The Soul-Bride Is of No Use If She Is Evil and Without Virtue
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The soul-bride is of no use at all if she is evil and without virtue.
She does not find peace in this world or the next. She burns in falsehood and corruption.
Coming and going are very difficult for that bride who is abandoned and forgotten by her Husband Lord.
This one says that forgetting the One makes life hard, here and later.
The verse speaks of a bride without good qualities, khotee avgani-aar. She finds no peace in this world or the next. She is caught up in lies and bad habits, and that burns her up inside.
Aavan vanjan daakh-rho: "coming and going is very hard." Coming and going means being born again and again. For the soul that forgets its beloved, that cycle is painful.
This is not meant to scare or shame anyone. It is an honest look at what happens. It is like forgetting to charge your phone. It is not a punishment, but the battery still dies. The picture of the bride is about staying awake to what matters. Remembering the One is what keeps the light on.
What feels most at stake in your spiritual life — what are the actual consequences, as you understand them, of being genuinely alive versus spiritually asleep?
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