Raag Aasaa
Commentary

Raag Aasaa, Mehl 5 (Guru Arjan)

Sing, O singer, of the One who supports your very breath — His gifts never run out, His kindness is never erased, His servants never suffer, and He is never far, wherever you go.

The Arc

Pauri 0: sing of the One, support of soul, body, and breath; serve Him and go to no other. The Pause/verse (Pauri 1): the Blissful Master's gifts never run out, His kindness never erased — enshrine Him. Pauri 2: His house filled with every good thing, His servants painless; holding His support, fearless dignity, singing with every breath. Pauri 3: He is never far, wherever we go; found by mercy.

Key Vocabulary

  • the singer addressed: sing of the One who supports the breath itself
  • gifts never exhausted: the inexhaustible Giver, His kindness never erased (cf. B00C743)
  • fearless dignity: the unshakable poise of one who knows he is held (Nirbhau)
  • "not far wherever we go": the One always already there (nearer than near)

Themes and Cross-Connections

"His gifts never run out, His kindness never erased" is the inexhaustible Giver (B00C743, B00C824). "Fearless dignity" is Nirbhau — poise, not arrogance. "He is not far wherever we go" is the nearer-than-near immanence (B00C676, B00C822). The address to the singer makes praise the keynote.

For Raag Aasaa

Aasaa's hope is a One who supports your very breath, never runs out, and is never far. The mood is warm and reassuring — a song to the singer about the One who is always already here.


Last updated: 2026-06-28

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