Raag Kaanraa
Commentary

Raag Kaanraa, Shabad, Mehl 5 (Guru Arjan)

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

The Arc

The rahau: O mother, I remember the One with every breath, night and day; without Him there is no other. The first verse: He loves me and makes me His own; the union never breaks; He is breath, mind, wealth, everything. The close: here and everywhere He fills all, seen deep within the heart; in the saints' shelter I am carried across and the heavy pain lifts.

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.

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