Raag Maale Gaorhaa
Commentary

Raag Maale-Gaorhaa, Chau-Padas, Mehl 4 (Guru Raam Daas)

Sing the Giver of peace in good company, and the heart is washed clear.

The Arc

The shabad turns on sat sangat — the true company of seekers. It moves from the call to sing the sukh-daata (Giver of peace), through the cleansing of meeting the Guru, to begging the holy for the stories of the One, to peace arriving at last, and closes by honoring even the dust of the feet of the wise.

Key Vocabulary

  • Sukh-daata — the Giver of peace
  • Sat Sangat — the true company of those who love the One
  • Darshan — the blessing of being in the presence of the Guru/wise
  • Har Kathaa — the stories of the One

Themes and Cross-Connections

Cleansing here is refreshment (bathing in a pool of nectar), not guilt-scrubbing. Humility toward the wise is framed as glad love and learning, not self-lowering — consistent with the project's reading of the bow as warmth.

For Raag Maale-Gaorhaa

The 'sweetness/taste' vocabulary (ras) that runs through Maalee Gauraa appears strongly: the Name is flavor, not duty.

Last updated: 2026-07-09

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