The Name is a treasure and a companion the soul can always count on.
The Arc
The rahau names the Name a treasure found in the holy company — a companion and helper to the soul. The verses follow: humbly keeping that company, as if bathing daily in the dust of the saints' feet, the weight of countless lives is washed away; and the lofty words of the holy carry even ordinary people safely across.
Key Vocabulary
niDh — treasure — the Name held in good company
sahaa-ee — companion, helper that never leaves
sant rayn — the dust of the saints' feet — an image of deep humility
oochee baanee — the lofty, exalted words of the holy
Themes and Cross-Connections
sant rayn (dust of the feet) is Gurbani's picture of lowering oneself in love and service — the humility that itself makes one clean. The reassurance that ordinary people (paraanee), not only the great, are carried across keeps the door open to all.
For Raag Kaanraa
The raag's yearning finds its treasure close at hand — a companion for the soul, carried in good company.
The Name is a treasure and a companion the soul can always count on.
The Arc
The rahau names the Name a treasure found in the holy company — a companion and helper to the soul. The verses follow: humbly keeping that company, as if bathing daily in the dust of the saints' feet, the weight of countless lives is washed away; and the lofty words of the holy carry even ordinary people safely across.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
sant rayn (dust of the feet) is Gurbani's picture of lowering oneself in love and service — the humility that itself makes one clean. The reassurance that ordinary people (paraanee), not only the great, are carried across keeps the door open to all.
For Raag Kaanraa
The raag's yearning finds its treasure close at hand — a companion for the soul, carried in good company.