Word Of The Day: daadur

ਦਾਦੁਰ (daadur)
Meaning: noun: Frogs.

Quote:
ਸੰਧਿਆ ਪ੍ਰਾਤ ਇਸ˜ਾਨੁ ਕਰਾਹੀ॥ ਜਿਉ ਭਏ ਦਾਦੁਰ ਪਾਨੀ ਮਾਹੀ॥
saňdhiaa praat isnaan karaahee. jiu bhae daadur paanee maahee.
People take their ritual baths in the evening and morning just as the frogs bathe in the water.
– Bhagat Kabeer, Guru Granth Sahib, Page 324

Message: A bath is meant to cleanse the body and it serves its purpose well. However, it cannot go any further to help cleanse the spirit. Those who take ritual baths in the hope of developing spiritually are compared to frogs that bathe in the water but cannot progress beyond that.

Cleansing of the spirit requires an effort. One needs to be conscious of a spiritual side that only humans are fortunate to have and not the animals. From this consciousness, arises the understanding that this spirituality needs to be developed to have a meaningful and peaceful life on earth.

Gurbani acts as a guide and provides the wisdom, which when practised in our daily lives, cleanses the spirit just as a bath cleanses the body. Rituals of any kind cannot cleanse the spirit. A ritual or a bath cannot make us more compassionate, kind and understanding. It cannot make us less critical of others, less egoistic and less stubborn. The only thing effective is the conscious shift in our mindset, moving us closer to acquiring divine qualities.

Why perform so many rituals? Sip instead the essence of Divinity from Gurbani!

Etymology: From Sanskrit dardur → Pali/Prakrit daddur → Awadhi/Punjabi/Hindi/Gujarati daadur.