To have the One as Master is great destiny: happiness, peace, and fearlessness flow from it — there is no other to fear, and the rare soul drinks the Nectar of the Kirtan.
The Arc
Pauri 0: having the One as Master brings happiness, peace, fears dispelled. The Pause (Pauri 1): I am the slave of the greatest Master, the Creator. Pauri 2: no other to fear; serving the Guru, the ocean is crossed. Pauri 3: peace and treasure by the Glance of Grace; approved by mercy. Pauri 4: rare the one who drinks the Nectar of Kirtan; Nanak lives by the Name.
Key Vocabulary
having the One as Master: belonging as the root of peace and fearlessness
Nirbhau: no other to fear with the greatest as Master
nadar: the Glance of Grace giving peace and acceptance
Har Ras / the commodity of the Name: the Nectar few drink, the one worthy trade
Themes and Cross-Connections
Belonging yielding fearlessness is Nirbhau (B00C746, B00C771). Approval "by mercy" is Gurprasad (B00C833). The Name as the one "commodity" joins the merchant image (B00C840). The Kirtan as Nectar is Har Ras.
For Raag Aasaa
Aasaa's hope rests on whose you are: belong to the greatest, and fear, doubt, and the ocean lose their power. The mood is confident and grateful.
To have the One as Master is great destiny: happiness, peace, and fearlessness flow from it — there is no other to fear, and the rare soul drinks the Nectar of the Kirtan.
The Arc
Pauri 0: having the One as Master brings happiness, peace, fears dispelled. The Pause (Pauri 1): I am the slave of the greatest Master, the Creator. Pauri 2: no other to fear; serving the Guru, the ocean is crossed. Pauri 3: peace and treasure by the Glance of Grace; approved by mercy. Pauri 4: rare the one who drinks the Nectar of Kirtan; Nanak lives by the Name.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
Belonging yielding fearlessness is Nirbhau (B00C746, B00C771). Approval "by mercy" is Gurprasad (B00C833). The Name as the one "commodity" joins the merchant image (B00C840). The Kirtan as Nectar is Har Ras.
For Raag Aasaa
Aasaa's hope rests on whose you are: belong to the greatest, and fear, doubt, and the ocean lose their power. The mood is confident and grateful.
Last updated: 2026-06-28