Raag Sorath
Commentary

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

The house of pain comes tumbling down, and peace fills every single place.

The Arc

Pauri 0: the One built a protective bank, and the old house of pain and sickness came down; women and men alike celebrate the mercy poured over all. Rahau (Pauri 1): there is peace in every direction; the Perfect One fills it all, and the Word from the source wipes away every anxious thought.

Key Vocabulary

  • dita bannaa: a protective embankment given
  • dukh rog kaa deraa bhannaa: the dwelling of pain demolished
  • nar naaree: women and men together
  • dhur kee banee: the Word from the source

Themes and Cross-Connections

The nar naaree line quietly levels the celebration across women and men; the anxiety-dissolving Word echoes the project's picture of the Name as steadying presence.

For Raag Sorath

Sorath's grounded peace suits a shabad that ends with calm filling every place.

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