By the Guru's Word even the worthless are saved — the vicious purified, the hell-bound and their families redeemed, the unknown made famous at the Court — grace so sweeping that words fail and only gratitude remains.
The Arc
The Pause (Pauri 0): by Your Words, even the worthless are saved. Pauri 1: the argumentative and indecent purified in Your company. Pauri 2: the hell-bound and even their families redeemed. Pauri 3: the unknown and disrespected made famous at the Court. Pauri 4: what praise can I give? — Nanak is a sacrifice each moment.
Key Vocabulary
the Word saves the worthless: saving in the Word, not the merit of the saved
the worst purified: the difficult and harmful cleansed in the company (cf. B00C788)
families redeemed: grace overflowing beyond the individual (cf. B00C673)
the unknown honored at the Court: the world's rankings overturned (cf. B00C849)
Themes and Cross-Connections
This is one of Aasaa's strongest Radical Inclusivity shabads — the Word reaching the worthless, the vicious, the obscure (B00C788, B00C849, B00C865). "Even their families redeemed" is the overflow of grace (B00C673). Words failing before such grace is the ineffable met with continual gratitude.
For Raag Aasaa
Aasaa's hope is grace wide enough for the worst and lowest, overflowing to families and honoring the unknown. The mood is astonished and grateful.
By the Guru's Word even the worthless are saved — the vicious purified, the hell-bound and their families redeemed, the unknown made famous at the Court — grace so sweeping that words fail and only gratitude remains.
The Arc
The Pause (Pauri 0): by Your Words, even the worthless are saved. Pauri 1: the argumentative and indecent purified in Your company. Pauri 2: the hell-bound and even their families redeemed. Pauri 3: the unknown and disrespected made famous at the Court. Pauri 4: what praise can I give? — Nanak is a sacrifice each moment.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
This is one of Aasaa's strongest Radical Inclusivity shabads — the Word reaching the worthless, the vicious, the obscure (B00C788, B00C849, B00C865). "Even their families redeemed" is the overflow of grace (B00C673). Words failing before such grace is the ineffable met with continual gratitude.
For Raag Aasaa
Aasaa's hope is grace wide enough for the worst and lowest, overflowing to families and honoring the unknown. The mood is astonished and grateful.
Last updated: 2026-06-28