The Closing Saloks, Savaiye in Praise of Guru Amar Das (the bard Jaalap)
Whoever the Guru is pleased with carries something that cannot run out.
The Arc
Whoever the Guru is pleased with carries something that cannot run out. Pain and hunger lose their grip. No one can call them poor. Grief does not settle in, and no one can find the edge of what they hold. They bow to no one for their worth, yet they give to hundreds and thousands. They sit at ease and can set things up or take them down as they wish. They live in peace, fearless even among people who stand against them. Their lives bear fruit. At the center, the opening line: they know no pain or hunger, and no one can call them poor.
Key Vocabulary
dukh - pain
nidhan - poor, without wealth
sok - grief
abhai - fearless
sakyath - fruitful
Hukumnama
Subject: Those the Guru loves live without fear Preview: No hunger, no grief, gifts to thousands, a fine carpet, calm among enemies.
Today: Whoever the Guru is pleased with carries something that cannot run out. Pain and hunger lose their grip. No one can call them poor. Grief does not settle in, and no one can find the edge of what they hold. They bow to no one for their worth, yet they give to hundreds and thousands. They sit at ease and can set things up or take them down as they wish. They live in peace, fearless even among people who stand against them. Their lives bear fruit.
Whoever the Guru is pleased with lives full, generous and unafraid.
For today: Give something freely today, without waiting to be asked.
Whoever the Guru is pleased with carries something that cannot run out.
The Arc
Whoever the Guru is pleased with carries something that cannot run out. Pain and hunger lose their grip. No one can call them poor. Grief does not settle in, and no one can find the edge of what they hold. They bow to no one for their worth, yet they give to hundreds and thousands. They sit at ease and can set things up or take them down as they wish. They live in peace, fearless even among people who stand against them. Their lives bear fruit. At the center, the opening line: they know no pain or hunger, and no one can call them poor.
Key Vocabulary
Hukumnama
Subject: Those the Guru loves live without fear Preview: No hunger, no grief, gifts to thousands, a fine carpet, calm among enemies.
Today: Whoever the Guru is pleased with carries something that cannot run out. Pain and hunger lose their grip. No one can call them poor. Grief does not settle in, and no one can find the edge of what they hold. They bow to no one for their worth, yet they give to hundreds and thousands. They sit at ease and can set things up or take them down as they wish. They live in peace, fearless even among people who stand against them. Their lives bear fruit.
Whoever the Guru is pleased with lives full, generous and unafraid.
For today: Give something freely today, without waiting to be asked.