Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The serpent king sings of the One with his thousand heads, and even singing like that, he cannot find the One's edge.
You are bottomless, so far beyond reach, beyond reach. Through the Guru's wisdom, the mind grows steady and calm.
The One is too big to measure, and the Guru's wisdom helps the mind rest in that.
The verse tells an old story of a serpent king with a thousand heads. He sings the One's name with all of them, yet never finds the edge. Athaahu means bottomless. Agam agam means beyond reach, beyond reach.
Think of trying to count the stars on a clear night. You could never finish. Mat gurmat man thehraavaigo: through the Guru's wisdom, the mind grows steady. Wisdom does not solve the mystery. It helps the mind stand calm inside it, like a small boat resting easy on a very big lake.
Is there something so big and beautiful you cannot fully wrap your mind around it?
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