing Your praises loosens every knot that once bound me with fear.
And so, for the pure joy of loving You, Ravidas sings, and keeps on singing.
Singing from love quietly unties the knots of fear.
The close turns the old image of death's noose into freedom through song. In keeping with the project's care, the accent falls not on fear but on release, bhajan (loving song) simply undoes the knots. Ravidas ends where bhakti always ends, in singing for love's own sake.
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What song or words make you feel brave and glad inside?
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