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[Amarjodh Singh]

This Shabad is by Bhagat Kabeer Ji in Raag Gauree on Pannaa 333
gauVI ] gourree ||
Gauree: pwpu puMnu duie bYl ibswhy pvnu pUjI prgwisE ] paap pu(n)n dhue bail bisaahae pavan poojee paragaasiou ||
With both sin and virtue, the ox of the body is purchased; the air of the breath is the capital which has appeared. iqRsnw gUix BrI Gt BIqir ien ibiD tWf ibswihE ]1] thrisanaa goon bharee ghatt bheethar ein bidhh ttaa(n)dd bisaahiou ||1||
The bag on its back is filled with desire; this is how we purchase the herd. ||1|| AYsw nwieku rwmu hmwrw ] aisaa naaeik raam hamaaraa ||
My Lord is such a wealthy merchant! sgl sMswru kIE bnjwrw ]1] rhwau ] sagal sa(n)saar keeou banajaaraa ||1|| rehaao ||
He has made the whole world his peddler. ||1||Pause|| kwmu k®oDu duie Bey jgwqI mn qrMg btvwrw ] kaam krodhh dhue bheae jagaathee man thara(n)g battavaaraa ||
Sexual desire and anger are the tax-collectors, and the waves of the mind are the highway robbers. pMc qqu imil dwnu inbyrih tWfw auqirE pwrw ]2] pa(n)ch thath mil dhaan nibaerehi ttaa(n)ddaa outhariou paaraa ||2||
The five elements join together and divide up their loot. This is how our herd is disposed of! ||2|| khq kbIru sunhu ry sMqhu Ab AYsI bin AweI ] kehath kabeer sunahu rae sa(n)thahu ab aisee ban aaee ||
Says Kabeer, listen, O Saints: This is the state of affairs now! GwtI cFq bYlu ieku Qwkw clo goin iCtkweI ]3]5]49] ghaattee chadtath bail eik thhaakaa chalo gon shhittakaaee ||3||5||49||

Going uphill, the ox has grown weary; throwing off his load, he continues on his journey. ||3||5||49||




Could someone please explain this Shabad, in particular the last line. Presumably the ox is the person, but in what context does the last line apply to?

[MokhamSingh]

Khalsa Ji

In a nutshell Gurbani is telling us to abandon paap vices since they will weigh us down in terms of our spirituality , hence our sukh in this and after lifes.

Waheguru.