You may have heard the One called Karim, the Generous, and Rahim, the Merciful. You may have heard Allah and Khuda. You may also have heard Jagannath, Govind, Gopal, Narayan and Raam. Every one of these names reaches for the same Maker, who causes all things and cares for every living being. That One is the Master of every heart, more sacred than any holy book, the guide and the teacher. That One lives in every place and holds up every heart. So ask for kindness, and for a heart that loves to remember. The Guru clears the confusion away: Allah and Paarbrahm are one and the same. At the centre, the Rahao: bow to the Creator, who fills every single place.
eko alhu paarbarahm — 'Allah and Paarbrahm are one and the same' — the climactic line.
Themes and Cross-Connections
Every tradition's names reach for the same One. Guru Arjan weaves the names of Muslim and Hindu devotion together with equal reverence, and nothing is ranked. The doubt the Guru clears away is the idea that these names belong to different Gods. It is the same openness Guru Nanak lived: one Creator, many ways of calling.
For Raag Raamkalee
Raamkalee often speaks to seekers of every path; here its meditative openness reaches its clearest and fullest form.
Hukumnama
Subject: The Creator is in every place Preview: Karim, Rahim, Govind, Narayan, the guide, the prophet and the holy books — many names for one Maker.
Today: You may have heard the One called Karim, the Generous, and Rahim, the Merciful. You may have heard Allah and Khuda. You may also have heard Jagannath, Govind, Gopal, Narayan and Raam. Every one of these names reaches for the same Maker, who causes all things and cares for every living being. That One is the Master of every heart, more sacred than any holy book, the guide and the teacher. That One lives in every place and holds up every heart. So ask for kindness, and for a heart that loves to remember. The Guru clears the confusion away: Allah and Paarbrahm are one and the same.
The Creator fills every single place.
For today: Learn one name for the One that a friend's family uses, and say it with respect.
Allah and Paarbrahm are one and the same.
The Arc
You may have heard the One called Karim, the Generous, and Rahim, the Merciful. You may have heard Allah and Khuda. You may also have heard Jagannath, Govind, Gopal, Narayan and Raam. Every one of these names reaches for the same Maker, who causes all things and cares for every living being. That One is the Master of every heart, more sacred than any holy book, the guide and the teacher. That One lives in every place and holds up every heart. So ask for kindness, and for a heart that loves to remember. The Guru clears the confusion away: Allah and Paarbrahm are one and the same. At the centre, the Rahao: bow to the Creator, who fills every single place.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
Every tradition's names reach for the same One. Guru Arjan weaves the names of Muslim and Hindu devotion together with equal reverence, and nothing is ranked. The doubt the Guru clears away is the idea that these names belong to different Gods. It is the same openness Guru Nanak lived: one Creator, many ways of calling.
For Raag Raamkalee
Raamkalee often speaks to seekers of every path; here its meditative openness reaches its clearest and fullest form.
Hukumnama
Subject: The Creator is in every place Preview: Karim, Rahim, Govind, Narayan, the guide, the prophet and the holy books — many names for one Maker.
Today: You may have heard the One called Karim, the Generous, and Rahim, the Merciful. You may have heard Allah and Khuda. You may also have heard Jagannath, Govind, Gopal, Narayan and Raam. Every one of these names reaches for the same Maker, who causes all things and cares for every living being. That One is the Master of every heart, more sacred than any holy book, the guide and the teacher. That One lives in every place and holds up every heart. So ask for kindness, and for a heart that loves to remember. The Guru clears the confusion away: Allah and Paarbrahm are one and the same.
The Creator fills every single place.
For today: Learn one name for the One that a friend's family uses, and say it with respect.