The Closing Saloks, Savaiye in Praise of Guru Ram Das (the bard Gayand)
Wonderful Guru, all of this is Your making.
The Arc
This whole world is a play, a great gathering, a show, and all of it is the Wonderful Guru's making. The One fills the water, the land, the sky and the world below. The One's words taste sweeter than nectar. Even the great gods honor the One, the death of death, the spotless One, and you can ask the One for what you need. By the Guru's grace the highest thing is found, and your mind holds fast to the Sangat, people gathered to remember the One. Wonderful Guru, all of this is Yours. At the center, the opening line: You set this great play in motion, and all of it is Your making.
Key Vocabulary
khayl - play
tamaasaa - a show
kaal kaa kaal - the death of death
parmaarath - the highest thing
Hukumnama
Subject: This whole world is the One's play Preview: Water, land, sky and the world below, words sweeter than nectar, a mind woven into the Sangat.
Today: This whole world is a play, a great gathering, a show, and all of it is the Wonderful Guru's making. The One fills the water, the land, the sky and the world below. The One's words taste sweeter than nectar. Even the great gods honor the One, the death of death, the spotless One, and you can ask the One for what you need. By the Guru's grace the highest thing is found, and your mind holds fast to the Sangat, people gathered to remember the One. Wonderful Guru, all of this is Yours.
All of this is the Wonderful Guru's making.
For today: Spend time today with people who help you remember the One.
Wonderful Guru, all of this is Your making.
The Arc
This whole world is a play, a great gathering, a show, and all of it is the Wonderful Guru's making. The One fills the water, the land, the sky and the world below. The One's words taste sweeter than nectar. Even the great gods honor the One, the death of death, the spotless One, and you can ask the One for what you need. By the Guru's grace the highest thing is found, and your mind holds fast to the Sangat, people gathered to remember the One. Wonderful Guru, all of this is Yours. At the center, the opening line: You set this great play in motion, and all of it is Your making.
Key Vocabulary
Hukumnama
Subject: This whole world is the One's play Preview: Water, land, sky and the world below, words sweeter than nectar, a mind woven into the Sangat.
Today: This whole world is a play, a great gathering, a show, and all of it is the Wonderful Guru's making. The One fills the water, the land, the sky and the world below. The One's words taste sweeter than nectar. Even the great gods honor the One, the death of death, the spotless One, and you can ask the One for what you need. By the Guru's grace the highest thing is found, and your mind holds fast to the Sangat, people gathered to remember the One. Wonderful Guru, all of this is Yours.
All of this is the Wonderful Guru's making.
For today: Spend time today with people who help you remember the One.