Everything is strung on His one string and He is in every heart; in an instant He creates and destroys yet stays unattached and attributeless — the Cause of causes, who celebrates in bliss.
The Arc
Pauri 0: behold the One, hold the Name forever. The Pause (Pauri 1): by the Saints' favor, meditate in their company. Pauri 2: everything strung on His string, He in every heart. Pauri 3: He creates and destroys in an instant, yet stays unattached and attributeless. Pauri 4: the Cause of causes, Searcher of hearts, celebrating in bliss.
Key Vocabulary
strung on His string: all creation threaded like beads on one cord (Ik Onkar)
in every heart: immanence joined to the unity of the one thread
nirgun: unattached, beyond attributes, yet active in all (cf. B00C664)
celebrates in bliss: the joyful ground of all being
Themes and Cross-Connections
"Everything strung on His string" is one of Gurbani's great images for Ik Onkar — unity holding all multiplicity. The nirgun/sargun pairing (creating and destroying yet unattached) recurs from B00C664 and B00C671. The One who "celebrates in bliss" is the delighting One of B00C664 — the ground of being as joy.
For Raag Aasaa
Aasaa's hope rests on a One who threads every bead, fills every heart, and does it all in bliss. The mood is contemplative and glad — vast unity met with delight.
Everything is strung on His one string and He is in every heart; in an instant He creates and destroys yet stays unattached and attributeless — the Cause of causes, who celebrates in bliss.
The Arc
Pauri 0: behold the One, hold the Name forever. The Pause (Pauri 1): by the Saints' favor, meditate in their company. Pauri 2: everything strung on His string, He in every heart. Pauri 3: He creates and destroys in an instant, yet stays unattached and attributeless. Pauri 4: the Cause of causes, Searcher of hearts, celebrating in bliss.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
"Everything strung on His string" is one of Gurbani's great images for Ik Onkar — unity holding all multiplicity. The nirgun/sargun pairing (creating and destroying yet unattached) recurs from B00C664 and B00C671. The One who "celebrates in bliss" is the delighting One of B00C664 — the ground of being as joy.
For Raag Aasaa
Aasaa's hope rests on a One who threads every bead, fills every heart, and does it all in bliss. The mood is contemplative and glad — vast unity met with delight.
Last updated: 2026-06-28