The Closing Saloks, Savaiye in Praise of Guru Ram Das (the bards Kal and Nal)
The Guru fills the empty pools until they overflow.
The Arc
Sing the One's praises with your whole heart, and your mind opens like a flower. The Guru fills empty pools until they overflow, the way monsoon rain fills a dry pond. Near the Guru, fear lifts, and the lotus of the mind wakes up and finds the One right at home. Plain iron turns to gold. Wisdom becomes your mother and contentment your father. Humility becomes armor nothing can pierce. A tent goes up big enough for every age. The light passes from Guru Nanak to Guru Angad, Guru Amar Das and Guru Ram Das, one candle lighting the next. Behind the earth, the sky and the seas stands one True Naam. At the center, the opening line: with a whole mind, keep the pure Creator in mind.
Key Vocabulary
sar abhar bharay - fills the empty pools
paaras - the stone that turns iron to gold
anbhai pad - the state of no fear
sannahu - armor
raaj jog - ruling like a king while joined with the One
Hukumnama
Subject: Keep the pure One in mind with all your heart Preview: Monsoon rain on a dry pond, a waking lotus, iron turned to gold, a tent for every age.
Today: Sing the One's praises with your whole heart, and your mind opens like a flower. The Guru fills empty pools until they overflow, the way monsoon rain fills a dry pond. Near the Guru, fear lifts, and the lotus of the mind wakes up and finds the One right at home. Plain iron turns to gold. Wisdom becomes your mother and contentment your father. Humility becomes armor nothing can pierce. A tent goes up big enough for every age. The light passes from Guru Nanak to Guru Angad, Guru Amar Das and Guru Ram Das, one candle lighting the next. Behind the earth, the sky and the seas stands one True Naam.
With a whole heart turned to the One, the Guru fills every empty pool.
For today: Sing or hum one line of praise today, with your whole heart in it.
The Guru fills the empty pools until they overflow.
The Arc
Sing the One's praises with your whole heart, and your mind opens like a flower. The Guru fills empty pools until they overflow, the way monsoon rain fills a dry pond. Near the Guru, fear lifts, and the lotus of the mind wakes up and finds the One right at home. Plain iron turns to gold. Wisdom becomes your mother and contentment your father. Humility becomes armor nothing can pierce. A tent goes up big enough for every age. The light passes from Guru Nanak to Guru Angad, Guru Amar Das and Guru Ram Das, one candle lighting the next. Behind the earth, the sky and the seas stands one True Naam. At the center, the opening line: with a whole mind, keep the pure Creator in mind.
Key Vocabulary
Hukumnama
Subject: Keep the pure One in mind with all your heart Preview: Monsoon rain on a dry pond, a waking lotus, iron turned to gold, a tent for every age.
Today: Sing the One's praises with your whole heart, and your mind opens like a flower. The Guru fills empty pools until they overflow, the way monsoon rain fills a dry pond. Near the Guru, fear lifts, and the lotus of the mind wakes up and finds the One right at home. Plain iron turns to gold. Wisdom becomes your mother and contentment your father. Humility becomes armor nothing can pierce. A tent goes up big enough for every age. The light passes from Guru Nanak to Guru Angad, Guru Amar Das and Guru Ram Das, one candle lighting the next. Behind the earth, the sky and the seas stands one True Naam.
With a whole heart turned to the One, the Guru fills every empty pool.
For today: Sing or hum one line of praise today, with your whole heart in it.