Raag Bhairao
Commentary

Raag Bhairao, Shabad, Mehl 5 (Guru Arjan Dev)

"His Name is the highest of all — remember, and be steadied."

The Arc

From the highest Name and the aches it loosens, through a gentle self-reminder to remember, to the One who feeds all and forgives freely, to a wealth and wisdom that never fade, and closing as doubt and fear clear to reveal what was always there.

Key Vocabulary

  • sabh tay oochaa naa-o — the highest Name of all.
  • simar manaa — remember, O my mind.
  • jee-a jant aahaar — sustenance to all beings.
  • bakhsanhaar — the forgiver.
  • saachaa dhan — true, unfading wealth.
  • bharam bha-o — doubt and fear.

Themes and Cross-Connections

Remembrance dispels darkness; universal care; grace that forgives without tallying; light over darkness. Connects to sach as the real and unfading and to Waheguru as the move from darkness into light.

For Raag Bhairao

A dawn raag whose brightness is the clearing of inner darkness.

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