The Arena is within you. Fight the evils therein.

ਹਉ ਗੋਸਾਈ ਦਾ ਪਹਿਲਵਾਨੜਾ ……………SGGS Page74
I am a wrestler belonging to the Lord Almighty.
I met with the Guru- my coach- who bestowed upon me a high plumed turban as a symbol of honour.
All have gathered to watch the bout, and the Merciful Lord Himself is seated enjoying the spectacle.
The bugles play and the drums beat.
The wrestlers enter the arena and move around the ring.
Lo, I have pinned the five challenging youths to the ground, and received a pat on my back from my Guru.
All those who gathered here,
Shall return home by different routes.
The Gurumukhs have taken home the profit (Salvation) while the Manmukhs depart losing the capital. (their souls keep migrating in different forms)
O Lord, You are without colour or mark yet, manifest and omnipresent
Hearing of you, the believers, attuned to you meditate on you. O the embodiment of all virtues
Through the ages I am the servant of the Lord
The Guru has released me from the bonds (of transmigration)
I shall not have to perform again in the arena
Nanak has got the opportunity after a long search.

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