The Closing Saloks, Savaiye Bhatt Harbans in Praise of Guru Arjun
Who can say the great Gurus have died? Their light was handed on.
The Arc
The Naam flows like a great river that nothing can stop, and the whole Sangat bathes in it together. It feels as if every holy book is being sung in one place. A royal fan waves, and the One sets a royal canopy over Guru Arjun. The Gurus before him have gone to the One, and their praise still fills the world. When it was the One's will, Guru Ram Das went home and was given a throne. The angels cheered, and wrong lost its hold. Before he went, he handed the canopy and throne to Guru Arjun. At the center, the opening line: the Naam flows like the Ganges, unstoppable, and the whole Sangat bathes in it.
Key Vocabulary
gang - the river Ganges
chavar - a royal fan waved over an honored head
chhatar - a royal canopy
singhaasan - a throne
dayv puree - the City of the One
Hukumnama
Subject: The Gurus' light never went out Preview: An unstoppable river, a royal fan, a canopy and a throne handed on, angels cheering.
Today: The Naam flows like a great river that nothing can stop, and the whole Sangat bathes in it together. It feels as if every holy book is being sung in one place. A royal fan waves, and the One sets a royal canopy over Guru Arjun. The Gurus before him have gone to the One, and their praise still fills the world. When it was the One's will, Guru Ram Das went home and was given a throne. The angels cheered, and wrong lost its hold. Before he went, he handed the canopy and throne to Guru Arjun.
The Gurus' light was handed on, and it still flows like a river.
For today: Tell someone about a good thing you learned from a person who is no longer near.
Who can say the great Gurus have died? Their light was handed on.
The Arc
The Naam flows like a great river that nothing can stop, and the whole Sangat bathes in it together. It feels as if every holy book is being sung in one place. A royal fan waves, and the One sets a royal canopy over Guru Arjun. The Gurus before him have gone to the One, and their praise still fills the world. When it was the One's will, Guru Ram Das went home and was given a throne. The angels cheered, and wrong lost its hold. Before he went, he handed the canopy and throne to Guru Arjun. At the center, the opening line: the Naam flows like the Ganges, unstoppable, and the whole Sangat bathes in it.
Key Vocabulary
Hukumnama
Subject: The Gurus' light never went out Preview: An unstoppable river, a royal fan, a canopy and a throne handed on, angels cheering.
Today: The Naam flows like a great river that nothing can stop, and the whole Sangat bathes in it together. It feels as if every holy book is being sung in one place. A royal fan waves, and the One sets a royal canopy over Guru Arjun. The Gurus before him have gone to the One, and their praise still fills the world. When it was the One's will, Guru Ram Das went home and was given a throne. The angels cheered, and wrong lost its hold. Before he went, he handed the canopy and throne to Guru Arjun.
The Gurus' light was handed on, and it still flows like a river.
For today: Tell someone about a good thing you learned from a person who is no longer near.