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ਕਾਮੁ ਕ੍ਰੋਧੁ ਕਾਇਆ ਕਉ ਗਾਲੈ ॥ ਜਿਉ ਕੰਚਨ ਸੋਹਾਗਾ ਢਾਲੈ ॥

Kaam krodh kaaiaa kau gaalai. Jiu kanchan sohaagaa dhaalai.

Meaning Transliteration
Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji · Ang 932 · Dakhni Oankar · Raag Ramkali · Guru Nanak Dev Ji
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ਕਾਮੁ ਕ੍ਰੋਧੁ ਕਾਇਆ ਕਉ ਗਾਲੈ ॥ ਜਿਉ ਕੰਚਨ ਸੋਹਾਗਾ ਢਾਲੈ ॥

Kaam krodh kaaiaa kau gaalai. Jiu kanchan sohaagaa dhaalai.

Meaning · GurVichaar explanation, not a scholarly translation

Lust and anger dissolve the body, just as borax melts gold.

ਕਾਮ ਅਤੇ ਕ੍ਰੋਧ ਸਰੀਰ ਨੂੰ ਇਉਂ ਗਾਲ ਦਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ, ਜਿਵੇਂ ਸੁਹਾਗਾ ਸੋਨੇ ਨੂੰ ਪਿਘਲਾ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ।

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Context

This line is by Guru Nanak Dev Ji.

It is from Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 932, in Dakhni Oankar, Raag Ramkali.

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Sources

  1. Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 932
  2. Gurmukhi text and Ang checked against BaniDB (Khalis Foundation) on 2026-09-27

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