Sikhism·Raag Raamkalee·Shabad 82
Verse 6 of 10

Sing, for the Age Has Come

ਆਖੁ ਗੁਣਾ ਕਲਿ ਆਈਐ ॥
aakh gunaa kal aa-ee-ai.
Chant the Praises of the Lord; Kali Yuga has come.
ਤਿਹੁ ਜੁਗ ਕੇਰਾ ਰਹਿਆ ਤਪਾਵਸੁ ਜੇ ਗੁਣ ਦੇਹਿ ਤ ਪਾਈਐ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
tihu jug kayraa rahi-aa tapaavas jay gun deh ta paa-ee-ai. ||1|| rahaa-o.
The justice of the previous three ages is gone. One obtains virtue, only if the Lord bestows it. ||1||Pause||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Sing the goodness of the One. The confused age has come.

The fairness of the three earlier ages is gone. Goodness grows in a heart only when the One gives it.

*In a hard time, sing of the One; goodness comes as a gift.*
The deeper layer

In a hard time, the best answer is to sing about the One.

This is the second Rahao, the "pause" line at the center. Aakh gunaa means "speak, sing the goodness of the One."

Tihu jug kayraa rahi-aa tapaavas means the fairness of the three earlier ages is gone. Now gun, goodness, comes when the One gives it. This is the language of grace. Goodness is received as a gift. We don't build it by ourselves.

Think of a garden. You can water it and care for it. But the life in the seed comes as a gift. So in a hard time, sing.

A Question to Sit With

When things feel heavy, what is something good you can still choose to do?

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