Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Picture countless wise beings singing the oldest songs, countless still ones sitting in deep silence with their eyes closed, countless lives coming into the world, countless bright rulers waiting at the door — all of them turned toward the very same One.
Countless great beings, and every one of them turns toward the same One.
Here the long list of anik begins. Anik means "many," more than you could count.
The verse names the highest beings in the old stories of India. Brahma, the creator in those stories, chants the Vedas, the old holy books. Shiva sits deep in meditation. The avtaar, beings who come to earth in a body, take form. Indra, the king of the heavens, waits at the door.
And there is not just one of each. There are countless Brahmas, countless Shivas, countless Indras. Every one of them is smaller than the One they face.
Think of looking up at night and seeing countless stars. Now picture the sky that holds them all.
What is something so big that even the biggest things you know feel small next to it?
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