Word Of The Day: pa?ch Pahrooaa

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Meaning: noun: Five guards, gatekeepers, watchmen.

Quote:
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pa?ch pahrooaa dar mahi rahte�� tin kaa nahee pateeaaraa.
Five watchmen stand at the gates of the house, but they cannot be trusted.
– Bhagat Kabeer, Guru Granth Sahib, Page 339

Message: Imagine you have a big house with five gates. For its security and safety, you employ five watchmen who always stand at each of the gates, but are very negligent and irresponsible, and you are unable to trust them. What will happen? Its most likely precious things inside the house will be plundered and stolen.

Furthermore, if we do not pay these guards a good salary and do not provide good food and lodging for them, they will be stressed, unhappy and unable to concentrate, much less work productively.

Similarly, the five senses are supposed to safeguard the body and the mind�s welfare at all times. If we do not nurture and pay sufficient and good attention to our five senses in a positive manner, then we can�t trust them to do their work well. If we feed the senses positive and creative thoughts they will be able to better safeguard us and help the mind not to stray. So this is a win-win situation not only for the mind and the senses but ultimately the body as well. Keep the mind and the senses in service of the Divine and humanity and the body will never be uneasy too. It will be at ease all the time.

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Etymology: From Sanskrit prahar (a division of time � about 3 hours; a watch) ? Punjabi pahiraa (watchman) ? Hindi paharaa (watch, watchman).

And/or, from Sanskrit praharin (gong-man, watchman) ? Kumauni paharee (village watchman) ? Hindi paharee/pahariyaa (watchman).