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
Keep remembering the One, again and again, and your work starts to come out right. Kartarpur means the Creator's town. In that town the Maker lives right beside the saints. Bring your prayer to the Guru, and nothing gets stuck in your way. The One guards the people who love the One, and is their treasure too. That storehouse is always full. The ones who work with the One in their hearts live in peace and lack nothing. You meet the One through the kindness of the saints. And when you find the true home, everyone around you cheers. At the centre, the Rahao: remembering the perfect One again and again, so every task comes out right, in the Maker's own town beside the saints.
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, before the numbered verses, rather than after a first verse.
Hukumnama
Subject: Remember the One and things fall into place Preview: the Creator's town, a prayer that clears the road, an overflowing storehouse, cheers for a true home.
Today: Keep remembering the One, again and again, and your work starts to come out right. Kartarpur means the Creator's town. In that town the Maker lives right beside the saints. Bring your prayer to the Guru, and nothing gets stuck in your way. The One guards the people who love the One, and is their treasure too. That storehouse is always full. The ones who work with the One in their hearts live in peace and lack nothing. You meet the One through the kindness of the saints. And when you find the true home, everyone around you cheers.
Remember the One, and things fall into place.
For today: Before something hard today, remember the One for one slow breath, then begin.
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
Keep remembering the One, again and again, and your work starts to come out right. Kartarpur means the Creator's town. In that town the Maker lives right beside the saints. Bring your prayer to the Guru, and nothing gets stuck in your way. The One guards the people who love the One, and is their treasure too. That storehouse is always full. The ones who work with the One in their hearts live in peace and lack nothing. You meet the One through the kindness of the saints. And when you find the true home, everyone around you cheers. At the centre, the Rahao: remembering the perfect One again and again, so every task comes out right, in the Maker's own town beside the saints.
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, before the numbered verses, rather than after a first verse.
Hukumnama
Subject: Remember the One and things fall into place Preview: the Creator's town, a prayer that clears the road, an overflowing storehouse, cheers for a true home.
Today: Keep remembering the One, again and again, and your work starts to come out right. Kartarpur means the Creator's town. In that town the Maker lives right beside the saints. Bring your prayer to the Guru, and nothing gets stuck in your way. The One guards the people who love the One, and is their treasure too. That storehouse is always full. The ones who work with the One in their hearts live in peace and lack nothing. You meet the One through the kindness of the saints. And when you find the true home, everyone around you cheers.
Remember the One, and things fall into place.
For today: Before something hard today, remember the One for one slow breath, then begin.