Raag Bilaaval
Commentary

Raag Bilaaval, Du-Pada, Mehl 5 (Guru Arjan)

Hold the One in mind and health flows, delight grows steady, and every sense of being apart melts into nearness.

The Arc

A short Du-Pada that closes the run on healing and union. Its Rahau names remembrance as a healing word that brings health of body and heart. The first verse finds a steady daily delight and union in good company; the second closes with remembrance ending the sense of separation, resting in the shelter of the One who causes all.

Key Vocabulary

  • ho-ee-ai aarog: becoming free of disease — health of body and heart
  • raamchand kee lastikaa: the Lord's healing rod — an image for the Name
  • nit keechai bhog: a steady daily delight
  • binsai bi-og: the sense of separation melting away

Themes and Cross-Connections

Naam-as-medicine returns one last time, and the closing binsai bi-og — separation ending — rhymes with the Reuniter of the separated sounded earlier in the batch. Healing and homecoming close together.

For Raag Bilaaval

A fitting Bilaaval close for this set: bright, brief, and healing, ending where the raag loves to rest — in nearness.

Translation Notes

Raamchand kee lastikaa likens the Name to a healing rod; the image is carried gently as a healing wand that quiets what ails us, keeping Bilaaval's medicinal keynote.


Last updated: 2026-07-08

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