ਜਿਨਿ ਜਿਹਵਾ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਨ ਚਖਿਓ ਸਾ ਜਿਹਵਾ ਜਲਿ ਜਾਉ ॥
jin jihvaa har ras na chakhi-o saa jihvaa jal jaa-o.
That tongue, which does not savor the sublime essence of the Lord - may that tongue be burned off!
ਅਨ ਰਸ ਸਾਦੇ ਲਗਿ ਰਹੀ ਦੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ॥੩॥
an ras saaday lag rahee dukh paa-i-aa doojai bhaa-ay. ||3||
It remains attached to other pleasures, and through the love of duality, it suffers in pain. ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
A tongue that never tastes anything good and true is missing the sweetest flavor there is.
Left to only grabbing at this and that, it never feels satisfied.
Words full of goodness are the sweetest taste — a tongue that never tries them keeps chasing lesser flavors.
The tongue-image again (as in Bihaagraa ki Vaar): "that tongue which does not savor the Lord — may it be burned!" The vivid intensity marks how much the Gurus prized speech soaked in goodness as a genuine taste (ras). The qMonk voice keeps it gently — a tongue that never tastes the good is missing out, endlessly chasing lesser flavors "through the love of duality" and never satisfied.
A Question to Sit With
What kind, true words feel good to say out loud?
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa·How we use AI
Use ← → to navigate