ਸਤਜੁਗਿ ਸਤੁ ਸੰਤੋਖੁ ਸਰੀਰਾ ॥
satjug sat santokh sareeraa.
In the Golden Age of Truth, Truth and contentment filled the bodies.
ਸਤਿ ਸਤਿ ਵਰਤੈ ਗਹਿਰ ਗੰਭੀਰਾ ॥
sat sat vartai gahir gambheeraa.
Truth was pervasive, Truth, deep, profound and unfathomable.
ਸਚਾ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਸਚੁ ਪਰਖੈ ਸਾਚੈ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਚਲਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੩॥
sachaa saahib sach parkhai saachai hukam chalaa-ee hay. ||3||
The True Lord appraises the mortals on the Touchstone of Truth, and issues His True Command. ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
In the first golden time, people's hearts were full of truth and quiet contentment.
Truth was everywhere, deep and steady as the sea.
And the One, true through and through, gently measured each heart against real goodness, guiding all things along.
There is an age in every heart where truth and contentment can fill it up.
Here the four ages (yugas) begin. The Golden Age (satjug) is a time of truth and contentment. The picture of the ages comes from older Hindu teaching, and here it is filled with truthful living.
A Question to Sit With
What does it feel like inside when you tell the truth and feel calm about it?
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