Ghazal
Akha Bhagat 5
This ghazal, "Akha Bhagat 5," explores the philosophical concepts of liberation and bondage, positing them as human constructs rather than ultimate truths. It encourages introspection to realize the divine within, while also acknowledging that all beings experience worldly suffering.
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મુક્તિ બંધ પૂછે મતિમંદ
શોધી જોતાં સ્વે ગોવિંદ;
The foolish mind asks of freedom and of chains,When searched within, Govind there remains.
The foolish mind questions what freedom and bondage are, but when one searches within themselves, Govind (God) is found to be present.
2
પ્રાણ પિંડમાં હું કે હરિ
જો જુવે અખા વૃત્તિ કરી;
Is it I, or Hari, within this very soul-filled body?Akha discerns, if one truly perceives with the right intent.
Akha ponders whether it is "I" or Hari (God) who truly resides within this living body. He suggests that this truth can only be discerned if one perceives with the right intent.
3
બંધ મોક્ષ ન કરે ઉચ્ચાર
આકાશકુ સુમનો નોહે હાર.
Of bondage, of freedom, he does not speak,Nor sky-borne flowers, a garland make.
He does not speak of bondage or liberation. Sky flowers do not form a garland.
4
પિંડ જોતાં કો મુક્તજ નથી
ત્રિવિધ તાપ ભોગવે ધરથી;
Considering the physical form, no one is truly free,Enduring the threefold miseries born of the earth, they will be.
Considering the physical form, no one is truly free. They will endure the threefold miseries born of the earth.
5
સકળ ઇંદ્રિપેં છૂટો રમે
રાગદ્વેષ કોઇએ નવ દમે;
He roams free among all senses; Attachment and aversion bind him not.
He roams free among all senses; attachment and aversion bind him not.
6
સત્ય સંકલ્પ ને અમ્મર કાય
સર્વ રૂપ જાણે મહિમાય;
With true resolve and an imperishable form, one understands the glory in all forms.
With true resolve and an imperishable form, one understands the glory in all forms.
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