A hymn to the One who lifts the low: wealth to the empty-handed, a fruitful open door that turns no one away, healing and a place for the placeless, honor for the overlooked and fear dissolved, closing in the treasure of peace found through serving the good.
Key Vocabulary
nirdhan — the poor, the empty-handed.
birthaa na jaa-ay — none leaves empty-handed.
nithaavay ko thaan — a place for the placeless.
nimaanay ko maan — honor for the dishonored.
sookh nidhaan — treasure of peace.
tat gian — the essence of reality.
Themes and Cross-Connections
The lifting of the low and the excluded; the ever-open door; grace as given; the sangat. Connects to the caste- and status-leveling welcome and to Gurprasad as always-present.
For Raag Bhairao
The raag's dawn energy becomes the warmth of a door that opens for everyone.
"No one is ever turned away empty-handed."
The Arc
A hymn to the One who lifts the low: wealth to the empty-handed, a fruitful open door that turns no one away, healing and a place for the placeless, honor for the overlooked and fear dissolved, closing in the treasure of peace found through serving the good.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
The lifting of the low and the excluded; the ever-open door; grace as given; the sangat. Connects to the caste- and status-leveling welcome and to Gurprasad as always-present.
For Raag Bhairao
The raag's dawn energy becomes the warmth of a door that opens for everyone.