Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The wisdom of the Undying One is deeper than any mind can measure — you cannot reach the bottom of it. And simply hearing its praises, letting them in, lightens the heart, lifting away burdens you have carried a long time.
The One's wisdom has no bottom, and just listening to the One's praise lifts old weights off the heart.
Akaal purakh agaadh bodh — Akaal Purakh means the Timeless Being, the One who never dies. The One's bodh, wisdom, is agaadh, without a floor. Picture diving into a lake and never touching the bottom.
Sunat jaso kot agh khay — hearing the One's praise, millions of agh are wiped away. Agh is often translated "sins." The picture here is less like a judge clearing a record of crimes. It is more like putting down a heavy backpack you have carried for miles. The relief of a weight set down.
And what does the lifting is simply listening. It echoes suniai, deep listening, from Japji Sahib.
What is a heavy feeling you've carried that got lighter just from letting good words in?
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