Wellbeing that lasts comes from a mind and body settled in what is true.
The Arc
A three-verse shabad that speaks the raag's own name as its promise. With mind and body remembering, the perfect teaching settles like light and brings lasting peace—kali-aan itself. Singing praise, tangled things come right and sorrow's shadow lifts in good company; and the seeker asks only to be allowed to serve, day and night, resting in the shelter of the complete One.
Key Vocabulary
sadaa sookh kali-aan — lasting peace and wellbeing; the raag-word as promise. gur pooray suparsan — the perfect teaching, fully pleased, settling like light. sarab kaaraj siDh — all affairs come right. saranaagatee — taking sanctuary.
Themes and Cross-Connections
A landmark: the word kalyaan (wellbeing) that names the raag is spoken here as its very promise. Good company is where knots loosen and shadows lift; service is asked as a gift, not a duty. dukh kaal is softened to sorrow's shadow lifting.
For Raag Kalyaan
This shabad names the raag's heart out loud: sadaa sookh kali-aan, lasting wellbeing. It is Kalyaan describing itself—peace, resolution, and glad service.
Translation Notes
dukh kaal (pain of death) softened to sorrow's shadow lifting, per wellbeing guidance.
Wellbeing that lasts comes from a mind and body settled in what is true.
The Arc
A three-verse shabad that speaks the raag's own name as its promise. With mind and body remembering, the perfect teaching settles like light and brings lasting peace—kali-aan itself. Singing praise, tangled things come right and sorrow's shadow lifts in good company; and the seeker asks only to be allowed to serve, day and night, resting in the shelter of the complete One.
Key Vocabulary
sadaa sookh kali-aan — lasting peace and wellbeing; the raag-word as promise. gur pooray suparsan — the perfect teaching, fully pleased, settling like light. sarab kaaraj siDh — all affairs come right. saranaagatee — taking sanctuary.
Themes and Cross-Connections
A landmark: the word kalyaan (wellbeing) that names the raag is spoken here as its very promise. Good company is where knots loosen and shadows lift; service is asked as a gift, not a duty. dukh kaal is softened to sorrow's shadow lifting.
For Raag Kalyaan
This shabad names the raag's heart out loud: sadaa sookh kali-aan, lasting wellbeing. It is Kalyaan describing itself—peace, resolution, and glad service.
Translation Notes
dukh kaal (pain of death) softened to sorrow's shadow lifting, per wellbeing guidance.