Raag Sorath
Commentary

Raag Sorath, Du-Padas, Mehl 5 (Guru Arjan)

A heartfelt prayer is heard, and a fearful night turns into peaceful sleep.

The Arc

Pauri 0: holding the Name close, a child is kept safe and a serious sickness is calmed; troubles lift. Rahau (Pauri 1): the ever-kind One heard the prayer from a loving heart; every trouble eased, and the whole household could finally sleep in peace.

Key Vocabulary

  • prabh baalak raakhe aape: the child protected
  • seetalaa thaak rahaaee: the illness stilled and eased
  • ardaas sunee: the prayer heard
  • sukh savantee: sleeping in peace

Themes and Cross-Connections

Prayer is shown not as a transaction but as a loving heart being met — turning dread into rest.

For Raag Sorath

Sorath's calm suits a shabad that ends in the deep peace of a household finally at rest.

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