Remembrance carries us across; the fearless, hate-free, formless One dwells "near at hand" in the body-village; and the One is both the jewel and its banker.
The Arc
Pauri 0 (rahao): chant the Name and be carried across the world-ocean; old mistakes washed away. Pauri 1 is the landmark — the Lord in the "body-village" is nirbhau, nirvair, nirankaar (Mool Mantar echo), "near at hand but unseen," found through wisdom. Pauri 2: the One is banker, jeweller, jewel, and gem; a kind heart trades in it and becomes truly rich.
Key Vocabulary
Body-village (kaaiaa nagar) (P1) — the One dwelling within the body.
Nirbhau, nirvair, nirankaar (P1) — without fear, without hate, without form (Mool Mantar).
Har nikat basat (P1) — "the Lord dwells near at hand"; nearer than near.
Banker / jeweller / jewel (P2) — the One as both the treasure and its keeper.
Themes and Cross-Connections
"Near at hand, not far" is the tradition's signature comfort (Wadahans B00C1173, Bihaagraa B00C1152, Aasaa B00C924) and the inward turn (Wadahans B00C1185). The Mool Mantar echo (nirbhau nirvair nirankaar) roots the shabad in Sikhism's core creed. The banker/jewel-of-the-Name is the merchant motif across the raags (Bihaagraa B00C1147, Wadahans B00C1184–1187).
For Raag Bairaaree
The heart of this shabad is a truth the whole tradition keeps handing a child: the good you're looking for isn't far away — it lives right inside you, in the "body-village" of your own self. And it's the very best kind of good: fearless, without any hate, beyond any shape — nearer than near, even when you can't see it. Keep it in mind, and it carries you safely across even the roughest waters.
Remembrance carries us across; the fearless, hate-free, formless One dwells "near at hand" in the body-village; and the One is both the jewel and its banker.
The Arc
Pauri 0 (rahao): chant the Name and be carried across the world-ocean; old mistakes washed away. Pauri 1 is the landmark — the Lord in the "body-village" is nirbhau, nirvair, nirankaar (Mool Mantar echo), "near at hand but unseen," found through wisdom. Pauri 2: the One is banker, jeweller, jewel, and gem; a kind heart trades in it and becomes truly rich.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
"Near at hand, not far" is the tradition's signature comfort (Wadahans B00C1173, Bihaagraa B00C1152, Aasaa B00C924) and the inward turn (Wadahans B00C1185). The Mool Mantar echo (nirbhau nirvair nirankaar) roots the shabad in Sikhism's core creed. The banker/jewel-of-the-Name is the merchant motif across the raags (Bihaagraa B00C1147, Wadahans B00C1184–1187).
For Raag Bairaaree
The heart of this shabad is a truth the whole tradition keeps handing a child: the good you're looking for isn't far away — it lives right inside you, in the "body-village" of your own self. And it's the very best kind of good: fearless, without any hate, beyond any shape — nearer than near, even when you can't see it. Keep it in mind, and it carries you safely across even the roughest waters.
Last updated: 2026-07-05