ਤ੍ਰੇਤੈ ਇਕ ਕਲ ਕੀਨੀ ਦੂਰਿ ॥
taraytai ik kal keenee door.
In the Silver Age of Traytaa Yuga, one leg was removed.
ਪਾਖੰਡੁ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਜਾਣਨਿ ਦੂਰਿ ॥
pakhand varti-aa har jaanan door.
Hypocrisy became prevalent, and people thought that the Lord was far away.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਬੂਝੈ ਸੋਝੀ ਹੋਈ ॥
gurmukh boojhai sojhee ho-ee.
The Gurmukhs still understood and realized;
ਅੰਤਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਸੈ ਸੁਖੁ ਹੋਈ ॥੨॥
antar naam vasai sukh ho-ee. ||2||
the Naam abided deep within them, and they were at peace. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
In the Silver Age, one leg of goodness was taken away.
Putting on a show of goodness spread everywhere, and people thought the One was far away.
Those who turned to the Guru still understood. The Naam lived deep inside them, and they were at peace.
The One can feel far away — but that is a feeling, not the truth.
In the picture of the second age, dharam loses a foot and pakhand (a show of goodness without the substance) spreads. The key correction sits in one word: people thought (jaanan) the One was far. The Gurmukh knew otherwise — antar naam vasai, the Name lives within. Distance from the One is a feeling, never a fact.
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