Kya maango kich thirr na rahayee – Raag Assa – Ang 481

SGGS Angg 481.

Raag Assa Bhagat Kabir Ji.

Bhagat Kabir Ji tells us about the transitory, perishable nature of all things that we see around us. He looks closely at the might of Raavan and the powers he had.

Raavan was a powerful King who lived in Lanka. It was well protected from attack. Lanka was like a fortress, and had a deep ocean as a moat around it; (as time destroyed Lanka), yet, there is now no news about the house of Raavan.

“Lanka sa kote samund si khayee; teh Raavan ghar khabar na payee.”

What shall I ask for, since nothing remains permanent?; I see with my eyes, the world is passing away.

“Kya maango kich thirr na rahayee; dekhat nainn chaliyo jag jayee.” (rahao).

(Raavan had) a thousand sons and thousands of grandsons (125,000); but there came a time when there were none to light a wick or a lamp.

“Eik lakh poot sava lakh natee; teh Raavan ghar deeya na batee.”

By his yogic powers and ridhi sidhis, Raavan had harnessed the powers of the sun and the moon, and even brought fire under his control to wash his clothes.

“Chand suraj ja ke tappat rasoyee; bessantar ja ke kaprhe dhoyee.”

In contrast with the temporary state of Raavan, his family and powers, if one takes the Sharan of a Satguru and imbibes the Guru’s matt in his heart; he becomes eternal and does not go anywhere (does not perish).

“Gurmatt Ramey Naam basaiyee; asthirr rahe na kathu jayee.”

Kabir Ji addresses the world (some say Bhagat Ji’s wife’s name was Loi. But, loi is short form for lokayi i.e. the world.

“Kahat Kabir sunho re loi.”

There can be no salvation without Raam Naam.

“Raam Naam bin mukat na hoyee.”

Shabad Viakhya by Bhai Manjeet Singh Ji

Shabad Kirtan available on YouTube