Remembrance cools an overheated mind the way the moon cools the burning noon — and lifts a quiet, unshakeable dignity.
The Arc
Verse 1 (P0): remembering the One turns the mind cool and calm, like the moon cooling the scorching sun of Maya.
The Rahau (P1): night and day, keep the Name; the One protects here and everywhere.
Verse 2 (P2): the One holds all treasures — search for that jewel, and honor those who found it.
Verse 3 (P3): one who takes in the teaching gains a dignity the One guards, that no one can shrink.
Verse 4 (P4): of all gifts, ask only this — that the One dwell in your heart forever.
Key Vocabulary
simran — loving remembrance of the One.
saant seetal — peaceful and cool; the mind's temperature change.
sas / soor — moon and sun; the Guru's coolness against Maya's heat.
har ratnaa — the jewel that is the One, the treasure worth seeking.
vadi-aa-ee — glory, dignity; here granted and guarded by the One.
Themes and Cross-Connections
The cooling image belongs to the same family as Gurbani's other pictures of sahaj — the natural ease of a mind no longer at war with itself. And the closing request — nearness rather than acquisition — ties the shabad to the recurring Sikh insight that fulfillment is a matter of the One's presence, not of getting more.
For Raag Gond
Gond's warm, calling voice suits a shabad about the mind cooling and settling; the repeated mayray man keeps the intimacy of a teacher speaking gently to the heart.
Remembrance cools an overheated mind the way the moon cools the burning noon — and lifts a quiet, unshakeable dignity.
The Arc
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
The cooling image belongs to the same family as Gurbani's other pictures of sahaj — the natural ease of a mind no longer at war with itself. And the closing request — nearness rather than acquisition — ties the shabad to the recurring Sikh insight that fulfillment is a matter of the One's presence, not of getting more.
For Raag Gond
Gond's warm, calling voice suits a shabad about the mind cooling and settling; the repeated mayray man keeps the intimacy of a teacher speaking gently to the heart.
Last updated: 2026-07-09