Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Look at the moon. It rests on Shiva's brow, it bathes in the holy river, and great ones were born in its family line.
And still, if you look up on a clear night, you can see the shadowy marks on its face. Even the moon carries the traces of what came before, and no fame washes those away by magic.
Even the highest honors do not erase what came before. Only facing it does.
Sankraa mastak bastaa sursaree isnaan ray: the moon rests on Shiva's forehead and bathes in the sursaree, the holy river Ganges. Kul jan maDhay mili-yo saarag paan ray: Krishna was born into the moon's family line.
Karam kar kalank mafeetas ree: and yet, because of past deeds, the kalank, the dark spots, stay on the moon's face. Look up on a clear night and you can see them. Trilochan tells this with respect for the old stories. Even the great carry marks of the past. The point is honesty about cause and effect, not shame.
Can you think of someone admired by everyone who still had things to work through?
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