Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Something wonderful has happened: the breath has become the cup.
In all three worlds, such a Yogi is one of a kind. What king could compare to him?
Kabir says something wonderful has happened: his very breath has become a cup that holds the One.
Ayk jo baat anoop banee hai means one wonderful thing has happened. It finishes the picture from the last verse, the golden pot. Pavan pi-aalaa saaji-aa means the breath has become the cup. We breathe thousands of times a day without thinking. Now each breath holds something holy. Breathing in and out becomes a quiet way of being with the One.
Breath matters in Sikh prayer too. All through the Guru Granth Sahib, we are asked to remember the One with every breath. Kabir reaches the same place from the yogi's side. When a person is ready and grace has come in, the breath itself becomes the cup.
Think of a kid who hums a song all day long without noticing. The song is just part of every breath.
Teen bhavan meh ayko jogee means in all three worlds, such a Yogi is one of a kind. A jogee (Yogi) here means one joined to the One. Kahhu kavan hai raajaa asks: what king could compare? Kings are not bad. But no money can buy this, and no power can give it: a breath that is itself a prayer.
What would it feel like if every single breath you took was somehow sacred?
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