Path To God?

[curious_man]

is Fareed Ji talking abt the path to GOD. if yes, how come the path to GOD be depressing??????????

:D

ਵਾਟ ਹਮਾਰੀ ਖਰੀ ਉਡੀਣੀ ॥

vaat hamaaree kharee udeenee.

The path upon which I must walk is very depressing.

ਖੰਨਿਅਹੁ ਤਿਖੀ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਪਿਈਣੀ ॥

khanni-ahu tikhee bahut pi-eenee.

It is sharper than a two-edged sword, and very narrow.

ਉਸੁ ਊਪਰਿ ਹੈ ਮਾਰਗੁ ਮੇਰਾ ॥

us oopar hai maarag mayraa.

That is where my path lies.

ਸੇਖ ਫਰੀਦਾ ਪੰਥੁ ਸਮ੍ਹ੍ਹਾਰਿ ਸਵੇਰਾ ॥੪॥੧॥

saykh fareedaa panth samHaar savayraa. ||4||1||

O Shaykh Fareed, think of that path early on. ||4||1||

[mann_kaum_layee_qurbaan]

i would check the definition of the gurmukhi words. not all translations are 100% correct.

[curious_man]

ok... but come soooon

[curious_man]

soooo... anyone... plzz ??

[Pheena]

is Fareed Ji talking abt the path to GOD. if yes, how come the path to GOD be depressing??????????

ਵਾਟ ਹਮਾਰੀ ਖਰੀ ਉਡੀਣੀ ॥

vaat hamaaree kharee udeenee.

The path upon which I must walk is very depressing.

ਖੰਨਿਅਹੁ ਤਿਖੀ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਪਿਈਣੀ ॥

khanni-ahu tikhee bahut pi-eenee.

It is sharper than a two-edged sword, and very narrow.

ਉਸੁ ਊਪਰਿ ਹੈ ਮਾਰਗੁ ਮੇਰਾ ॥

us oopar hai maarag mayraa.

That is where my path lies.

ਸੇਖ ਫਰੀਦਾ ਪੰਥੁ ਸਮ੍ਹ੍ਹਾਰਿ ਸਵੇਰਾ ॥੪॥੧॥

saykh fareedaa panth samHaar savayraa. ||4||1||

O Shaykh Fareed, think of that path early on. ||4||1||

It is the difficulty of the Journey. Remember, try to contextualize the words, as the shabads are written to project a certain state of the mind or a stage in the Journey. It is not so that the whole Journey is going to be depressing, rather it is a state when this mind lookes ahead at the path and sees the amount of distance it must travel to attain his or her goal. Hence the last line Fareed ji says to start early on this path due to the length of this journey. You will find other Shabads that contradict this one when relating to the journey, but that is not to say there is a contradiction. Both shabads state different stages one may face in their journey.

The path is depressing because the path is sharper and the edge of a sword and it is narrow. The Fridakot Teeka translates kharee Udeenee as Ati Udaas which does not mean necessarily mean depressed. It can also mean a deep Sadness or dukhdai (painfull, arduous). It then relates Ati Udaas to death awaiting me on this Path.

It is but a glimpse of a stage one may encounter on their journey when he or she fully realizes the journey that is ahead of them that they have not yet begun.