The Closing Saloks, Savaiye in Praise of Guru Ram Das (the bard Gayand)
The Guru is the boat, and the Guru is the boatman.
The Arc
The great Guru is above all. The same care that kept Dhroo and Prahlaad safe is still here. The Guru is the boat and the boatman, and the light passes from Guru Nanak to Lehnaa, to Amar Das, to Ram Das. The Naam from the Guru's mouth is a simple raft across a deep ocean. Some rise before dawn, bathe and turn to the Guru with a clear mind. The world is a bubble on water, and in the Sangat, people gathered to remember the One, the knot inside comes loose. And the heart cries out in wonder: Wahe-guru. At the center, the opening line: the great Guru, the Master, is above all.
Key Vocabulary
jahaaj - ship
khayvat - boatman
tulhaa - raft
jalhar bimb - a bubble on water
vaahiguroo - Wonderful Guru, a cry of wonder
Hukumnama
Subject: The great Guru is above all Preview: A boat and its boatman, a raft on deep water, a bath before dawn, a bubble, silver bells.
Today: The great Guru is above all. The same care that kept Dhroo and Prahlaad safe is still here. The Guru is the boat and the boatman, and the light passes from Guru Nanak to Lehnaa, to Amar Das, to Ram Das. The Naam from the Guru's mouth is a simple raft across a deep ocean. Some rise before dawn, bathe and turn to the Guru with a clear mind. The world is a bubble on water, and in the Sangat, people gathered to remember the One, the knot inside comes loose. And the heart cries out in wonder: Wahe-guru.
With the Guru as boat and boatman, you get across.
For today: Wake a little early tomorrow and spend the first quiet minutes remembering the One.
The Guru is the boat, and the Guru is the boatman.
The Arc
The great Guru is above all. The same care that kept Dhroo and Prahlaad safe is still here. The Guru is the boat and the boatman, and the light passes from Guru Nanak to Lehnaa, to Amar Das, to Ram Das. The Naam from the Guru's mouth is a simple raft across a deep ocean. Some rise before dawn, bathe and turn to the Guru with a clear mind. The world is a bubble on water, and in the Sangat, people gathered to remember the One, the knot inside comes loose. And the heart cries out in wonder: Wahe-guru. At the center, the opening line: the great Guru, the Master, is above all.
Key Vocabulary
Hukumnama
Subject: The great Guru is above all Preview: A boat and its boatman, a raft on deep water, a bath before dawn, a bubble, silver bells.
Today: The great Guru is above all. The same care that kept Dhroo and Prahlaad safe is still here. The Guru is the boat and the boatman, and the light passes from Guru Nanak to Lehnaa, to Amar Das, to Ram Das. The Naam from the Guru's mouth is a simple raft across a deep ocean. Some rise before dawn, bathe and turn to the Guru with a clear mind. The world is a bubble on water, and in the Sangat, people gathered to remember the One, the knot inside comes loose. And the heart cries out in wonder: Wahe-guru.
With the Guru as boat and boatman, you get across.
For today: Wake a little early tomorrow and spend the first quiet minutes remembering the One.