Begampura
Contents
- Verse 1A Place With No Sorrow, No Fear, No One Crushed
- Verse 2The Homeland of Lasting Peace Is Open to Everyone
- Verse 3In the True Homeland, No High or Low
- Verse 4In the City of Freedom, Everyone Is a Friend
Deeper
Pauri 0 names the city — Begampura, the place without sorrow: no suffering, no crushing taxes, no fear, no falling. The rahao (Pauri 1) announces joyfully: I have found it — lasting peace, open to all. Pauri 2 is the revolutionary core: no first or second class, all equal, all one, all content. Pauri 3 rings with freedom — people walk unblocked, and "the free shoemaker" welcomes everyone who lives there as a friend.
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