Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
In this dark age, Kal Yug, those who do not recognize the One are like restless ghosts, wandering lost. In the golden age, Sat Yug, the great soul-swans thought deeply on the One.
In the ages called Dwaapur and Traytaa, people lived as people, but only a rare few quieted their ego.
In every age, recognizing the One is what wakes a person up, and only a rare few quiet the ego.
Kal meh prayt: in Kal Yug, those who do not recognize the One are called prayt, restless ghosts, wandering without a home. Satjug param hans: in Sat Yug, the param hans, the supreme swans, reflected on the One. In old Indian stories a swan can separate milk from water, the way a wise heart sorts what is true from what is not. Du-aapur trayatai: in the two middle ages, people carried on, and virlai ha-umai maaree, a rare few quieted their ego (haumai, the feeling of being a separate self). The four ages, or yugas, are the ages of time in old Indian tradition.
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