Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Sanak and Sanandan, Shiva and Suk Dev, and Brahma, born from the lotus —
the poets, and the yogis with their long matted hair —
all of them lived their own turn, and lived it well.
Even the greatest sages and yogis each had only their own turn in life.
Sanak sanandan siv sukaad: famous sages and holy figures from the old stories of India. Naabh kamal: the lotus from the navel, from which, in those stories, Brahma was born. Kab jan jogee jataadhaar: the poets, and the yogis with matted hair. Sabh aapan a-osar chalay saar: each lived out their own turn, and lived it well.
Think of runners in a relay race. Each one carries the baton for one stretch, then hands it on. Everyone gets a turn, however great they are.
What is one thing you would like to do with the turn you have right now?
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