The Closing Saloks, Savaiye in Praise of Guru Ram Das (the bard Gayand)
No one can compare to the One.
The Arc
You hold the Naam, the highest home, and pure understanding. You have no form and no end, and no one can be set beside You. For a child who loved You with a pure heart, You came as the man-lion and brought down a cruel king. You came in disguise and outwitted a proud one. You are endless, beyond all, and no one can know You. You are forever true, the home of all goodness, the first Being. Wonderful Guru, wonderful, wonderful. At the center, the opening line: You have no form and no end, so who could compare to You?
Key Vocabulary
nireekaar - without form
baysumaar - without measure, endless
harnaakhas - Harnaakhash, the cruel king of the Prahlaad story
vaahiguroo - Wonderful Guru, a cry of wonder
Hukumnama
Subject: No one can compare to the One Preview: A man-lion for a pure-hearted child, a disguise, a conch and a lotus, a proud king outwitted.
Today: You hold the Naam, the highest home, and pure understanding. You have no form and no end, and no one can be set beside You. For a child who loved You with a pure heart, You came as the man-lion and brought down a cruel king. You came in disguise and outwitted a proud one. You are endless, beyond all, and no one can know You. You are forever true, the home of all goodness, the first Being. Wonderful Guru, wonderful, wonderful.
The One has no form, no end and no equal.
For today: When something amazes you today, stop and say "Wahe-guru" quietly to yourself.
No one can compare to the One.
The Arc
You hold the Naam, the highest home, and pure understanding. You have no form and no end, and no one can be set beside You. For a child who loved You with a pure heart, You came as the man-lion and brought down a cruel king. You came in disguise and outwitted a proud one. You are endless, beyond all, and no one can know You. You are forever true, the home of all goodness, the first Being. Wonderful Guru, wonderful, wonderful. At the center, the opening line: You have no form and no end, so who could compare to You?
Key Vocabulary
Hukumnama
Subject: No one can compare to the One Preview: A man-lion for a pure-hearted child, a disguise, a conch and a lotus, a proud king outwitted.
Today: You hold the Naam, the highest home, and pure understanding. You have no form and no end, and no one can be set beside You. For a child who loved You with a pure heart, You came as the man-lion and brought down a cruel king. You came in disguise and outwitted a proud one. You are endless, beyond all, and no one can know You. You are forever true, the home of all goodness, the first Being. Wonderful Guru, wonderful, wonderful.
The One has no form, no end and no equal.
For today: When something amazes you today, stop and say "Wahe-guru" quietly to yourself.