The bonds slip off at one kind glance; the Name is a medicine so complete no sickness takes hold — listen, sing, and be kept far from harm.
The Arc
A healing shabad. It opens with bonds cut at a single glance of grace, gentle toward those who feel small. The Rahau brings mind and body cooled by the perfect teaching. The verses name the Name itself as medicine, describe attention centered all the way in until mistakes wash clean, and close with listening and singing keeping harm at a distance — the Great Word held as the true remedy.
Key Vocabulary
nadar nihaal: the glance of grace that fills with joy
man tan seetal: mind and body cooled and eased
a-ukhadh har kaa naam: the Name as complete medicine
antar liv laa-ee: attention centered all the way within
mahaa mantar: the Great Word — the true remedy
Themes and Cross-Connections
Naam-as-medicine is the spine of this shabad and a keynote of Bilaaval, the raag Guru Arjan often tunes toward healing. Illness and pain are named with dignity and answered with cooling, never with fear.
For Raag Bilaaval
A luminous Bilaaval healing shabad: sickness eased, mind cooled, the Name held like a remedy always at hand.
The bonds slip off at one kind glance; the Name is a medicine so complete no sickness takes hold — listen, sing, and be kept far from harm.
The Arc
A healing shabad. It opens with bonds cut at a single glance of grace, gentle toward those who feel small. The Rahau brings mind and body cooled by the perfect teaching. The verses name the Name itself as medicine, describe attention centered all the way in until mistakes wash clean, and close with listening and singing keeping harm at a distance — the Great Word held as the true remedy.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
Naam-as-medicine is the spine of this shabad and a keynote of Bilaaval, the raag Guru Arjan often tunes toward healing. Illness and pain are named with dignity and answered with cooling, never with fear.
For Raag Bilaaval
A luminous Bilaaval healing shabad: sickness eased, mind cooled, the Name held like a remedy always at hand.
Last updated: 2026-07-08