Sikhism·Raag Maaroo·Shabad 137
Verse 3 of 16

Even the Great Powers Remember

ਸਿਮਰਹਿ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੇ ਬਿਸਨ ਮਹੇਸਾ ॥
simrahi barahmay bisan mahaysaa.
Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva meditate in remembrance.
ਸਿਮਰਹਿ ਦੇਵਤੇ ਕੋੜਿ ਤੇਤੀਸਾ ॥
simrahi dayvtay korh tayteesaa.
The three hundred thirty million gods meditate in remembrance.
ਸਿਮਰਹਿ ਜਖ੍ਯ੍ਯਿ ਦੈਤ ਸਭਿ ਸਿਮਰਹਿ ਅਗਨਤੁ ਨ ਜਾਈ ਜਸੁ ਗਨਾ ॥੩॥
simrahi jakh-y dait sabh simrahi agnat na jaa-ee jas ganaa. ||3||
The titans and demons all meditate in remembrance; Your Praises are uncountable - they cannot be counted. ||3||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

The great shaping powers people have named remember You.

Countless gods, past all counting, turn toward You.

Even the mightiest and fiercest beings hold You in mind — for Your goodness is far too vast to ever finish counting.

Even the great powers and the fiercest beings turn toward the One.
The deeper layer

Even the greatest powers people have ever named are busy remembering the One.

Simrahi barahmay bisan mahaysaa — Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva remember You. In Hindu tradition, these are the great powers of making, keeping, and ending. Simrahi dayvtay korh tayteesaa — the three hundred thirty million gods remember You. Jakh-y dait are the titans and demons of the old stories, the mightiest and fiercest beings of all. They remember too.

These names are honored here, not made small. They are all gathered into the same remembering.

Agnat na jaa-ee jas ganaa — Your praises cannot be counted. Think of trying to count every star on a clear night. You give up, smiling, because there are always more.

A Question to Sit With

What is something so big you could never finish counting or measuring it?

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