All of creation moves in awe; the Maker alone is fearless - and His lovers share that fearlessness.
The Arc
Look up on a clear night. The earth, the sky and the stars all keep to one vast order, in awe. Wind, water and fire keep to it too. So do the wisest seekers and the countless kinds of living things, turning like a great wheel. Even the rules that weigh right and wrong bow inside it. Only the Maker stands outside of fear. Here is the good news. That fearless One is a companion to the people who love Him. Meet the Guru, sing His praise, and you share that calm. You are at peace, glad and steady. At the centre, the Rahao: the One alone is fearless, and whoever meets the Guru and sings is at peace forever.
Key Vocabulary
bhai / darpai - awe, reverence before the vast order
nirbhau - fearless, the Mool Mantar's word
lakh chauraaseeh - the countless kinds of living things
dharam raa-i - the principle that weighs right and wrong
Themes and Cross-Connections
Awe (bhai) as the order all creation keeps; the One alone fearless; devotees sharing that fearlessness.
For Raag Maaroo
Maaroo's dread is answered by the Mool Mantar's nirbhau - fear itself is placed inside a larger awe, and the devotee is lifted above fear.
Translation Notes
Darpai is rendered as awe: the wide-eyed respect felt before something vast. Dharam Raa-ay is the principle that weighs right and wrong. Lakh chauraaseeh is the old count of every kind of living thing, coming and going within the One's order. Indra and the three moods of nature come from older Indian thought.
Hukumnama
Subject: The One alone is fearless Preview: earth, sky and stars, wind, water and fire, a turning wheel and a judge who bows.
Today: Look up on a clear night. The earth, the sky and the stars all keep to one vast order, in awe. Wind, water and fire keep to it too. So do the wisest seekers and the countless kinds of living things, turning like a great wheel. Even the rules that weigh right and wrong bow inside it. Only the Maker stands outside of fear. Here is the good news. That fearless One is a companion to the people who love Him. Meet the Guru, sing His praise, and you share that calm. You are at peace, glad and steady.
The One alone is fearless, and close to those who love Him.
For today: Step outside tonight, look at the sky for one minute, and sing a line of praise to the One.
All of creation moves in awe; the Maker alone is fearless - and His lovers share that fearlessness.
The Arc
Look up on a clear night. The earth, the sky and the stars all keep to one vast order, in awe. Wind, water and fire keep to it too. So do the wisest seekers and the countless kinds of living things, turning like a great wheel. Even the rules that weigh right and wrong bow inside it. Only the Maker stands outside of fear. Here is the good news. That fearless One is a companion to the people who love Him. Meet the Guru, sing His praise, and you share that calm. You are at peace, glad and steady. At the centre, the Rahao: the One alone is fearless, and whoever meets the Guru and sings is at peace forever.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
Awe (bhai) as the order all creation keeps; the One alone fearless; devotees sharing that fearlessness.
For Raag Maaroo
Maaroo's dread is answered by the Mool Mantar's nirbhau - fear itself is placed inside a larger awe, and the devotee is lifted above fear.
Translation Notes
Darpai is rendered as awe: the wide-eyed respect felt before something vast. Dharam Raa-ay is the principle that weighs right and wrong. Lakh chauraaseeh is the old count of every kind of living thing, coming and going within the One's order. Indra and the three moods of nature come from older Indian thought.
Hukumnama
Subject: The One alone is fearless Preview: earth, sky and stars, wind, water and fire, a turning wheel and a judge who bows.
Today: Look up on a clear night. The earth, the sky and the stars all keep to one vast order, in awe. Wind, water and fire keep to it too. So do the wisest seekers and the countless kinds of living things, turning like a great wheel. Even the rules that weigh right and wrong bow inside it. Only the Maker stands outside of fear. Here is the good news. That fearless One is a companion to the people who love Him. Meet the Guru, sing His praise, and you share that calm. You are at peace, glad and steady.
The One alone is fearless, and close to those who love Him.
For today: Step outside tonight, look at the sky for one minute, and sing a line of praise to the One.