One Presence pervades every world and every worshipper; hands folded and calling 'Shiva, Shiva,' all cry out to the one Mercy.
The Arc
A short three-part shabad. Pauri 0 (Rahao): who could delight You but Yourself? — and seeing Your beauty in all things, I am entranced. Pauri 1 opens a cosmic vision that modern readers often read as interfaith: heaven, underworld, earth, and all galaxies are one Presence, and everyone who folds their hands, calling 'Shiva, Shiva,' is crying out to the one Mercy. Pauri 2 grounds it: the Name uplifts anyone, gives cooling peace, and real wisdom grows in honest conversation with the wise.
Key Vocabulary
sarab samaano aykai ohee: 'the One is pervading everywhere' — across every realm
patit paavan: the One who uplifts anyone, however far they've strayed
seetal: cooling — a favorite Gauree word for the mind at peace
gaal galohee: 'conversation, discourse' — wisdom grown through good company
Themes and Cross-Connections
The interfaith openness readers find here — many names, one Mercy — is a modern application, and one commentators connect to Guru Nanak's radical inclusivity carried by Guru Arjan: no tradition owns the One. Grounding cosmic vision in the humble gift of conversation with the wise links to 438, 445, 448's steady exaltation of good company.
For Raag Gauree
The move from vast cosmic sweep to the intimate warmth of honest conversation suits Gauree's reflective balance of gravity and tenderness.
Translation Notes
Pauri 1's siv siv karat names Shiva, a Hindu image of the divine. Per project interfaith evenhandedness, this is rendered respectfully as people 'calling out to the sacred by many names,' with the verse's own line foregrounded: all such calling cries out to the one Mercy. No tradition is disparaged; the reading that the many names point at one reality is offered as a modern application, not as the verse's explicit survey of traditions.
One Presence pervades every world and every worshipper; hands folded and calling 'Shiva, Shiva,' all cry out to the one Mercy.
The Arc
A short three-part shabad. Pauri 0 (Rahao): who could delight You but Yourself? — and seeing Your beauty in all things, I am entranced. Pauri 1 opens a cosmic vision that modern readers often read as interfaith: heaven, underworld, earth, and all galaxies are one Presence, and everyone who folds their hands, calling 'Shiva, Shiva,' is crying out to the one Mercy. Pauri 2 grounds it: the Name uplifts anyone, gives cooling peace, and real wisdom grows in honest conversation with the wise.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
The interfaith openness readers find here — many names, one Mercy — is a modern application, and one commentators connect to Guru Nanak's radical inclusivity carried by Guru Arjan: no tradition owns the One. Grounding cosmic vision in the humble gift of conversation with the wise links to 438, 445, 448's steady exaltation of good company.
For Raag Gauree
The move from vast cosmic sweep to the intimate warmth of honest conversation suits Gauree's reflective balance of gravity and tenderness.
Translation Notes
Pauri 1's siv siv karat names Shiva, a Hindu image of the divine. Per project interfaith evenhandedness, this is rendered respectfully as people 'calling out to the sacred by many names,' with the verse's own line foregrounded: all such calling cries out to the one Mercy. No tradition is disparaged; the reading that the many names point at one reality is offered as a modern application, not as the verse's explicit survey of traditions.