The greatest gift is not power but the chance to love.
The Arc
A radiant three-verse shabad. The glory of the Beloved keeps the mind forever new, dyed bright by love. Even the mightiest beings beg not for power but for the gift of praise and devotion. All meditate on the waves of the One, and the shabad closes as a glad sacrifice to the good company who stay ever close to the One.
Key Vocabulary
laalan — the Beloved. sad navtan — ever-new; love that never goes stale. bhagat daan — the gift of devotion, sought even by the great. sad sangee — the ever-companions of the One.
Themes and Cross-Connections
The fast-dye of divine love, unlike cheap dyes that wash out, keeps renewing the mind. The great cosmic beings begging for devotion make the point that love outranks power. The close honors saadh sangat, the company of the good.
For Raag Kalyaan
Kalyaan's tenderness is at full brightness here: love that keeps the heart new, and warmth centered on holy company. Bright and glad.
The greatest gift is not power but the chance to love.
The Arc
A radiant three-verse shabad. The glory of the Beloved keeps the mind forever new, dyed bright by love. Even the mightiest beings beg not for power but for the gift of praise and devotion. All meditate on the waves of the One, and the shabad closes as a glad sacrifice to the good company who stay ever close to the One.
Key Vocabulary
laalan — the Beloved. sad navtan — ever-new; love that never goes stale. bhagat daan — the gift of devotion, sought even by the great. sad sangee — the ever-companions of the One.
Themes and Cross-Connections
The fast-dye of divine love, unlike cheap dyes that wash out, keeps renewing the mind. The great cosmic beings begging for devotion make the point that love outranks power. The close honors saadh sangat, the company of the good.
For Raag Kalyaan
Kalyaan's tenderness is at full brightness here: love that keeps the heart new, and warmth centered on holy company. Bright and glad.