Plant the Name in the field of your actions, and the harvest dispels the fear of death -- let go of your clever devices and grasp the One's support, and you are saved in an instant.
The Arc
Pauri 0: plant the seed of the Name in the field of karma; the harvest dispels the fear of death. The Rahao (Pauri 1): keep the Name in the heart, and your affairs resolve quickly. Pauri 2: be attentive to the One, give up clever tricks, hold the Saints' feet. Pauri 3: the One holds all and is never separated; let go of devices and grasp its support -- saved in an instant. Pauri 4 closes: the One is near; accept its order, clear the ego, chant the Name.
Key Vocabulary
field of karma: life as a field where the seed of the Name is planted
affairs resolved: the Name in the heart settling outer tangles
let go of devices: abandoning self-effort to grasp the One's support
saved in an instant: grace immediate when the grip on self loosens
Themes and Cross-Connections
The shabad joins the farming image (the Name as seed; philosophy.md, Naam) with Guru Arjan's recurring counsel to drop clever self-effort and grasp the One's support -- whereupon salvation is instant (grace, Gurprasad). It ends in four keynotes: the One is near, accept Hukam, clear Haumai, chant the Naam.
For Raag Gauree
Gauree's meditative frame suits this practical teaching. From planting a seed to grasping a support in an instant, the shabad balances patient cultivation with the suddenness of grace -- and closes with a compact summary of the whole path.
Plant the Name in the field of your actions, and the harvest dispels the fear of death -- let go of your clever devices and grasp the One's support, and you are saved in an instant.
The Arc
Pauri 0: plant the seed of the Name in the field of karma; the harvest dispels the fear of death. The Rahao (Pauri 1): keep the Name in the heart, and your affairs resolve quickly. Pauri 2: be attentive to the One, give up clever tricks, hold the Saints' feet. Pauri 3: the One holds all and is never separated; let go of devices and grasp its support -- saved in an instant. Pauri 4 closes: the One is near; accept its order, clear the ego, chant the Name.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
The shabad joins the farming image (the Name as seed; philosophy.md, Naam) with Guru Arjan's recurring counsel to drop clever self-effort and grasp the One's support -- whereupon salvation is instant (grace, Gurprasad). It ends in four keynotes: the One is near, accept Hukam, clear Haumai, chant the Naam.
For Raag Gauree
Gauree's meditative frame suits this practical teaching. From planting a seed to grasping a support in an instant, the shabad balances patient cultivation with the suddenness of grace -- and closes with a compact summary of the whole path.
Last updated: 2026-06-28