Keep the One in mind and things fall into place; no obstacle stands before sincere prayer; the storehouse never empties; and the true home, once found, is worth everyone's celebration.
The Arc
A shabad of settled abundance. Its Rahau opens the shabad: remembrance sets affairs in place, and in the City of the Maker the good live beside the One. The verses promise no obstacle before sincere prayer, a storehouse that never empties, and peace for all who work with love in their hearts, closing with everyone celebrating the beautiful true home found through the perfect teaching.
Key Vocabulary
kaaraj bha-ay raas: affairs falling into place through remembrance
kartaar pur: Kartaarpur, the City of the Maker
tot na aavai: the storehouse that never empties
basat kamaavat sabh sukhee: peace for all who work with love
sach thaan suhaa-i-aa: the beautiful true home, found
Themes and Cross-Connections
Kartaarpur — the town Guru Nanak founded and farmed in his later years — becomes an image of ordinary life lived beside the One. Abundance (the storehouse that never empties) and belonging (the beautiful home) close the shabad together.
For Raag Bilaaval
Bilaaval's brightness here is homecoming: obstacles cleared, plenty assured, and a true home worth everyone's joy.
Translation Notes
This shabad places the Rahau at the very opening (Pauri0), before the numbered verses, rather than after a first verse.
Keep the One in mind and things fall into place; no obstacle stands before sincere prayer; the storehouse never empties; and the true home, once found, is worth everyone's celebration.
The Arc
A shabad of settled abundance. Its Rahau opens the shabad: remembrance sets affairs in place, and in the City of the Maker the good live beside the One. The verses promise no obstacle before sincere prayer, a storehouse that never empties, and peace for all who work with love in their hearts, closing with everyone celebrating the beautiful true home found through the perfect teaching.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
Kartaarpur — the town Guru Nanak founded and farmed in his later years — becomes an image of ordinary life lived beside the One. Abundance (the storehouse that never empties) and belonging (the beautiful home) close the shabad together.
For Raag Bilaaval
Bilaaval's brightness here is homecoming: obstacles cleared, plenty assured, and a true home worth everyone's joy.
Translation Notes
This shabad places the Rahau at the very opening (Pauri0), before the numbered verses, rather than after a first verse.
Last updated: 2026-07-08