ਕੋਟਿ ਕੋਟਿ ਤੇਤੀਸ ਧਿਆਵਹਿ ਤਾ ਕਾ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਪਾਵਹਿ ਪਾਰੇ ॥
kot kot taytees Dhi-aavahi taa kaa ant na paavahi paaray.
Millions, three hundred thirty millions of gods meditate on Him, but they cannot find His end or limitation.
ਹਿਰਦੈ ਕਾਮ ਕਾਮਨੀ ਮਾਗਹਿ ਰਿਧਿ ਮਾਗਹਿ ਹਾਥੁ ਪਸਾਰੇ ॥੨॥
hirdai kaam kaamnee maageh riDh maageh haath pasaaray. ||2||
With sexual urges in their hearts, they beg for beautiful women; stretching out their hands, they beg for riches. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Millions upon millions of gods sit in meditation on the One, and still they cannot find where the One ends.
Yet with wanting in their hearts, they ask for beautiful women; they stretch out their hands and beg for riches.
The One is bigger than anything you could think to ask it for.
Even the countless gods of the old stories cannot find the edge of the One.
Kot kot tetees — the traditional host of thirty-three (crore) gods, named here with respect. The second line shows them coming to the infinite with only small requests — a partner, wealth. Asking is not scolded; it is simply small beside what is on offer.
A Question to Sit With
If you could ask for anything, what would be worth more than pleasures and stuff?
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