Cherish the Name-treasure within; a love that runs deep, not pride, draws you close, and the Maker who spans every age gathers the truthful home.
The Arc
This Mehl 3 shabad (closing ||4||3||) is a steady teaching on the inner treasure. It opens by urging the cherishing of the Name deep within, the wealth of the One who nurtures all life, which brings the treasure of freedom. The Rahao and second verse root this in service to the Guru and in a love that runs as deep as a fully devoted heart, warning that ego and wandering from the Root waste a life. The third verse names peace, natural ease, joy, and greatness as gifts flowing from the Guru; the close rests everything on the Maker's own act of grace, gathering the truthful into union.
Key Vocabulary
naam samaalay: cherishing, gathering the Name within
partipaalay: the Cherisher who nourishes all beings
har rang goorhaa: the deep-dyed color of love for the One
moolhu bhulaa: wandering away from the Root, the source of all
nadar / maylaavaa: the Glance of Grace and the union it brings
Themes and Cross-Connections
The shabad braids together several of the raag's threads: the Name as inner wealth, Sahaj as the ease it brings, and grace (nadar) as the cause of union. Its image of love deep-dyed like a devoted heart connects to the whole tradition's bridal-love language for the soul and the One, rendered here as wholehearted devotion. The closing, prabh aap milaa-ay, God unites us with Himself, keeps the project's steady insistence that union is grace's doing, not ego's achievement.
For Raag Dhanaasaree
The raag's true wealth is here something to cherish and be colored by, until the Maker who spans the ages draws the truthful home, longing resolving into union, the raag's characteristic movement.
Translation Notes
The source verse ih har rang goorhaa Dhan pir ho-ay ... raavay prabh so-ay uses the bride-and-groom (soul and Lord) image, including raavay (ravishes, enjoys). It is rendered here as the love of a fully devoted heart adorned with peace, keeping the depth of devotion while adapting the marital imagery for young readers.
Cherish the Name-treasure within; a love that runs deep, not pride, draws you close, and the Maker who spans every age gathers the truthful home.
The Arc
This Mehl 3 shabad (closing ||4||3||) is a steady teaching on the inner treasure. It opens by urging the cherishing of the Name deep within, the wealth of the One who nurtures all life, which brings the treasure of freedom. The Rahao and second verse root this in service to the Guru and in a love that runs as deep as a fully devoted heart, warning that ego and wandering from the Root waste a life. The third verse names peace, natural ease, joy, and greatness as gifts flowing from the Guru; the close rests everything on the Maker's own act of grace, gathering the truthful into union.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
The shabad braids together several of the raag's threads: the Name as inner wealth, Sahaj as the ease it brings, and grace (nadar) as the cause of union. Its image of love deep-dyed like a devoted heart connects to the whole tradition's bridal-love language for the soul and the One, rendered here as wholehearted devotion. The closing, prabh aap milaa-ay, God unites us with Himself, keeps the project's steady insistence that union is grace's doing, not ego's achievement.
For Raag Dhanaasaree
The raag's true wealth is here something to cherish and be colored by, until the Maker who spans the ages draws the truthful home, longing resolving into union, the raag's characteristic movement.
Translation Notes
The source verse ih har rang goorhaa Dhan pir ho-ay ... raavay prabh so-ay uses the bride-and-groom (soul and Lord) image, including raavay (ravishes, enjoys). It is rendered here as the love of a fully devoted heart adorned with peace, keeping the depth of devotion while adapting the marital imagery for young readers.