Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
They call themselves silent sages, yogis, learned scholars — and the glitter has every one of them on a leash.
The three great gods and all the countless lesser gods were left astonished by her power.
The shabad opens with a sweeping leveling: the most impressive spiritual titles — sages, yogis, scholars — are all "under Maya's control." Even "the three gods" (Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva) and the "330,000,000 demi-gods" of tradition were "astonished" by her reach. Maya here is the great glittering illusion that makes us forget the One — and the point is humbling: no resume, human or divine, is automatically immune. Recognizing how universal the pull is, is the first honest step toward not being ruled by it.
What makes you assume you're 'above' being fooled by something? Where might that confidence be a blind spot?
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