Under the influence of greed, lust, conceit, anger and attachment, the humans can do bad things which could bring their fall. Bhagat Ravidas addresses this with an example, the Shabad is on SGGS 486:
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
Ik-oaʼnkār saṯgur parsāḏ.
There is only one All Pervading Akalpurakh, who is known with the blessings of the Satiguru.
ਮ੍ਰਿਗ ਮੀਨ ਭ੍ਰਿੰਗ ਪਤੰਗ ਕੁੰਚਰ ਏਕ ਦੋਖ ਬਿਨਾਸ ॥ ਪੰਚ ਦੋਖ ਅਸਾਧ ਜਾ ਮਹਿ ਤਾ ਕੀ ਕੇਤਕ ਆਸ ॥1॥
Marig mīn bẖaring paṯang kuncẖar ek ḏokẖ binās. Pancẖ ḏokẖ asāḏẖ jā mėh ṯā kī keṯak ās. ||1||
In essence: Only one weakness of the deer or the fish, or the bumble bee or the elephant destroys them; what is the chance of getting saved of the mortal, who has five vices hard to cure?
ਮਾਧੋ ਅਬਿਦਿਆ ਹਿਤ ਕੀਨ ॥ ਬਿਬੇਕ ਦੀਪ ਮਲੀਨ ॥1॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
Māḏẖo abiḏi-ā hiṯ kīn. Bibek ḏīp malīn. ||1|| Rahā-o.
Oh Akalpurakh! The mortals love ignorance; therefore, their intellect of discriminating of good and bad has faded out. Pause.
ਤ੍ਰਿਗਦ ਜੋਨਿ ਅਚੇਤ ਸੰਭਵ ਪੁੰਨ ਪਾਪ ਅਸੋਚ ॥ ਮਾਨੁਖਾ ਅਵਤਾਰ ਦੁਲਭ ਤਿਹੀ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਪੋਚ ॥2॥
Ŧarigaḏ jon acẖeṯ sambẖav punn pāp asocẖ. Mānukẖā avṯār ḏulabẖ ṯihī sangaṯ pocẖ. ||2||
The animals lack contemplation and unable to discriminate between good and evil, and it is very natural. The human existence is hard to obtain, but if one associates with the bad ones, shouldn’t one think about this?
ਜੀਅ ਜੰਤ ਜਹਾ ਜਹਾ ਲਗੁ ਕਰਮ ਕੇ ਬਸਿ ਜਾਇ ॥ ਕਾਲ ਫਾਸ ਅਬਧ ਲਾਗੇ ਕਛੁ ਨ ਚਲੈ ਉਪਾਇ ॥3॥
Jī-a janṯ jahā jahā lag karam ke bas jā-e. Kāl fās abaḏẖ lāge kacẖẖ na cẖalai upā-e. ||3||
Bound by the done deeds, wherever the beings are, they are subject to the noose of death, which is certain. And, nothing can be done about that.
ਰਵਿਦਾਸ ਦਾਸ ਉਦਾਸ ਤਜੁ ਭ੍ਰਮੁ ਤਪਨ ਤਪੁ ਗੁਰ ਗਿਆਨ ॥
ਭਗਤ ਜਨ ਭੈ ਹਰਨ ਪਰਮਾਨੰਦ ਕਰਹੁ ਨਿਦਾਨ ॥4॥1॥
Raviḏās ḏās uḏās ṯaj bẖaram ṯapan ṯap gur gi-ān.
Bẖagaṯ jan bẖai haran parmānanḏ karahu niḏān. ||4||1|| {SGGS-486}
(Prayer) Oh Destroyer of fear of your devotees! Bless me with the treasure of happiness. Bless your servant, Ravidas, so that he may become detached after abandoning his doubts and start doing real penance by living as per the Guru’s given guidance.
Wishes
G. Singh
www.gursoch.com
