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The mango tree must look very large, even endless, to the songbird. It is cool, and it shelters her from the rain. In Gurbani the mango tree is a symbol for the Lord, who is our Shelter and our Support. ਜਿਉ ਕੋਕਿਲ ਕਉ ਅੰਬੁ ਬਾਲਹਾ ਤਿਉ ਮੇਰੈ ਮਨਿ ਰਾਮਈਆ ॥੨॥ jio kokil ko anb baalehaa thio maerai man raameeaa ||2|| and the mango is dear to the cuckoo, so is the Lord to my mind. ||2||
This one, Kohel (Kokil), is the female. Her feathers are spotted. ਜਿਉ ਕੋਕਿਲ ਕਉ ਅੰਬੁ ਬਾਲਹਾ ਤਿਉ ਮੇਰੈ ਮਨਿ ਰਾਮਈਆ ॥੨॥ jio kokil ko anb baalehaa thio maerai man raameeaa ||2|| and the mango is dear to the cuckoo, so is the Lord to my mind. ||2||
Another Kohel (Kokil) ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਜਲੁ ਦੇਹਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾਰਿੰਗ ਕਉ ਹੋਇ ਜਾ ਤੇ ਤੇਰੈ ਨਾਇ ਵਾਸਾ ॥੪॥੩॥ kirapaa jal dhaehi naanak saaring ko hoe jaa thae thaerai naae vaasaa ||4||3|| Bestow the Water of Your Mercy upon Nanak, the thirsty song-bird, so that he may come to dwell in Your Name. ||4||3||
This is Kohel, also called Kokil. The male is darker than the female. She spends her nights separated from her mate, and all night they cry to one another across the river banks. G ਕੋਕਿਲ ਹੋਵਾ ਅੰਬਿ ਬਸਾ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਬਦ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥ kokil hovaa anb basaa sehaj sabadh beechaar || If I were to become a cuckoo, living in a mango tree, I would still contemplate the Word of the Shabad.
The mango tree must look very large, even endless, to the songbird. It is cool, and it shelters her from the rain. In Gurbani the mango tree is a symbol for the Lord, who is our Shelter and our Support. ਜਿਉ ਕੋਕਿਲ ਕਉ ਅੰਬੁ ਬਾਲਹਾ ਤਿਉ ਮੇਰੈ ਮਨਿ ਰਾਮਈਆ ॥੨॥ jio kokil ko anb baalehaa thio maerai man raameeaa ||2|| and the mango is dear to the cuckoo, so is the Lord to my mind. ||2||
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The mango tree must look very large, even endless, to the songbird. It is cool, and it shelters her from the rain. In Gurbani the mango tree is a symbol for the Lord, who is our Shelter and our Support. ਜਿਉ ਕੋਕਿਲ ਕਉ ਅੰਬੁ ਬਾਲਹਾ ਤਿਉ ਮੇਰੈ ਮਨਿ ਰਾਮਈਆ ॥੨॥ jio kokil ko anb baalehaa thio maerai man raameeaa ||2|| and the mango is dear to the cuckoo, so is the Lord to my mind. ||2||

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