Singing with delight, I find the One nearer than my own breath.
The Arc
Guru Ram Das opens his Prabhaatee set (in the Bibhaas variety) with overflow: singing with relish upon relish, enraptured in the Name. The anchor line names the One as the life of the world and as breath itself, placed in the ears by the Guru. The middle pauris invite the Saints to gather and seek together, and find the One abiding in that company. The close holds the paradox: the unreachable One gives the Name freely, in an instant.
Key Vocabulary
Bibhaas — a morning melodic variety within Prabhaatee.
rasak rasak — with delight upon delight, with relish.
jagjeevan / paraan — the life of the world; the breath.
satsangat — the company of those seeking truth.
paras — the touchstone that turns iron to gold.
agam — unreachable, beyond grasp; yet the gift comes in an instant (khin).
Themes and Cross-Connections
The delight (rasak) and rapture (unman) set the warmer, more emotional tone that marks the M4 shabads against the M3 steadiness. Sangat and paras recur as the means by which the unreachable becomes near.
For Raag Prabhaatee
Dawn as overflowing song. The Bibhaas coloring suits a heart waking already full, needing only to open its mouth.
Singing with delight, I find the One nearer than my own breath.
The Arc
Guru Ram Das opens his Prabhaatee set (in the Bibhaas variety) with overflow: singing with relish upon relish, enraptured in the Name. The anchor line names the One as the life of the world and as breath itself, placed in the ears by the Guru. The middle pauris invite the Saints to gather and seek together, and find the One abiding in that company. The close holds the paradox: the unreachable One gives the Name freely, in an instant.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
The delight (rasak) and rapture (unman) set the warmer, more emotional tone that marks the M4 shabads against the M3 steadiness. Sangat and paras recur as the means by which the unreachable becomes near.
For Raag Prabhaatee
Dawn as overflowing song. The Bibhaas coloring suits a heart waking already full, needing only to open its mouth.