Raag Devgandhaari
Commentary

Raag Devgandhaari, Shabad 6, Mehl 5 (Guru Arjan)

"Sexual desire, anger, greed, falsehood and slander are forgotten, in the Saadh Sangat."

The Arc

Doubt cleared, everyone becomes "mine" (rahau); the mind's churn of guilt and worry unburdened (v.1); the five passions outgrown in good company, the ocean of mercy cutting the bonds (v.2).

Key Vocabulary

  • bharam / doubt — the divided mind; its clearing dissolves walls between self and others.
  • Panch Vikaar — the five passions (desire, anger, greed, falsehood, slander here) — outgrown, not fought (see philosophy.md).
  • Saadh Sangat — the company in which the five lose their grip.
  • kirpaa-nidhaan / ocean of mercy — mercy itself does the cutting.

Themes and Cross-Connections

"All are mine" is Ik Onkar in relationship (cf. Aasaa "whom shall we call bad?"). The five-passions-outgrown-in-Sangat is the exact psychology of philosophy.md's Panch Vikaar and Sat Sangat sections.

For Raag Devgandhaari

Concentrates the raag's social fruit: devotion clears doubt, and cleared doubt makes everyone kin. The five passions are handled in the mature key — dissolved by company and mercy, not conquered by force.

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