Become like the One you love, and call the peace-cloud down over a crossing that proves gentle after all.
The Arc
The rahau blends two of the raag's deepest notes — becoming like the Beloved, and "rain down, O peace-giving cloud." Then constant remembrance holds every treasure, and good company opens like a waiting door. The close has peace welling up from within and the wide crossing made possible, one loving thought at a time.
Key Vocabulary
barsu sukh-daata — rain down, O peace-giving cloud.
simran — remembrance grown effortless, sahaj.
nau nidh — the nine treasures, found in the Name.
sukh upjiaa — peace welling up from within.
Themes and Cross-Connections
"I have become just like my Beloved" repeats the run's theme that we resemble what we love. The wide crossing "one loving thought at a time" makes the practice simple and repeatable — grace as a steady rain rather than a single flood.
For Raag Malaar
The peace-giving cloud named in the rahau — grace as the gentle rain that makes the crossing kind.
Translation Notes
"The arduous and terrifying world-ocean" is softened to a great wide crossing that proves crossable.
Become like the One you love, and call the peace-cloud down over a crossing that proves gentle after all.
The Arc
The rahau blends two of the raag's deepest notes — becoming like the Beloved, and "rain down, O peace-giving cloud." Then constant remembrance holds every treasure, and good company opens like a waiting door. The close has peace welling up from within and the wide crossing made possible, one loving thought at a time.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
"I have become just like my Beloved" repeats the run's theme that we resemble what we love. The wide crossing "one loving thought at a time" makes the practice simple and repeatable — grace as a steady rain rather than a single flood.
For Raag Malaar
The peace-giving cloud named in the rahau — grace as the gentle rain that makes the crossing kind.
Translation Notes
"The arduous and terrifying world-ocean" is softened to a great wide crossing that proves crossable.