Raag Goojaree
Commentary

Raag Goojaree, Fifth Mehl, Du-Padas (Guru Arjan)

Never parted again — the answer to the raag's ache of separation.

The Arc

Praise and listen, and never suffer separation again (P0). The Pause line: remembrance ends strife and sorrow and snaps death's noose (P1). And the close undoes the inner adversaries and asks, humbly, only for the taste of the Name (P2).

Key Vocabulary

  • "never suffer separation again" — union restored by attention, not travel (P0).
  • strife/sorrow + death's noose — daily trouble and ultimate fear, both loosened (P1).
  • "the taste of the Naam" — the final request: to savor, not to conquer (P2).

Themes and Cross-Connections

"Never parted again" (P0) directly answers Goojaree's keynote of longing (B00C1024, B00C1053 soul-bride). "Enemies consumed" (P2) is read inwardly, per the raag's interiority. The request for "taste" restates devotion as savoring (B00C1029, B00C1031).

For Raag Goojaree

The raag of separation names its own remedy: attention closes the distance, and the deepest wish is not to win but to taste the sweetness of nearness.

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