Raag Saarang
Commentary

Raag Saarang, Dupade, Mehl 5 (Guru Arjan)

You are mine and I am yours — here and everywhere, the One keeps me.

The Arc

The rahau leans wholly on the One as closest friend, companion, and protector. The first verse, folded into the opening file, says you are mine and I am yours, kept here and hereafter, endless and infinite, felt by a few through grace. The close needs no spoken word — the One already knows the whole inside of a person — and the heart the One draws close is honored, held in belonging.

Key Vocabulary

  • charan aasro — the support of the One.
  • pachhaanoo saak — best friend and kin.
  • antarjaamee — the One who knows the inside.
  • mayl la-ay — drawn into union.
  • dargeh maanay — honored in the Court; rendered as welcomed belonging.

Themes and Cross-Connections

Mutual belonging — you are mine, I am yours — is the raag's tenderest note, and the silent inward knowing rhymes with its turn from outward forms.

For Raag Saarang

The longing becomes a settled two-way belonging, needing no words.

Translation Notes

This Dupade's refrain and first verse sit together in one file (a two-file composition); dargeh maanay (honored in the Court) is carried as welcomed belonging rather than a courtroom verdict.

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