Today in one glance
Saturday, March 21, 2026
Key Takeaway
Stop envying others' portions; do good, accept Hukam, and release the false claim that anything here is truly yours.
First lines
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Kaahoo deene paat patambar kaahoo palagh nivaaraa. ||
Literal meaning: To some are given silks, fine robes, and beds woven with cotton webbing.Insight: Life distributes comfort unevenly, so comparing your lot with others only unsettles the heart.॥੧॥
Kaahoo garee godaree naahee kaahoo khaan paraaraa. ||1||
Literal meaning: Some do not even have a rough blanket, and some dwell with only straw for shelter or bedding.Insight: Seeing how unequal outward circumstances are should loosen entitlement, not feed resentment.
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Ahirakh vaad na keejai re man. ||
Literal meaning: Do not enter envy and quarrelling, O mind.Insight: Jealousy wastes the energy that could have gone into actual spiritual growth.॥੧॥॥
Sukrit kar kar leejai re man. ||1|| Rahao ||
Literal meaning: Keep gathering the fruit of good deeds, O mind. ||1|| Pause ||Insight: The way forward is not bitterness but steady, honest action that ripens the soul.॥
Kumhaarai ek ju maatee goondhee bahu bidh baanee laaee. ||
Literal meaning: The potter kneaded one clay and shaped it into many kinds of forms.Insight: The same Creator fashions every life, so outer difference is no proof of personal superiority.॥੨॥
Kaahoo meh motee muktaahal kaahoo biaadh lagaaee. ||2||
Literal meaning: Into some are placed pearls and pearl ornaments, and onto others affliction is attached.Insight: What fills a life is not self-authored; some receive adornment and others hardship, yet both remain clay before the Divine.॥
Soomeh dhan raakhan kau deeaa mugadh kahai dhan meraa. ||
Literal meaning: Wealth was given to the miser merely to hold, but the foolish one says the wealth is mine.Insight: Possession is a temporary assignment, yet ego quickly turns stewardship into ownership.॥੩॥
Jam kaa dand mood meh laagai khin meh karai niberaa. ||3||
Literal meaning: When Death's staff strikes the head, the matter is settled in an instant.Insight: Mortality ends every claim immediately, so clinging to personal wealth is spiritually childish.॥
Har jan ootam bhagat sadaavai aagiaa man sukh paaee. ||
Literal meaning: The servant of Hari is called an exalted devotee; by holding the command in the mind, peace is obtained.Insight: True dignity comes from obeying Hukam, not from rank, comfort, or possession.॥੪॥
Jo tis bhaavai sat kar maanai bhaanaa mann vasaaee. ||4||
Literal meaning: Whoever accepts as true whatever pleases the Divine enshrines the Divine Will within.Insight: Peace arrives when the mind stops negotiating with reality and learns to live inside the Divine Will.॥
Kahai Kabeer sunahu re santahu meree meree jhoothee. ||
Literal meaning: Kabeer says: listen, O saints, this mine, mine is false.Insight: The ego's possessive language sounds natural, but Gurbani exposes it as a lie.॥੫॥੩॥੧੬॥
Chiragat phaar chataaraa lai gaio taree taagaree chhootee. ||5||3||16||
Literal meaning: The little cage is torn open and the snatcher carries the bird away; only the frail frame and threads are left behind. ||5||3||16||Insight: At death the life-force departs and the body's fragile setup remains behind, exposing attachment as empty.