Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
In the Golden Age, everyone was full of contentment and remembered the One. Goodness stood on all four feet.
With mind and body they sang of the One and found the deepest peace. The wisdom of the One's good ways lived in their hearts.
That wisdom was their treasure. The One was their success, and living by the Guru was their glory.
Inside and outside, they saw only the One. There was no one else.
They kept their hearts on the One. The Name was their friend, and they were honored in the One's Court.
In the Golden Age, everyone was full of contentment, and goodness stood on all four feet.
This one pictures a time when everyone was content and saw the One everywhere.
The old stories picture history as four great ages, called Yugas. Each is a little more forgetful than the one before. This shabad walks through all four.
The first is Sat Yuga, the Golden Age. "Satjug sabh santokh sareeraa" — in the Golden Age, everyone was contentment itself. "Pag chaaray Dharam" — Dharam (goodness, right living) stood on all four feet.
Picture a strong young bull standing firm on all four legs. Nothing wobbles. That is the old picture of goodness at its steadiest.
In that age, the shabad says, people saw only the One, inside and outside. "Doojaa avar na ko-ee" — there was no other, no second. Their wealth was wisdom. The Name was their companion.
It is a picture of wholeness. And it sets up the shabad's real point, still to come: that wholeness is open in any age, to a heart that remembers.
What do you think makes a time — or a family, or a school — feel whole and good?
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