"I am calmed, calmed and soothed, hearing of God."
The Arc
Five very short verses. Hearing of the One brings coolness (rahau); total self-offering reveals the One near (v.1); the measureless One cherished intimately (v.2); wishes fulfilled because wishes are healed (v.3); by grace the One indwelling, grief no longer final (v.4).
Key Vocabulary
sheetal / calmed, cooled — the fever of the restless heart quenched by hearing.
nikaT nikaT / near, very near — nearness as the fruit of total giving (cf. Viraha).
na dukh santaapai / never suffers or grieves — the unshaken root, not the absence of pain (sahaj).
Themes and Cross-Connections
"Near, very near" links to Devgandhaari's nearest of the near (B00C3038) and Maajh's Viraha. Wishes-healed links to B00C1509 (the false wants ruled out) and Aasaa's Asleep Inside Hope. Never-shaken links to Sahaj.
For Raag Jaitsree
Built entirely of small exhales, it traces the whole path in miniature — from hearing, to giving, to nearness, to healed desire, to unshakable steadiness. Its cool, calm register is Jaitsree at its most soothing.
"I am calmed, calmed and soothed, hearing of God."
The Arc
Five very short verses. Hearing of the One brings coolness (rahau); total self-offering reveals the One near (v.1); the measureless One cherished intimately (v.2); wishes fulfilled because wishes are healed (v.3); by grace the One indwelling, grief no longer final (v.4).
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
"Near, very near" links to Devgandhaari's nearest of the near (B00C3038) and Maajh's Viraha. Wishes-healed links to B00C1509 (the false wants ruled out) and Aasaa's Asleep Inside Hope. Never-shaken links to Sahaj.
For Raag Jaitsree
Built entirely of small exhales, it traces the whole path in miniature — from hearing, to giving, to nearness, to healed desire, to unshakable steadiness. Its cool, calm register is Jaitsree at its most soothing.