Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
There is only One. And the One is found by the True Guru's grace — a gift that is always here, waiting for an open heart.
O my mind, sing the Lord's praises. Let the song fill you.
I honor my teacher with all my heart — I bow low, the way you would tenderly wash the feet of someone you deeply respect. That humble love opens the door to the One.
There are feelings that tug me the wrong way: flashes of anger, greed, always wanting more, clinging too tight, and me-first pride. I gently step back from them.
Instead I sit with good company and talk about what is real and true. The Love of the One is like medicine; the Name is like medicine. So I sing it — Raam, Raam — and it heals me.
The rahau calls the mind to praise and to honor the Guru; washing the Guru's feet is an image of deep humility, not a literal ritual. The verse names the five inner pulls — kaam, krodh, lobh, moh, abhimaan (drives, anger, greed, clinging, pride) — gently, as feelings to step back from rather than crimes. The heart of the pauri is rasaain: the Love of the One and the Name are a healing elixir. Because Kaydaaraa is a raam naam raag, the repeated raam raam ramhu is framed as joyful medicine, never as mere repetition.
When a hard feeling tugs at you, what is a calming thing you can turn to instead?
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