Raag Aasaa
Commentary

Raag Aasaa, Mehl 5 (Guru Arjan)

The Guru has revealed Him to my eyes — and now I see the One, here and there, in every heart and being; the Creator who is also the one Beauteous Lord, before whom the soul rests in absolute peace.

The Arc

The Pause (Pauri 0): the Guru has revealed Him to my eyes. Pauri 1: You exist in every heart and being, everywhere. Pauri 2: the Creator, Cause of causes, the one Beauteous Lord. Pauri 3: meeting the Saints and beholding their sight, Nanak sleeps in absolute peace.

Key Vocabulary

  • the Guru reveals Him to the eyes: the invisible made visible by the Guru
  • the One in every heart: immanence seen by the opened eye (cf. B00C748)
  • power and beauty together: the Cause of causes who is also Beauteous
  • sleep in absolute peace: the deepest rest of one who has seen (cf. B00C796)

Themes and Cross-Connections

"The Guru revealed Him to my eyes" is Darshan as the Guru's gift; what is seen is the One in all (B00C748, B00C869). "Sleeps in absolute peace" is the deep trust reaching into sleep (B00C796). Power and beauty united is the wondrous play.

For Raag Aasaa

Aasaa's hope is the opened eye: the One seen everywhere, and the soul at rest. The mood is serene and luminous.


Last updated: 2026-06-28

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