????? (machhulee)
Meaning: noun: Fish.
Quote:
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re man aisee har siu preet kar�� jaisee machhulee neer.
O mind! Long for the Divine as the fish longs for the water. – Guru Nanak Sahib, Guru Granth Sahib, Page 59
Message: Roughly half of the world�s creatures live in water. Fish as well as other sea creatures live in water and rely so much on it that they die without it. For fish, water is life. They feel intense pleasure and inner satisfaction while frolicking in the deep depths of an ocean that gives them ultimate freedom to swim wherever they want.
Without water, they cannot survive, even for an instant. Water is the basis of their survival and primal existence. That�s why fish loyally subsist and stay rooted to water as it can�t survive without it.
If only we can cultivate such love and loyalty as that of the fish, we would be forever connected to the Divine. We would trust and love our Creator for our very existence and would not be able to live without Him even for an instant.
Etymology: From Sanskrit matsya (fish) ? Pali machchh/machchhee ? Prakrit machchh/mashchalee ? Old Marwari maachhalee. Comparable to Bihari/Hindi machhlee andSindhi/Punjabi machhee.
