Every wish-granting wonder people ever dreamed of already rests in the palm of the One — so let your tongue simply sing the Name.
The Arc
Picture every wish-granting wonder from the old stories. A tree that grants wishes. A jewel that grants wishes. A cow that gives whatever you ask. Four great blessings, eight great powers, nine treasures. All of it sits in the palm of the One's hand. So why keep your tongue quiet? Sing the Naam: Har, Har, Har. Let the clever words go. Every holy book is written with the same letters you use to text your friends. Vyaasa, the wise sage, thought it all through and said nothing equals the Naam. Rest easily in the One, with no forcing. Troubles melt. Even the fear of dying runs off. At the centre, the Rahao: a tongue singing the Naam, Har, Har, Har, with the clever words set aside.
Key Vocabulary
Sukh saagar the ocean of peace; the One who holds every treasure (Pauri 0)
Surtaru, chintaaman, kaamdhen the wish-tree, wish-jewel, and wish-cow — all under the One's care (Pauri 0)
Har naam japas rasnaa let the tongue sing the Name — the loving core (Pauri 1, refrain)
Raam naam sar naahee 'nothing equals the Name,' the conclusion credited to Vyaasa (Pauri 2)
Sahaj samaadh natural, effortless absorption where every trouble dissolves (Pauri 3)
Themes and Cross-Connections
Relocating every treasure into the One; the living Name placed gently above scripture and cleverness; and sahaj (natural ease) as the state where fear itself runs away. The Puranic and Vedic references are honored evenhandedly.
For Raag Maaroo
Ravi Daas ends the raag's Bhagat tail in sahaj — the effortless peace in which 'the fear of birth and death runs away,' Maaroo's keynote terror bent, finally, into rest.
Translation Notes
Pauri 0: the wish-tree, wish-jewel and wish-cow come from the Puranas, the old Indian story-books, where each grants whatever is asked of it.
Pauri 1: bachan rachnaa are word-devices — clever constructions of speech, set beside the simple singing of the Naam.
Pauri 2: Vyaasa is the sage remembered as the compiler of the Vedas and the Puranas; the Name is honored as what those books point to.
Pauri 3: udaas means detached — unhooked from worry, never gloomy.
Hukumnama
Subject: Let your tongue sing the Naam of the One Preview: a wish-tree, a wish-jewel, a wish-cow, nine treasures in one palm, and holy books made of letters.
Today: Picture every wish-granting wonder from the old stories. A tree that grants wishes. A jewel that grants wishes. A cow that gives whatever you ask. Four great blessings, eight great powers, nine treasures. All of it sits in the palm of the One's hand. So why keep your tongue quiet? Sing the Naam: Har, Har, Har. Let the clever words go. Every holy book is written with the same letters you use to text your friends. Vyaasa, the wise sage, thought it all through and said nothing equals the Naam. Rest easily in the One, with no forcing. Troubles melt. Even the fear of dying runs off.
So let your tongue sing the Naam.
For today: Take one quiet minute today and sing the Naam out loud.
Every wish-granting wonder people ever dreamed of already rests in the palm of the One — so let your tongue simply sing the Name.
The Arc
Picture every wish-granting wonder from the old stories. A tree that grants wishes. A jewel that grants wishes. A cow that gives whatever you ask. Four great blessings, eight great powers, nine treasures. All of it sits in the palm of the One's hand. So why keep your tongue quiet? Sing the Naam: Har, Har, Har. Let the clever words go. Every holy book is written with the same letters you use to text your friends. Vyaasa, the wise sage, thought it all through and said nothing equals the Naam. Rest easily in the One, with no forcing. Troubles melt. Even the fear of dying runs off. At the centre, the Rahao: a tongue singing the Naam, Har, Har, Har, with the clever words set aside.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
Relocating every treasure into the One; the living Name placed gently above scripture and cleverness; and sahaj (natural ease) as the state where fear itself runs away. The Puranic and Vedic references are honored evenhandedly.
For Raag Maaroo
Ravi Daas ends the raag's Bhagat tail in sahaj — the effortless peace in which 'the fear of birth and death runs away,' Maaroo's keynote terror bent, finally, into rest.
Translation Notes
Hukumnama
Subject: Let your tongue sing the Naam of the One Preview: a wish-tree, a wish-jewel, a wish-cow, nine treasures in one palm, and holy books made of letters.
Today: Picture every wish-granting wonder from the old stories. A tree that grants wishes. A jewel that grants wishes. A cow that gives whatever you ask. Four great blessings, eight great powers, nine treasures. All of it sits in the palm of the One's hand. So why keep your tongue quiet? Sing the Naam: Har, Har, Har. Let the clever words go. Every holy book is written with the same letters you use to text your friends. Vyaasa, the wise sage, thought it all through and said nothing equals the Naam. Rest easily in the One, with no forcing. Troubles melt. Even the fear of dying runs off.
So let your tongue sing the Naam.
For today: Take one quiet minute today and sing the Naam out loud.