You can lean your whole weight on what is vast and steady and never gives way — and clear seeing is one of the best gifts you can be given.
The Arc
The rahau (P0) takes shelter in the One who is lofty, boundless, above all. P1 names the One as the support of breath, destroyer of pain, and giver of clear discernment. P2 closes with bowing to the Protector, worshipping the One, and countless comforts flowing from humble learning.
Key Vocabulary
Charan kamal saran tayk — the shelter and support of the lotus feet. Ooch mooch bay-ant — lofty, grand, limitless. Tuhee ayk — You alone; the oneness above all. BuDh bibayk — discriminating understanding; viveka. Sant rayn majan — bathing in the dust of the saints' feet; deep humility. Sukh anayk — countless comforts.
Themes and Cross-Connections
"Tuhee ayk" (P0) lands the superlatives on oneness — close to Ik Onkar, the only reality above all. "BuDh bibayk" (P1) is viveka, the clear discernment between the real and the unreal (sach and jhooth), rendered for children as clear seeing. The humble-learning close (P2) keeps sant rayn as willing openness, not self-abasement.
For Raag Prabhaatee
This closing shabad of Guru Arjan's Prabhaatee run gathers the raag's notes — refuge, awe, oneness, and quiet comfort — into a compact, restful ending fit for daybreak.
You can lean your whole weight on what is vast and steady and never gives way — and clear seeing is one of the best gifts you can be given.
The Arc
The rahau (P0) takes shelter in the One who is lofty, boundless, above all. P1 names the One as the support of breath, destroyer of pain, and giver of clear discernment. P2 closes with bowing to the Protector, worshipping the One, and countless comforts flowing from humble learning.
Key Vocabulary
Charan kamal saran tayk — the shelter and support of the lotus feet. Ooch mooch bay-ant — lofty, grand, limitless. Tuhee ayk — You alone; the oneness above all. BuDh bibayk — discriminating understanding; viveka. Sant rayn majan — bathing in the dust of the saints' feet; deep humility. Sukh anayk — countless comforts.
Themes and Cross-Connections
"Tuhee ayk" (P0) lands the superlatives on oneness — close to Ik Onkar, the only reality above all. "BuDh bibayk" (P1) is viveka, the clear discernment between the real and the unreal (sach and jhooth), rendered for children as clear seeing. The humble-learning close (P2) keeps sant rayn as willing openness, not self-abasement.
For Raag Prabhaatee
This closing shabad of Guru Arjan's Prabhaatee run gathers the raag's notes — refuge, awe, oneness, and quiet comfort — into a compact, restful ending fit for daybreak.