Raag Saarang
Commentary

Raag Saarang, Dupade, Mehl 5 (Guru Arjan)

All of me is Yours, gift after gift — and the company of the good is fortune itself.

The Arc

The rahau gives everything back to the One: friend, companion, breath, and a body stitched whole by kindness — nothing of me that did not come from You. Stanza one marvels at the freely given stream: countless gifts and dignity, honor kept safe by the One who knows the heart. The close lands on gratitude for good company — how blessed the world is for those who know the One, and how fortunate to be near them.

Key Vocabulary

  • meet sakhaa har paraan — friend, companion, breath of life.
  • ih tan seeto tumrai dhaan — this body sewn together by Your blessing.
  • anik parkaaraa — gifts of countless kinds; maan — honor.
  • antarjaamee — the One who knows the heart.
  • jan kaa sang / vadbhaagee — the company of the humble, found by great fortune.

Themes and Cross-Connections

Grace-not-earned is stated plainly: the gifts are a freely given stream, never wages. This shabad ends on sangat, a note that recurs throughout Guru Arjan’s Saarang — the company of the good as one of life’s great graces.

For Raag Saarang

The Saarang heart is fully answered here: everything it is comes as gift, and its longing rests in the blessed, fortunate company of those who know the One.

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