Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Overrunning the realms of Brahma, Shiva, and Indra, the glitter came rushing even here.
But it cannot lay a finger on the company of the good — instead it washes and massages their feet.
The shabad stages Maya as an unstoppable invader who overran even the highest heavens — "the realm of Brahma, the realm of Shiva." And then the one place she halts: "she cannot touch the Saadh Sangat." Before the company of the good she becomes a servant, "washes and massages their feet." The point is bracing: no altitude of power or holiness is automatically safe from the glitter — but the humble company of those who remember the One is. Safety is not in status but in company.
What company keeps you grounded when the pull of shiny distractions gets strong?
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