There is one resting place for the heart that never lets you down — and the Source of love can be parent, friend, and family all at once.
The Arc
Your heart has one place to rest. That place is the Naam. There, everything comes right, and your tasks work out. So keep the Naam with you every day. Grabbing wants, anger and pride fade. Love for the One takes their place. Hold on to the Naam, and pain runs off. In the One's shelter, you are cared for. Even death cannot grab you there. Remember the One night and day. Let the spinning doubts go. Among people who remember the One, you meet the One. Old troubles from long ago are wiped away. The One is your mother, your father, your friend and your brother, all at once. At the centre, the Rahao: keep the Naam close, and fall in love with the One.
Key Vocabulary
Avar na doojaa thaa-o — no other resting place. Sarab siDh kali-aan — all attainment and well-being. Lagai aykai preet — falling in love with the One. Saran paalan jog — cherished in sanctuary. Maat pitaa meet bhaa-ee — mother, father, friend, sibling — the divine as complete family.
Themes and Cross-Connections
P1 shows desire, anger and ego fading as love takes their place. P4's picture of the One as complete family is a favorite Guru Arjan image, tender and whole. The whole shabad answers worry and loneliness with belonging.
For Raag Prabhaatee
The ghar-2 label marks a shift of rhythm within the raag. In P2, "jam na taytai": those who meet the Guru are held so safe that even death cannot grab them.
Hukumnama
Subject: Fall in love with the One Preview: one resting place, pain running off, a safe shelter, doubts let go, mother, father, friend and brother.
Today: Your heart has one place to rest. That place is the Naam. There, everything comes right, and your tasks work out. So keep the Naam with you every day. Grabbing wants, anger and pride fade. Love for the One takes their place. Hold on to the Naam, and pain runs off. In the One's shelter, you are cared for. Even death cannot grab you there. Remember the One night and day. Let the spinning doubts go. Among people who remember the One, you meet the One. Old troubles from long ago are wiped away. The One is your mother, your father, your friend and your brother, all at once.
Keep the Naam close, and fall in love with the One.
For today: When anger flares today, think of someone you love and let that love fill the space.
There is one resting place for the heart that never lets you down — and the Source of love can be parent, friend, and family all at once.
The Arc
Your heart has one place to rest. That place is the Naam. There, everything comes right, and your tasks work out. So keep the Naam with you every day. Grabbing wants, anger and pride fade. Love for the One takes their place. Hold on to the Naam, and pain runs off. In the One's shelter, you are cared for. Even death cannot grab you there. Remember the One night and day. Let the spinning doubts go. Among people who remember the One, you meet the One. Old troubles from long ago are wiped away. The One is your mother, your father, your friend and your brother, all at once. At the centre, the Rahao: keep the Naam close, and fall in love with the One.
Key Vocabulary
Avar na doojaa thaa-o — no other resting place. Sarab siDh kali-aan — all attainment and well-being. Lagai aykai preet — falling in love with the One. Saran paalan jog — cherished in sanctuary. Maat pitaa meet bhaa-ee — mother, father, friend, sibling — the divine as complete family.
Themes and Cross-Connections
P1 shows desire, anger and ego fading as love takes their place. P4's picture of the One as complete family is a favorite Guru Arjan image, tender and whole. The whole shabad answers worry and loneliness with belonging.
For Raag Prabhaatee
The ghar-2 label marks a shift of rhythm within the raag. In P2, "jam na taytai": those who meet the Guru are held so safe that even death cannot grab them.
Hukumnama
Subject: Fall in love with the One Preview: one resting place, pain running off, a safe shelter, doubts let go, mother, father, friend and brother.
Today: Your heart has one place to rest. That place is the Naam. There, everything comes right, and your tasks work out. So keep the Naam with you every day. Grabbing wants, anger and pride fade. Love for the One takes their place. Hold on to the Naam, and pain runs off. In the One's shelter, you are cared for. Even death cannot grab you there. Remember the One night and day. Let the spinning doubts go. Among people who remember the One, you meet the One. Old troubles from long ago are wiped away. The One is your mother, your father, your friend and your brother, all at once.
Keep the Naam close, and fall in love with the One.
For today: When anger flares today, think of someone you love and let that love fill the space.