In every heart, in every place — and still the heart longs to see.
The Arc
The One knows what is going on inside you, even the stuff you never say out loud. Every sorrow ends with the One. Every kind of peace comes from there. The One lives in every heart, in the water, on the land, in every space in between. And still you can ache to see it, the way you miss someone who is right there. That ache is good. Ask the Guru's people to show you the way, and stay humble enough to serve them. Trust with your whole heart. Grace answers. Joy fills your body and mind. At the centre, the Rahao: praise for the One who knows every heart, ends every sorrow and gives every peace.
Key Vocabulary
antarjaamee — the inner-knower who reads the heart.
ghat ghatay — in each and every heart.
chaa-o — longing, eager desire.
sardhaa — whole-hearted trust and longing.
kirpaa — grace.
Themes and Cross-Connections
Omnipresence sitting side by side with longing is the signature of Saarang, and this shabad holds both at once. The wish to wash a guide's feet is Guru Ram Das's recurring image of devotion.
For Raag Saarang
Here the raag's two great notes — the One is everywhere, and the heart still aches to see it — are struck in the same breath, and then resolved: the longing, met by grace, becomes joy.
Translation Notes
Sardhaa is whole-hearted trust and longing, the trust that carries a person all the way to meeting the One.
Hukumnama
Subject: Sing the praises of the One who knows you Preview: every heart, water and land, a longing to see, a saint's feet to wash, and a King seen at last.
Today: The One knows what is going on inside you, even the stuff you never say out loud. Every sorrow ends with the One. Every kind of peace comes from there. The One lives in every heart, in the water, on the land, in every space in between. And still you can ache to see it, the way you miss someone who is right there. That ache is good. Ask the Guru's people to show you the way, and stay humble enough to serve them. Trust with your whole heart. Grace answers. Joy fills your body and mind.
Sing the praises of the One who knows your heart.
For today: Sing or hum one line of praise to the One today, wherever you are.
In every heart, in every place — and still the heart longs to see.
The Arc
The One knows what is going on inside you, even the stuff you never say out loud. Every sorrow ends with the One. Every kind of peace comes from there. The One lives in every heart, in the water, on the land, in every space in between. And still you can ache to see it, the way you miss someone who is right there. That ache is good. Ask the Guru's people to show you the way, and stay humble enough to serve them. Trust with your whole heart. Grace answers. Joy fills your body and mind. At the centre, the Rahao: praise for the One who knows every heart, ends every sorrow and gives every peace.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
Omnipresence sitting side by side with longing is the signature of Saarang, and this shabad holds both at once. The wish to wash a guide's feet is Guru Ram Das's recurring image of devotion.
For Raag Saarang
Here the raag's two great notes — the One is everywhere, and the heart still aches to see it — are struck in the same breath, and then resolved: the longing, met by grace, becomes joy.
Translation Notes
Sardhaa is whole-hearted trust and longing, the trust that carries a person all the way to meeting the One.
Hukumnama
Subject: Sing the praises of the One who knows you Preview: every heart, water and land, a longing to see, a saint's feet to wash, and a King seen at last.
Today: The One knows what is going on inside you, even the stuff you never say out loud. Every sorrow ends with the One. Every kind of peace comes from there. The One lives in every heart, in the water, on the land, in every space in between. And still you can ache to see it, the way you miss someone who is right there. That ache is good. Ask the Guru's people to show you the way, and stay humble enough to serve them. Trust with your whole heart. Grace answers. Joy fills your body and mind.
Sing the praises of the One who knows your heart.
For today: Sing or hum one line of praise to the One today, wherever you are.