Raag Kaanraa
Commentary

Raag Kaanraa, Shabad, Mehl 5 (Guru Arjan)

What we search for everywhere is the jewel that finally quiets all worry and makes us fully at home.

The Arc

The rahau gazes on the beautiful face of the One and, after long searching, finds the jewel that melts away all anxiety. The first verse holds the One close within the heart, and pain and harm simply lift and leave. The close names the One as kingdom, wealth, and family — everything — and, having earned the true treasure in holy company, rests fully at home.

Key Vocabulary

  • khojat khojat ratan paa-i-o — searching and searching, the jewel found
  • bisree sabh chind — all anxiety forgotten
  • charan kamal ridai Dhaar — enshrining the lotus feet in the heart
  • sarbaso gobind — the One as everything

Themes and Cross-Connections

Every relationship and possession fulfilled in the One. Holding the good close is itself what dissolves harm.

For Raag Kaanraa

The seeking raag finds its jewel and its home — longing resolved into belonging.

Translation Notes

fir na marand (never die again) is rendered as being at home for good, keeping the sense of arrival while easing the death imagery.

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