Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Someone might master every posture and gain wonderful powers, and still wear themselves out with all of it.
Even a long, long life spent this way keeps circling back, never quite meeting the One.
Special powers and a long life are not the goal.
Jog siDh aasan cha-oraaseeh means the eighty-four postures of yoga, and the siddhi, the amazing powers some yogis were said to gain. People worked very hard for these. Ay bhee kar kar rahi-aa: after all that effort, the person is simply worn out.
Vadee aarjaa means a long life. Yet fir fir janmai, it keeps circling back, again and again. Har si-o sang na gahi-aa: they never held on to the One. Think of a video game where you collect every power-up but never reach the next level. The power-ups were never the point. Being close to the One is.
Is being able to do amazing things the same as being at peace?
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