Serve the One whose worth no price can hold, and fear ends.
The Arc
In the mind, remember the One — the perfect teacher's single teaching — and every fear lifts, every hope is filled. The rahau: serving the teacher bears fruit; the True One is unseen, beyond price. The One is the doer, the cause behind causes; serve it daily and find truth, poise, peace. So great is this Master that it makes and unmakes in an instant — yet it is the protector of its humble ones. It closes in prayer: be kind, hear me, let Your servant see You; Nanak chants the Name of the highest glory.
Key Vocabulary
safal sayvaa — fruitful service.
karan karaavan — the doer and cause of all doing.
thaap uthaapanhaaraa — the One who establishes and unsettles.
darsan — the seeing/presence longed for.
Themes and Cross-Connections
The pairing of immense power (khin meh thaap uthaap) with tender protection (jan kaa raakhaa) is a recurring Gurbani reassurance: the same One that holds all power keeps you safe. 'Beyond price' resonates with the priceless-treasure imagery elsewhere in the set. The closing longing for darsan is the devotional heart of the shabad.
For Raag Raamkalee
Raamkalee's meditative register frames this well: the fruit of 'service' is not power over the world but the fear-ending nearness of the One.
Serve the One whose worth no price can hold, and fear ends.
The Arc
In the mind, remember the One — the perfect teacher's single teaching — and every fear lifts, every hope is filled. The rahau: serving the teacher bears fruit; the True One is unseen, beyond price. The One is the doer, the cause behind causes; serve it daily and find truth, poise, peace. So great is this Master that it makes and unmakes in an instant — yet it is the protector of its humble ones. It closes in prayer: be kind, hear me, let Your servant see You; Nanak chants the Name of the highest glory.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
The pairing of immense power (khin meh thaap uthaap) with tender protection (jan kaa raakhaa) is a recurring Gurbani reassurance: the same One that holds all power keeps you safe. 'Beyond price' resonates with the priceless-treasure imagery elsewhere in the set. The closing longing for darsan is the devotional heart of the shabad.
For Raag Raamkalee
Raamkalee's meditative register frames this well: the fruit of 'service' is not power over the world but the fear-ending nearness of the One.
Last updated: 2026-07-09