ਦੁਤੀਆ (duteeaa)
Meaning: noun: second day of the lunar fortnight.
Quote:
ਦੁਤੀਆ ਦੁਹ ਕਰਿ ਜਾਨੈ ਅੰਗ॥ ਮਾਇਆ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਰਮੈ ਸਭ ਸੰਗ॥
duteeaa duh kar jaanai aňg. maa-iaa braham ramai sabh saňg.
Message on the second day of the lunar fortnight: (The world does not comprise only matter) One, who recognizes its two aspects, understands that matter and Spirit both are blended with everything.
– Bhagat Kabeer, Guru Granth Sahib, Page 343
Note the poetic appreciation: duteeaa and du– both begin with ‘d’.
Message: With reference to the second day of the lunar fortnight, Bhagat Kabeer states that the world comprises of two aspects – matter (Maya, prakriti, shakti) and Spirit (Brahm, Shiv) both, as opposed to the belief that it is made up of only matter. The Spirit or the Divine, however, is free from Maya (the world and its snares).
The world is subject to change and alters. The Spirit or the Divine is constant. It does not alter like the phases of the moon. It pervades everywhere and in everything. Cling to the Constant and the Pure, not to the transient and impure – and realise the bliss of life, here and now.
Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.
– Camille Pissarro, painter, 1830 – 1903
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Etymology:From Sanskrit dviteeyaa (second day of lunar fortnight).
