Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Brahma, the giver of blessings, went down the stem of the lotus with his family. He wanted to find how far creation goes.
He went on and on, but he could not find its edge. And what glory was there in killing Kansa, the king?
Even the creator-god of the old stories could not find the edge of the One.
Two more stories appear here. In one, Brahma, the creator-god of Hindu stories, climbs down the stem of a lotus with his family. He wants to find where creation ends. He goes on and on, but he never finds the edge. In the other, the cruel king Kansa is defeated. Guru Nanak asks, kans chhayd ki-aa vadaa bha-i-aa — what glory was there in killing Kansa?
The point is gentle but clear. The searcher is always smaller than what he searches for. Think of trying to find the end of the sky by flying higher and higher. The sky just keeps going. The world's famous victories shrink to nothing next to the One who has no end.
Has trying to measure something huge ever shown you mostly how small you are?
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