Raag Kalyaan
Commentary

Raag Kalyaan, Ghar 2, Mehl 5 (Guru Arjan)

When your heart holds what is true, your whole self feels it.

The Arc

A three-verse shabad opening Ghar 2 under its own Mool Mantar. Holding the One brings honor, and every limb and the very breath fill with joy. The One pervades all ten directions, the same in mountain and blade of grass. Wherever the eye turns, the One is there; in good company, doubt and fear dissolve.

Key Vocabulary

tayrai maan — holding You in acceptance and inner alignment. ang angay sukh paraan — every limb and the breath in bliss. mayr tineh samaan — the same in the mountain and the blade of grass. saaDhsang bharam bhai mitay — in good company, doubt and fear melt.

Themes and Cross-Connections

Oneness levels great and small: nothing is too big or too tiny to hold the One. Devotion is embodied, whole-body joy. maan is rendered as acceptance and inner alignment (never mere belief or faith), per the project's reading of mannai.

For Raag Kalyaan

Kalyaan's warmth shows as embodied, restful joy and as the settling of fear in true company. Intimate and grounded in tone.

Translation Notes

maan rendered as acceptance / inner alignment rather than belief or faith, per Mannai guidance.

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