Raag Kaanraa
Commentary

Raag Kaanraa, Shabad, Mehl 5 (Guru Arjan)

O mother, I remember day and night; the bond will never break.

The Arc

Picture running to tell your mom the one thing that fills your heart. Here that thing is the One. Raam, Raam, Raam. There is no other. With every breath, through the night and into the morning, your mind rests at the One's feet. The One loves you and makes you the One's own. That bond holds. Your breath, your mind, everything you have, all of it is the One. The One is a treasure of goodness and your peace. The One fills this world and the next. Look deep inside your heart, and you see the One there. In the shelter of holy people, you are carried across, and the heavy pain lifts. At the centre, the Rahao: with every breath, night and day, I remember the One, and there is no other.

Key Vocabulary

  • maa-ee simrat raam — O mother, remembering the One
  • tootat nahee jor — the union that never breaks
  • nirkhat rid khor — seen deep within the heart
  • binsi-o dukh ghor — the deep pain dissolves

Themes and Cross-Connections

Constant remembrance (simran) and the unbreakable bond of love. The One sought far away is seen most clearly within the heart.

For Raag Kaanraa

Kaanraa's devotion becomes an unbroken thread — remembered with every breath, found within.

Hukumnama

Subject: I remember the One with every breath Preview: a call to mother, lotus feet, a bond that holds, breath and wealth, a heart that sees, pain lifted

Today: Picture running to tell your mom the one thing that fills your heart. Here that thing is the One. Raam, Raam, Raam. There is no other. With every breath, through the night and into the morning, your mind rests at the One's feet. The One loves you and makes you the One's own. That bond holds. Your breath, your mind, everything you have, all of it is the One. The One is a treasure of goodness and your peace. The One fills this world and the next. Look deep inside your heart, and you see the One there. In the shelter of holy people, you are carried across, and the heavy pain lifts.

With every breath, day and night, you can remember the One.

For today: Pick three ordinary moments today and say the Naam softly with your breath.

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