Verse 37 of 57
Salok Mehlaa 9, Salok 37 — a picture painted on the wall
ਮਨੁ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੈ ਰਮਿ ਰਹਿਓ ਨਿਕਸਤ ਨਾਹਿਨ ਮੀਤ ॥
man maa-i-aa mai ram rahi-o niksat naahin meet.
The mind is absorbed in Maya - it cannot escape it, my friend.
ਨਾਨਕ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਚਿਤ੍ਰ ਜਿਉ ਛਾਡਿਤ ਨਾਹਿਨ ਭੀਤਿ ॥੩੭॥
naanak moorat chitar ji-o chhaadit naahin bheet. ||37||
Nanak, it is like a picture painted on the wall - it cannot leave it. ||37||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The mind is soaked in Maya, the pull of money and things; it cannot get out, my friend.
Nanak says: it is like a picture painted on a wall, which cannot leave the wall.
A mind soaked in wanting sticks to it like paint on a wall.
A mind soaked in Maya sticks to it like paint on a wall.
Man maa-i-aa mai ram rahi-o: the mind is absorbed in Maya, the pull of money and things. Niksat naahin meet: it cannot get out, my friend.
Moorat chitar ji-o: like a painted picture. Chhaadit naahin bheet: it does not leave the wall. Paint soaks into the wall it is put on. That is how deep the pull of things can go.
A Question to Sit With
What is something your mind keeps sticking to, even when you want to let it go?
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