Gather the wealth fire cannot burn and water cannot drown — it never runs out, never deserts you, enriches the whole world from one heart, and is the only ornament that goes with you at the last moment.
The Arc
Pauri 0: the perfect wealth received by the One's self-revealing. The Pause (Pauri 1): fireproof, flood-proof, faithful wealth. Pauri 2: inexhaustible and uniquely satisfying. Pauri 3: the true banker gathers it at home, and the whole world profits. Pauri 4: received by destiny, it is the soul's only ornament at death.
Key Vocabulary
the imperishable wealth: fireproof, flood-proof, never deserting (cf. Shabad 97)
inexhaustible and satisfying: consumed, it brings contentment not more hunger
the true banker: the soul whose inner wealth enriches the whole world
the only ornament at death: the Name as what crosses the final threshold
Themes and Cross-Connections
This shabad develops the theft-proof wealth of Shabad 97, adding loyalty (it never deserts) and the social note that one soul's wealth lets "the whole world profit" (cf. Shabad 39, saving the family). "Satisfied the more you eat" pairs with Shabad 87's never-satiating praise. "The only ornament at death" is the Naam as what survives death.
For Raag Aasaa
Aasaa's hope is the one secure, shareable, undying wealth. The mood is warm and generous — a banker urging his siblings to gather a treasure that grows by being shared and lasts past death.
Gather the wealth fire cannot burn and water cannot drown — it never runs out, never deserts you, enriches the whole world from one heart, and is the only ornament that goes with you at the last moment.
The Arc
Pauri 0: the perfect wealth received by the One's self-revealing. The Pause (Pauri 1): fireproof, flood-proof, faithful wealth. Pauri 2: inexhaustible and uniquely satisfying. Pauri 3: the true banker gathers it at home, and the whole world profits. Pauri 4: received by destiny, it is the soul's only ornament at death.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
This shabad develops the theft-proof wealth of Shabad 97, adding loyalty (it never deserts) and the social note that one soul's wealth lets "the whole world profit" (cf. Shabad 39, saving the family). "Satisfied the more you eat" pairs with Shabad 87's never-satiating praise. "The only ornament at death" is the Naam as what survives death.
For Raag Aasaa
Aasaa's hope is the one secure, shareable, undying wealth. The mood is warm and generous — a banker urging his siblings to gather a treasure that grows by being shared and lasts past death.