Raag Jaitsree, Shabad 7, Mehl 4 (Guru Ram Das) — Second House
"Through the Name of Guru Nanak, I have found peace."
The Arc
A song-like shabad opening the Second House. Holding the One in mind dispels pain (v.0); the affectionate invitation to sing, cherish, read — the One revealed (v.1); the One as breath and sweet nectar (v.2); peace named three times, sourced in Guru Nanak's Name (v.3).
Key Vocabulary
Second House (Ghar 2) — a musical/structural subdivision; here a shorter, chant-like form.
praan / breath of life — the One's intimacy (see Naam).
Amrit... meethaa / sweet nectar — the tasting (Har Ras).
Rang / dyed in love — the permanent color.
Themes and Cross-Connections
"Revealed, not achieved" links to the jewel-uncovered motif (B00C1498–99). Breath-and-sweetness links to Devgandhaari's Naam-as-breath (B00C3034). "Through Guru Nanak's Name" locates the Fourth Guru in the continuous line of teaching.
For Raag Jaitsree
A compact distillation of the Mehl 4 teaching — Name held in mind, teacher as revealer, peace and permanent color — in the raag's most song-like, chant-friendly form.
"Through the Name of Guru Nanak, I have found peace."
The Arc
A song-like shabad opening the Second House. Holding the One in mind dispels pain (v.0); the affectionate invitation to sing, cherish, read — the One revealed (v.1); the One as breath and sweet nectar (v.2); peace named three times, sourced in Guru Nanak's Name (v.3).
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
"Revealed, not achieved" links to the jewel-uncovered motif (B00C1498–99). Breath-and-sweetness links to Devgandhaari's Naam-as-breath (B00C3034). "Through Guru Nanak's Name" locates the Fourth Guru in the continuous line of teaching.
For Raag Jaitsree
A compact distillation of the Mehl 4 teaching — Name held in mind, teacher as revealer, peace and permanent color — in the raag's most song-like, chant-friendly form.