Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Every shimmering shape the world wears comes from the One too.
Whoever the One draws close becomes clear and clean inside. You reach toward the One only because the One reaches first — and once the One shows you all of Truth, you merge into the True One.
Even the shine of the world comes from the One.
Maa-i-aa (Maya) is the world's dazzle, the bright pull of things we want. The verse says maa-i-aa kaa roop sabh tis tay ho-ay: every form of that dazzle comes from the One. So the world is not an enemy.
Then comes a surprise about being pure. Jis no maylay so nirmal ho-ay: whoever the One draws close becomes clean inside. Purity comes from being close to the One, not from scrubbing ourselves harder. It is like a cold child who gets warm by being hugged, not by trying hard to be warm. And the reaching starts from the One's side first.
How does being close to someone you admire quietly make you more like your best self?
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