ਸਾਮ ਵੇਦੁ ਰਿਗੁ ਜੁਜਰੁ ਅਥਰਬਣੁ ॥
saam vayd rig jujar atharban.
The Saam Veda, the Rig Veda, the Jujar Veda and the At'harva Veda
ਬ੍ਰਹਮੇ ਮੁਖਿ ਮਾਇਆ ਹੈ ਤ੍ਰੈ ਗੁਣ ॥
barahmay mukh maa-i-aa hai tarai gun.
form the mouth of Brahma; they speak of the three gunas, the three qualities of Maya.
ਤਾ ਕੀ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਕਹਿ ਨ ਸਕੈ ਕੋ ਤਿਉ ਬੋਲੇ ਜਿਉ ਬੋਲਾਇਦਾ ॥੯॥
taa kee keemat kahi na sakai ko ti-o bolay ji-o bolaa-idaa. ||9||
None of them can describe His worth. We speak as He inspires us to speak. ||9||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The four ancient holy books came, it is told, from the mouth of Brahma, singing of the three threads that weave the changing world.
But not one of them can fully say how great the One is.
We can only speak the words the One gives us to speak.
No book can fully measure the One.
The four Vedas sing of the three gunas, the three threads of nature. Even the greatest scriptures cannot measure the One, and we speak only as the One inspires us.
A Question to Sit With
When have you felt that words were too small for something wonderful?
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