The Closing Saloks, Savaiye in Praise of Guru Ram Das (the bard Mathura)
The endless One lives in the mind of Guru Ram Das.
The Arc
The One is beyond reach, endless, without beginning, and no one knows where it starts. That same One, the True Naam and Creator, lives in the mind of Guru Ram Das. Take hold of the Guru, and your mind grows steady. The Naam is the great ship across a stormy sea. Sing in the Sangat, people gathered to remember the One, and fear leaves you. The Guru is a clear pool before dawn where saints play like swans. What seekers chased for ages comes as a gift. People gather around the Guru like bees around a flower. With the Guru's hand on your head, there is no one to worry about. At the center, the opening line: the One is beyond reach, endless, and no one knows where it begins.
Key Vocabulary
nirvair - without hate
bohith - a great ship
maraal - swans
al - bumblebee
hath - hand
Hukumnama
Subject: The endless One lives in the Guru Preview: A great ship, a waving flag, a pool before dawn, swans at play, bees at a flower, a hand on the head.
Today: The One is beyond reach, endless, without beginning, and no one knows where it starts. That same One, the True Naam and Creator, lives in the mind of Guru Ram Das. Take hold of the Guru, and your mind grows steady. The Naam is the great ship across a stormy sea. Sing in the Sangat, people gathered to remember the One, and fear leaves you. The Guru is a clear pool before dawn where saints play like swans. What seekers chased for ages comes as a gift. People gather around the Guru like bees around a flower. With the Guru's hand on your head, there is no one to worry about.
The endless One is found through the Guru.
For today: When a worry comes today, picture a hand of blessing resting on your head.
The endless One lives in the mind of Guru Ram Das.
The Arc
The One is beyond reach, endless, without beginning, and no one knows where it starts. That same One, the True Naam and Creator, lives in the mind of Guru Ram Das. Take hold of the Guru, and your mind grows steady. The Naam is the great ship across a stormy sea. Sing in the Sangat, people gathered to remember the One, and fear leaves you. The Guru is a clear pool before dawn where saints play like swans. What seekers chased for ages comes as a gift. People gather around the Guru like bees around a flower. With the Guru's hand on your head, there is no one to worry about. At the center, the opening line: the One is beyond reach, endless, and no one knows where it begins.
Key Vocabulary
Hukumnama
Subject: The endless One lives in the Guru Preview: A great ship, a waving flag, a pool before dawn, swans at play, bees at a flower, a hand on the head.
Today: The One is beyond reach, endless, without beginning, and no one knows where it starts. That same One, the True Naam and Creator, lives in the mind of Guru Ram Das. Take hold of the Guru, and your mind grows steady. The Naam is the great ship across a stormy sea. Sing in the Sangat, people gathered to remember the One, and fear leaves you. The Guru is a clear pool before dawn where saints play like swans. What seekers chased for ages comes as a gift. People gather around the Guru like bees around a flower. With the Guru's hand on your head, there is no one to worry about.
The endless One is found through the Guru.
For today: When a worry comes today, picture a hand of blessing resting on your head.