Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The chains of the glitter snap when the mind rests, in love, on the Name.
My mind is enchanted by the teaching, the great enchanter; seeing it, I am struck with wonder.
The verse names liberation as chains snapping — "the bonds and shackles of Maya are shattered" — by love, not force. And it delights in the teaching as "the Enticer": the One and its teaching are so beautiful they enchant, drawing the heart away from the glitter by a stronger attraction. Wonder ("I am wonder-struck") is the natural response. You are freed from the lesser enchantment by falling for the greater one.
What greater beauty could draw you away from a lesser thing that has you 'enchanted'?
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