Raag Maale Gaorhaa
Commentary

Raag Maale-Gaorhaa, Du-Padas, Mehl 5 (Guru Arjan)

Everything I have belongs to the One who fills every place, hidden and plain.

The Arc

This opens the Du-Padas (two-verse shabads, with their own Mool Mantar). A whole-hearted handing-over: the seeker takes shelter in the all-powerful One and gives over the whole self; remembrance yields lasting peace because the One fills every place, seen and unseen; and the close sets down life's tangles to sing, asking with pressed palms for the one gift — the Name.

Key Vocabulary

  • Sarab kalaa — all powers — the One who can do anything
  • Tan man dhan — body, mind, and wealth — the whole self offered
  • Sookham / Asthool — subtle/hidden and manifest/plain — the One fills both
  • Kar jorr — palms pressed together — the gesture of asking

Themes and Cross-Connections

The Du-Pada's brevity concentrates the raag's core move: hand everything over, drop the tangles, ask for the one gift. 'Belonging' is framed as safe rest, not loss of self.

For Raag Maale-Gaorhaa

The shortest form in the raag makes its central prayer bare and direct: 'please, give me Your Name.'

Last updated: 2026-07-09

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