Raag Bhairao
Commentary

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

The prayer was heard, and every tangle came right.

The Arc

From a prayer heard and every affair resolved, through the teaching greater than all yet near enough to hold, into wisdom seen everywhere the Name-filled heart looks, and closing in endless gratitude to the teacher.

Key Vocabulary

  • ardaas — the prayer, heard.
  • kaaraj raas — affairs come right.
  • amar na maytai — the decree none can undo.
  • safal moorat — the image of fulfillment.
  • barahm gi-aan — the wisdom of the One.
  • namaskaar — the bow of gratitude.

Themes and Cross-Connections

A prayer answered; the teaching as the beautiful One made near enough to hold; gratitude as a source of aliveness. Connects to the teaching (Guru) as the doorway to the near-and-vast One, and to seeing the same wisdom everywhere.

For Raag Bhairao

Bhairao's energy resolved into thankfulness — the fierce raag ending on a bow.

Translation Notes

Wellbeing: the devotional image of washing and drinking the water of the Guru's feet (charan dho-ay dho-ay peevaa) is rendered as treasuring even the ground the teaching walks on — a picture of deep gratitude sized gently for children.

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