????? (chau-thahi)
Meaning: fourth day of the lunar fortnight.
Quote:
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chauthahi cha?chal man kau gahahu. kaam krodh sa?g kabahu na bahahu.
Message on the fourth day of the lunar fortnight: Restrain your fickle mind and never associate with lust, anger, etc. – Bhagat Kabeer, Guru Granth Sahib, Page 343
Note the poetic appreciation: chauthahi and cha?chal � both begin with �c�.
Message: Making a reference to the fourth day of the lunar fortnight, Bhagat Kabeer reminds us to control our fickle mind, which is never stable. It always changes in thoughts, intentions, affections, loyalties, or preferences. It ever remains filled with evil passions and desires.
By grounding ourselves in divinity and thus having a clear mind, we can avoid getting trapped by vices like lust, anger, greed, etc. When we have too many desires, we lose focus. It is difficult to have clarity. This results in the mind becoming weak. A weak mind then makes it easy for wrong and evil thoughts to start growing.
So first we should reduce our desires, and lessen our attachments with worldly desires. In this way we will be able handle things with a calm mind. We will not be seduced by wrong and negative thoughts. A stable mind allows us to be masters of our destinies.
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Etymology:From Sanskrit chaturthi (fourth) ? Pali chatutthi ? Prakrit chau?hi ? Sindhi chothi (4th), ? Punjabi chauthaa (4th)? and chauth (4th day)..
