The One pervades all places and is the very roof over our heads; the Cherisher of every heart, the help of His devotees through the ages — chanting His Name, the soul never regrets, thirsting only for His sight.
The Arc
Pauri 0: the One pervades all places and is the roof over our heads. The Pause (Pauri 1): save me as it pleases You; my eyes see no other. Pauri 2: the Cherisher cares for each heart; the indwelt never forget. Pauri 3: He does as He pleases, the support of His devotees through the ages. Pauri 4: chanting the Name, no regret; thirsting for His sight.
Key Vocabulary
the roof over our heads: the One both pervading all and intimately sheltering
the Cherisher of each heart: individual, attentive care for every soul (cf. Shabad 115)
Hukam and support as one: the free will that runs all, reliably on the devotees' side
no regret: the remembered life free of the regret of Shabad 166
Themes and Cross-Connections
"Pervading all places... the roof over our heads" pairs immanence with shelter — vast and intimate at once. The Cherisher of each heart recurs from Shabad 115. "He does as pleases Himself" yet is "the support of His devotees" unites Hukam and Gurprasad. "Never regrets" answers the regretful life of Shabad 166.
For Raag Aasaa
Aasaa's hope is a One both everywhere and right overhead — cherishing each heart, supporting His own, leaving the remembering soul without regret. The mood is sheltered and thirsting.
The One pervades all places and is the very roof over our heads; the Cherisher of every heart, the help of His devotees through the ages — chanting His Name, the soul never regrets, thirsting only for His sight.
The Arc
Pauri 0: the One pervades all places and is the roof over our heads. The Pause (Pauri 1): save me as it pleases You; my eyes see no other. Pauri 2: the Cherisher cares for each heart; the indwelt never forget. Pauri 3: He does as He pleases, the support of His devotees through the ages. Pauri 4: chanting the Name, no regret; thirsting for His sight.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
"Pervading all places... the roof over our heads" pairs immanence with shelter — vast and intimate at once. The Cherisher of each heart recurs from Shabad 115. "He does as pleases Himself" yet is "the support of His devotees" unites Hukam and Gurprasad. "Never regrets" answers the regretful life of Shabad 166.
For Raag Aasaa
Aasaa's hope is a One both everywhere and right overhead — cherishing each heart, supporting His own, leaving the remembering soul without regret. The mood is sheltered and thirsting.