From fear itself frightened away and the restless mind's sicknesses cured, through the gentle lovers of the One honored even by the great powers, into the company where every inner storm quietly settles.
Key Vocabulary
bhai ka-o bha-o — fear itself made afraid.
trihu gun — the three restless pulls of the mind.
pooran dhaam — the home that is complete.
dharam raa-ay — the keeper of what is fair.
kaam krodh lobh — craving, anger, greed.
abhimaan — pride that finally lets go.
Themes and Cross-Connections
Fear dissolved by remembrance; inner storms settling in company; the humble honored above the mighty, a leveling note. Connects to the company of the good (saadhsang) as the place transformation actually happens, and to ego as a disease that heals.
For Raag Bhairao
A compact three-part shabad — Bhairao's fierceness turned against fear itself, then softened in company.
Translation Notes
Wellbeing: the Righteous Judge of Dharma and the Messenger of Death (dharam raa-ay jaam) are rendered as the great forces of fairness and endings that honor the gentle lovers of the One — the reverence kept, the dread dropped. The three gunas (trihu gun) are given as the restless pulls of the mind, and kaam krodh as craving and anger, sized gently for children.
Remember the One, and even fear grows afraid.
The Arc
From fear itself frightened away and the restless mind's sicknesses cured, through the gentle lovers of the One honored even by the great powers, into the company where every inner storm quietly settles.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
Fear dissolved by remembrance; inner storms settling in company; the humble honored above the mighty, a leveling note. Connects to the company of the good (saadhsang) as the place transformation actually happens, and to ego as a disease that heals.
For Raag Bhairao
A compact three-part shabad — Bhairao's fierceness turned against fear itself, then softened in company.
Translation Notes
Wellbeing: the Righteous Judge of Dharma and the Messenger of Death (dharam raa-ay jaam) are rendered as the great forces of fairness and endings that honor the gentle lovers of the One — the reverence kept, the dread dropped. The three gunas (trihu gun) are given as the restless pulls of the mind, and kaam krodh as craving and anger, sized gently for children.