Raag Saarang
Commentary

Raag Saarang, Dupade, Mehl 5 (Guru Arjan)

The truest wealth is the kind that never runs low, no matter how much you give.

The Arc

The rahau closes the batch with its merchant image at full strength: those who deal in the Name are the truly rich, and the invitation is to become a partner and earn that wealth together. The first stanza names the terms of the trade — drop deceit, carry no enmity, deal only in what is real — with the promise that such trade never ends in loss. The close overflows: this wealth is spent and shared yet never runs out, and it walks you home to the One's own door with honor.

Key Vocabulary

  • dhanvant naam kay vanjaaray — dealers in the Name are wealthy.
  • saaNjhee karahu — become a partner; wealth shared, not hoarded.
  • nirvairaa — free of enmity.
  • sach dhan — true wealth.
  • agnat bharay bhandaaray — uncountable overflowing treasuries.

Themes and Cross-Connections

The merchant metaphor that opened earlier in this run reaches its fullest form here, and the enmity-free heart echoes the earlier fearless-love shabad. Partnership makes the wealth communal — no one earns it alone.

For Raag Saarang

The thirst of Saarang is answered as abundance: a treasure that grows by giving, shared among partners, carrying each home with honor — a fitting close to Guru Arjan's run.

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