My whole being is yours and aches to see you -- and a little mercy from the teacher, and the One comes to meet you.
The Arc
Pauri 0: my breath, soul, and body are yours; show me your sight -- there is such longing. The Rahao (Pauri 1): such longing to meet you; when the Guru showed a little mercy, you came and met me. Pauri 2: you alone know my mind; day and night I keep your name and live by hope in you. Pauri 3: the Guru showed the way, the One met me, and I am filled with bliss. Pauri 4 closes: everything is under your control; preserve the honor of your servant.
Key Vocabulary
total belonging: breath, soul, body all the One's
a little mercy: the Guru's small mercy that brings the One to meet the soul
known by the One: the heart fully known, resting in hope
preserve my honor: the soul resting its standing in the One's hands
Themes and Cross-Connections
A shabad of viraha answered by grace (philosophy.md): the longing for darshan is met when the One comes to meet the soul, prompted by even a little mercy from the Guru (Gurprasad). Total belonging and being fully known are restful, and the soul rests its honor wholly in the One (Hukam).
For Raag Gauree
Gauree Poorbee carries the ache and its answer. The movement from a longing that fills the whole body to the One coming to meet the soul is Guru Ram Das's signature arc -- desire met not by effort but by the Beloved's approach.
My whole being is yours and aches to see you -- and a little mercy from the teacher, and the One comes to meet you.
The Arc
Pauri 0: my breath, soul, and body are yours; show me your sight -- there is such longing. The Rahao (Pauri 1): such longing to meet you; when the Guru showed a little mercy, you came and met me. Pauri 2: you alone know my mind; day and night I keep your name and live by hope in you. Pauri 3: the Guru showed the way, the One met me, and I am filled with bliss. Pauri 4 closes: everything is under your control; preserve the honor of your servant.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
A shabad of viraha answered by grace (philosophy.md): the longing for darshan is met when the One comes to meet the soul, prompted by even a little mercy from the Guru (Gurprasad). Total belonging and being fully known are restful, and the soul rests its honor wholly in the One (Hukam).
For Raag Gauree
Gauree Poorbee carries the ache and its answer. The movement from a longing that fills the whole body to the One coming to meet the soul is Guru Ram Das's signature arc -- desire met not by effort but by the Beloved's approach.
Last updated: 2026-06-28