Endless, endless praises — and in the end, water merging into water.
The Arc
A lively partaal opening under the short Mool Mantar. It calls the mind to fall in love with the One who is the life of the world, marvels that even the great sages of old could never finish counting the One's virtues, and closes on the landmark image: those who dwell near the One merge back into it like water merging with water.
Key Vocabulary
jagjeevano / manmohan — the life of the world; the enchanter of the heart.
be-ant — without limit, infinite.
nikat — near; the closeness of the devotees.
sallai salal milaat — water merging with water; union without separation.
Themes and Cross-Connections
The water-merging image is a landmark of non-duality and an echo of the close of Japji Sahib. The naming of Suk Dayv, Naarad, and Brahma places the One beyond even the greatest figures of the older tradition, honored rather than dismissed.
For Raag Saarang
Saarang's longing resolves here into its deepest promise: not merely nearness to the One, but merging with it, the drop returning to the water it never really left.
Translation Notes
Suk Dayv, Naarad, and Brahma — revered figures of the Hindu tradition — are named with respect as singers of the One's praises, not as rivals to be diminished.
Endless, endless praises — and in the end, water merging into water.
The Arc
A lively partaal opening under the short Mool Mantar. It calls the mind to fall in love with the One who is the life of the world, marvels that even the great sages of old could never finish counting the One's virtues, and closes on the landmark image: those who dwell near the One merge back into it like water merging with water.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
The water-merging image is a landmark of non-duality and an echo of the close of Japji Sahib. The naming of Suk Dayv, Naarad, and Brahma places the One beyond even the greatest figures of the older tradition, honored rather than dismissed.
For Raag Saarang
Saarang's longing resolves here into its deepest promise: not merely nearness to the One, but merging with it, the drop returning to the water it never really left.
Translation Notes
Suk Dayv, Naarad, and Brahma — revered figures of the Hindu tradition — are named with respect as singers of the One's praises, not as rivals to be diminished.