Shake off the snakes, gather the scattered heart, and seek the one eternal company.
(Filed in the 06-Raag-Goojaree folder, which spans into Raag Devgandhaari and the first Bihaagraa shabads.)
The Arc
The inner enemies named as poisonous snakes, actively shaken off (P0); the positive move — the Name repeated, peace obtained (P1); the scattered many-attachments that pull into a whirlpool (P2); the poignant image of all as travelers gathered briefly under the world-tree (P3); and the close — the one eternal company, gathered around praise, sought as shelter (P4).
Key Vocabulary
"poisonous snakes" — the inner enemies / harmful influences, to be shaken off (P0).
whirlpool of many attachments — a scattered heart pulled into a spin (P2).
"travellers under the world-tree" — the temporary, shared nature of life together (P3).
eternal Sangat — the one fellowship that does not end (P4).
Themes and Cross-Connections
Though in Raag Bihaagraa, this shabad shares the raag's steady themes: discernment about company (B00C1132), single-heartedness over scattered attachment, and the Sangat as refuge. The "travellers under the world-tree" (P3) is one of Guru Arjan's most tender images of shared transience.
For Raag Bihaagraa / Goojaree
Guru Arjan pairs active self-work (shaking off the snakes) with the positive turn (the Name, the eternal company) — and frames it all in the gentle light of our brief, shared gathering under one great tree.
Shake off the snakes, gather the scattered heart, and seek the one eternal company.
(Filed in the 06-Raag-Goojaree folder, which spans into Raag Devgandhaari and the first Bihaagraa shabads.)
The Arc
The inner enemies named as poisonous snakes, actively shaken off (P0); the positive move — the Name repeated, peace obtained (P1); the scattered many-attachments that pull into a whirlpool (P2); the poignant image of all as travelers gathered briefly under the world-tree (P3); and the close — the one eternal company, gathered around praise, sought as shelter (P4).
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
Though in Raag Bihaagraa, this shabad shares the raag's steady themes: discernment about company (B00C1132), single-heartedness over scattered attachment, and the Sangat as refuge. The "travellers under the world-tree" (P3) is one of Guru Arjan's most tender images of shared transience.
For Raag Bihaagraa / Goojaree
Guru Arjan pairs active self-work (shaking off the snakes) with the positive turn (the Name, the eternal company) — and frames it all in the gentle light of our brief, shared gathering under one great tree.