Say the Name, and even your words turn clean and kind.
The Arc
A shabad on the power of the Name. Speaking it makes the mouth pure and the good name shine; living close to the One takes the sting out of endings and brings all you need. Say the Name and set down the tugging wants. The One holds up earth and sky and shines in every heart, making even those who have stumbled new. Above every ritual and rule stands this: give yourself, humbly, to the service of good hearts.
Key Vocabulary
jis bolatt mukh pavitt — speaking the Name makes the mouth pure.
raam raam bol — say the Name, gladly, and set down the wants.
patitt puneet — the one who stumbled, made new.
sagal dharam meh ootam dharam — the highest way, above all rituals.
Themes and Cross-Connections
The Name as what purifies speech and reputation, above ritual observance.
For Raag Basant
Spring as renewal: even the one who has fallen made fresh and clean again.
Translation Notes
'Not tortured by the Messenger of Death' softened to 'even the thought of endings loses its sting.' 'In the end they will not weep and wail' rendered gently. Ritual-critique (this above all rites) treated as formalism in any tradition, not aimed at one faith — flagged.
Say the Name, and even your words turn clean and kind.
The Arc
A shabad on the power of the Name. Speaking it makes the mouth pure and the good name shine; living close to the One takes the sting out of endings and brings all you need. Say the Name and set down the tugging wants. The One holds up earth and sky and shines in every heart, making even those who have stumbled new. Above every ritual and rule stands this: give yourself, humbly, to the service of good hearts.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
The Name as what purifies speech and reputation, above ritual observance.
For Raag Basant
Spring as renewal: even the one who has fallen made fresh and clean again.
Translation Notes
'Not tortured by the Messenger of Death' softened to 'even the thought of endings loses its sting.' 'In the end they will not weep and wail' rendered gently. Ritual-critique (this above all rites) treated as formalism in any tradition, not aimed at one faith — flagged.