In every age the One is known the same way, and the Name is the greatness of them all.
The Arc
This shabad surveys the four ages, noting that in each some wander lost and a few wake, then names the Name as the greatness of this age (rahau), tells of the Name revealed in the heart lifting a whole family, of the One as giver of every good quality who burns away faults, and closes with whatever comes accepted as good.
Key Vocabulary
yugas (Sat, Tretaa, Dwaapur, Kal) — the four ages of the Puranic cycle.
param hans — the supreme swans, the awakened ones of the golden age.
kul taaray — saving one’s whole lineage along with oneself.
gun kaa daataa — the One as giver of every good quality.
ralee-aa — the joyful delight of the One’s felt nearness.
Themes and Cross-Connections
The one-truth-across-all-ages theme is the universalist spine of the project. The family-ripple (kul) echoes Shabad 15 (B00C2353), and faults-burned-as-freeing (not shaming) matches the ego-as-disease-to-heal lens.
For Raag Bhairao
The sweep across the ages fits Bhairao’s grand, bright character while staying warm.
Translation Notes
Pauri0: the four yugas and the param hans are rendered respectfully as Puranic imagery; the word paret (goblins) for those who do not realize the One is softened to “wandering lost,” avoiding a harsh or othering tone.
In every age the One is known the same way, and the Name is the greatness of them all.
The Arc
This shabad surveys the four ages, noting that in each some wander lost and a few wake, then names the Name as the greatness of this age (rahau), tells of the Name revealed in the heart lifting a whole family, of the One as giver of every good quality who burns away faults, and closes with whatever comes accepted as good.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
The one-truth-across-all-ages theme is the universalist spine of the project. The family-ripple (kul) echoes Shabad 15 (B00C2353), and faults-burned-as-freeing (not shaming) matches the ego-as-disease-to-heal lens.
For Raag Bhairao
The sweep across the ages fits Bhairao’s grand, bright character while staying warm.
Translation Notes
Pauri0: the four yugas and the param hans are rendered respectfully as Puranic imagery; the word paret (goblins) for those who do not realize the One is softened to “wandering lost,” avoiding a harsh or othering tone.