A hand on the child's forehead — the fever lifted, and thanks poured out.
The Arc
The Rahau gives thanks that the Maker lifted a fever through the teaching, and offers everything to the teacher who guards the honor of all. The verse pictures a hand laid gently on a child's forehead, keeping the little one safe and pouring the sweet Name into the heart; the close names the kind One as the keeper of the dignity of those who lean on Him, whose words of love are welcomed.
Key Vocabulary
taap laahi-aa: the fever removed
paij rakhee: kept the honor
kar mastak Dhaar: a hand on the brow
amrit naam mahaa ras: the sweet Name
dargeh parvaan: welcomed, counted
Themes and Cross-Connections
Healing and gratitude, tender parental care, and dignity guarded.
For Raag Bilaaval
A father's thanksgiving in the raag's warm register.
Translation Notes
This shabad is traditionally associated with a child's recovery from illness; that context sits in the background and is not asserted in the children's text.
A hand on the child's forehead — the fever lifted, and thanks poured out.
The Arc
The Rahau gives thanks that the Maker lifted a fever through the teaching, and offers everything to the teacher who guards the honor of all. The verse pictures a hand laid gently on a child's forehead, keeping the little one safe and pouring the sweet Name into the heart; the close names the kind One as the keeper of the dignity of those who lean on Him, whose words of love are welcomed.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
Healing and gratitude, tender parental care, and dignity guarded.
For Raag Bilaaval
A father's thanksgiving in the raag's warm register.
Translation Notes
This shabad is traditionally associated with a child's recovery from illness; that context sits in the background and is not asserted in the children's text.
Last updated: 2026-07-08