The One who sees your true heart is not fooled by what others say.
The Arc
Only the One knows the innermost thoughts, and slander weighs nothing against a heart it can see directly. Serve the changeless One and fear steps aside; a balanced wisdom comes to the listening; the wondrous play tells true from false in a blink; and the shabad narrows every desire to one gift—the One's presence in the heart.
Key Vocabulary
chitvanee — innermost thoughts, known only to the One. achut — the imperishable, beyond change. sumat — balanced wisdom, received into the ear. choj vidaan — the wondrous play that discerns real from fake.
Themes and Cross-Connections
Being truly and rightly known is offered as safety against gossip. kaal johi na saakai (Death cannot see you) is softened to fear losing its grip; the false who regret are gently brought back around, correction as return not punishment. Desire is refined down to nearness alone.
For Raag Kalyaan
Kalyaan's steadiness appears as inner poise: a settled, balanced mind that cannot be knocked over by slander or fear. The mood is calm assurance.
Translation Notes
Death-imagery (kaal johi) and the regret of the false (khotay pachhutaanai) softened toward defanged fear and gentle return, per wellbeing rules.
The One who sees your true heart is not fooled by what others say.
The Arc
Only the One knows the innermost thoughts, and slander weighs nothing against a heart it can see directly. Serve the changeless One and fear steps aside; a balanced wisdom comes to the listening; the wondrous play tells true from false in a blink; and the shabad narrows every desire to one gift—the One's presence in the heart.
Key Vocabulary
chitvanee — innermost thoughts, known only to the One. achut — the imperishable, beyond change. sumat — balanced wisdom, received into the ear. choj vidaan — the wondrous play that discerns real from fake.
Themes and Cross-Connections
Being truly and rightly known is offered as safety against gossip. kaal johi na saakai (Death cannot see you) is softened to fear losing its grip; the false who regret are gently brought back around, correction as return not punishment. Desire is refined down to nearness alone.
For Raag Kalyaan
Kalyaan's steadiness appears as inner poise: a settled, balanced mind that cannot be knocked over by slander or fear. The mood is calm assurance.
Translation Notes
Death-imagery (kaal johi) and the regret of the false (khotay pachhutaanai) softened toward defanged fear and gentle return, per wellbeing rules.