Raag Kaanraa
Commentary

Raag Kaanraa, Shabad, Ghar 10, Mehl 5 (Guru Arjan)

Tired from the long journey, I found Your door — and this rare life bore fruit.

The Arc

The rahau: give me the blessing I would give everything for; caught by pride and the five thieves, I found the shelter of the holy, and their company freed me. The first verse: after a long wandering I grew weary and came to rest at Your door. The close: the One grew kind, gave the Name to lean on, and this precious, rare life became fruitful, carried safely across.

Key Vocabulary

  • aiso daan dayh sant — give me that blessing, O saints
  • saran saaDhoo-aa doot sang nivaar — the holy company removes the thieves
  • haar pari-o du-aar — weary, arriving at the Door
  • dulabh janam safal — the rare life becomes fruitful

Themes and Cross-Connections

The company that frees, and the long search that finds rest. The rare human life, once weary, is made fruitful by the Name.

For Raag Kaanraa

Kaanraa's yearning becomes homecoming: the tired seeker at last rests at the door and is welcomed.

Translation Notes

The imagery of wandering through countless lives and arriving weary is framed as a long search finding rest, keeping the tone hopeful rather than despairing.

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