Word Of The Day: jihvaa Rog

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Meaning: noun: Due to the disease of the tongue.

Quote:
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jihvaa rog meen grasiaano. baasan rog bhavar binsaano.
Because of the disease of the tongue, the fish is caught, and because of the disease of smell, the bumble bee is destroyed.
– Guru Arjan Sahib, Guru Granth Sahib, Page 1141

Message: The fish is caught by the disease of the tongue, because it tries to fulfil the desire for the bait � food. Netted by the fisherman, it loses its life. The bumble bee is destroyed by the disease of smell. Lured by the fragrance of the flower, it loses its life when it gets caught in the folds of the flower in its search for nectar. Both the fish and the bumble bee give up their lives, without realizing it, to fulfil a basic desire.

Is humankind suffering from the same disease? Are we aware, that the cravings we have for our desires to be fulfilled, is a sickness we all succumb to in some form or manner at some point in our lives? Some die in the process of fulfilling their desire, while others suffer because their desire is not met. In the end both suffer.

Etymology: jihvaa, from Sanskrit jihvaa.