My thirst is quenched and the thieves have fled; how could I ever repay this love?
The Arc
Some people leave you calmer just by being near. Meet holy people like that, and a deep thirst inside you is quenched. Greed, anger and the rest of the five thieves run off. You settle into easy peace, singing and singing, and you see the One you love. Think of everything the One has done for you. You could never pay it back. So you give your whole heart, again and again. Bow first to people who live close to the One. Keep the One in mind with love. Countless voices sing the same praise. In the end, one thing is left to say: only You. At the centre, the Rahao: meeting holy people quenches your thirst, and the heart sings until it sees the Beloved.
Key Vocabulary
tikh boojh ga-ee — the thirst is quenched
panch bhaagay chor — the five thieves run off
hee-o tumHaaray bal balay — the heart offered again and again
ayk toohee toohee toohee — You alone, said three times
Themes and Cross-Connections
Gratitude that cannot be repaid, and the ease (sahaj) that follows when the inner thieves lose their grip. The threefold repetitions carry the raag's swelling devotion.
For Raag Kaanraa
Kaanraa's yearning arrives at song and absorption: the thirsty heart, finally near, can only sing You alone.
Hukumnama
Subject: Meeting the holy quenches your thirst Preview: a thirst quenched, five thieves running off, a heart given again and again, only You, only You.
Today: Some people leave you calmer just by being near. Meet holy people like that, and a deep thirst inside you is quenched. Greed, anger and the rest of the five thieves run off. You settle into easy peace, singing and singing, and you see the One you love. Think of everything the One has done for you. You could never pay it back. So you give your whole heart, again and again. Bow first to people who live close to the One. Keep the One in mind with love. Countless voices sing the same praise. In the end, one thing is left to say: only You.
Meeting holy people quenches your thirst, and the heart sings until it sees the Beloved.
For today: Spend a little time today near someone who leaves you calmer, and enjoy the quiet.
My thirst is quenched and the thieves have fled; how could I ever repay this love?
The Arc
Some people leave you calmer just by being near. Meet holy people like that, and a deep thirst inside you is quenched. Greed, anger and the rest of the five thieves run off. You settle into easy peace, singing and singing, and you see the One you love. Think of everything the One has done for you. You could never pay it back. So you give your whole heart, again and again. Bow first to people who live close to the One. Keep the One in mind with love. Countless voices sing the same praise. In the end, one thing is left to say: only You. At the centre, the Rahao: meeting holy people quenches your thirst, and the heart sings until it sees the Beloved.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
Gratitude that cannot be repaid, and the ease (sahaj) that follows when the inner thieves lose their grip. The threefold repetitions carry the raag's swelling devotion.
For Raag Kaanraa
Kaanraa's yearning arrives at song and absorption: the thirsty heart, finally near, can only sing You alone.
Hukumnama
Subject: Meeting the holy quenches your thirst Preview: a thirst quenched, five thieves running off, a heart given again and again, only You, only You.
Today: Some people leave you calmer just by being near. Meet holy people like that, and a deep thirst inside you is quenched. Greed, anger and the rest of the five thieves run off. You settle into easy peace, singing and singing, and you see the One you love. Think of everything the One has done for you. You could never pay it back. So you give your whole heart, again and again. Bow first to people who live close to the One. Keep the One in mind with love. Countless voices sing the same praise. In the end, one thing is left to say: only You.
Meeting holy people quenches your thirst, and the heart sings until it sees the Beloved.
For today: Spend a little time today near someone who leaves you calmer, and enjoy the quiet.