Word Of The Day: baňdee Moch

ਬੰਦੀ ਮੋਚ (baňdee moch)
Meaning: noun: one who liberates from captivity, the liberator (same as bandi chhor).

Quote:
ਨਾਨਕ ਕਉ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਰਾਖਿ ਲੇਹਿ   ਮੇਰੇ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਬੰਦੀ ਮੋਚ
naanak kau prabh raakh lehi   mere saahib baňdee moch.

O my Liberator, the Divine! Please protect me, the Nanak (from the pain of separation from you)!
– Guru Arjan Sahib, Guru Granth Sahib, Page 135

Message: Our liberator is the Divine. We remain in bondage as long as we remain separated from divinity. We face misery again and again due to our own actions, our wrong choices, being led by the world and its temporary sensual pleasures. The solution is clear. To be protected for all time, associate with the devout and wise people. Through gaining knowledge of the wisdom of the Divine, realize your mistakes. Through practice of these teachings revert to the right path. Pain and anxiety will soon vanish. There is no intermediary in this process. Your relationship with the Divine is direct. Only His light within you can release you from bondage. You only need to discover and ignite it.

Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains. Those who think themselves the masters of others are indeed greater slaves than they.
– Jean Jacques Rousseau, a philosopher, writer, and composer, 1712 –1778

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Etymology: From Persian baňdee (captivity) + moch, from Sanskrit muchyate (escapes) → Hindi muchnaa/mochnaa (to set free) → Gurbani moch (one who liberates).

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