Raag Aasaa
Commentary

Raag Aasaa, Mehl 5 (Guru Arjan), Aasaavaree

Sing His praises and meditate on the celestial music; though even the sages find Him hard to reach in this dark age, He is the Dispeller of distress and Fulfiller of desires — unknowable, yet to be loved, and the mind that finds Him is satisfied.

The Arc

The Pause (Pauri 0): sing praises, meditate on the celestial music — the way to emancipation. Pauri 1: the sages search; hard to find in this age, yet the Fulfiller of desires. Pauri 2: serve and love the unknowable One, known through the Guru — the mind satisfied.

Key Vocabulary

  • the celestial music: the Anhad Shabad onto which praise opens
  • hard to find, everything once found: the One the sages strain for
  • unknowable yet loved: comprehension not required for love
  • the satisfied mind: the mind that finds Him at rest

Themes and Cross-Connections

Praise opening onto the celestial music is the Anhad Shabad (B00C878). The One "unknowable yet loved" recurs from B00C884 — love without comprehension (B00C745, serving the unknowable). The satisfied mind is B00C856.

For Raag Aasaa

Aasaa's hope is to love and serve a One beyond understanding, and to find the mind satisfied. The mood is reverent and content.


Last updated: 2026-06-28

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