Hold the One in mind, and the long-separated heart comes home — all its true longings quietly fulfilled.
The Arc
A short, tender shabad of reunion. Remembering the One fulfills the heart's real longings and closes a long separation, like meeting a dear friend after years apart. The One is truly worth keeping in mind, and doing so brings a calm, natural happiness. One glance of grace, and you are looked after — cared for by the One itself, never for anything earned. Love makes even a plain room beautiful as the Giver of peace draws near. And the closing note: the One keeps no ledger of your merits and faults, so all you want is to stay close.
Key Vocabulary
sagal ichhaa jap punneea — all true longings fulfilled through remembrance.
chiree vichhunniaa — the long-separated one, reunited.
ravan jog — worthy of being kept in mind.
sukh sahj bhog — the enjoyment of peace and sahaj, natural ease.
gun avgan na beechaariaa — the One keeps no tally of merit and fault.
Themes and Cross-Connections
Reunion after separation, and grace that keeps no score — the warm heart of Guru Arjan's Basant.
For Raag Basant
Basant as homecoming: the beautiful season of the heart reuniting with its Source.
Translation Notes
'The mortal is re-united after separation' rendered as coming home to a dear friend, warm rather than mournful. 'Merits and demerits' rendered as keeping no score, foregrounding grace received, not earned.
Hold the One in mind, and the long-separated heart comes home — all its true longings quietly fulfilled.
The Arc
A short, tender shabad of reunion. Remembering the One fulfills the heart's real longings and closes a long separation, like meeting a dear friend after years apart. The One is truly worth keeping in mind, and doing so brings a calm, natural happiness. One glance of grace, and you are looked after — cared for by the One itself, never for anything earned. Love makes even a plain room beautiful as the Giver of peace draws near. And the closing note: the One keeps no ledger of your merits and faults, so all you want is to stay close.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
Reunion after separation, and grace that keeps no score — the warm heart of Guru Arjan's Basant.
For Raag Basant
Basant as homecoming: the beautiful season of the heart reuniting with its Source.
Translation Notes
'The mortal is re-united after separation' rendered as coming home to a dear friend, warm rather than mournful. 'Merits and demerits' rendered as keeping no score, foregrounding grace received, not earned.