A gift beyond price lives in mind and body; kindness comes first, and the singing follows.
The Arc
Pauri 0: the One dwells in mind and body, a gift beyond any price. Rahau (Pauri 1): devotion to the Name; the one who receives kindness sings praise — grace precedes the song. Pauri 2: You are my great Master and the support of the saints; sheltered in You, unkind words lose their power.
Key Vocabulary
har man tan vasiaa: the Lord dwells in mind and body
keemat kahee na jaaee: the value cannot be told
ha-o kurbaan jaaee: I am devoted to Your Name
santaan bharvaasaa: the support of the saints
Themes and Cross-Connections
Grace-before-praise: the singing flows from kindness received, not the other way round. The closing note echoes the truth-outshines-untruth motif of the previous shabad.
For Raag Sorath
The raag's grounded devotion carries both the awe of a priceless indwelling gift and the quiet steadiness of being sheltered.
Translation Notes
The literal 'the faces of the slanderers are blackened with ashes' is rendered as unkind words losing their power to touch — keeping the meaning without the vengeful image, per the wellbeing rules.
A gift beyond price lives in mind and body; kindness comes first, and the singing follows.
The Arc
Pauri 0: the One dwells in mind and body, a gift beyond any price. Rahau (Pauri 1): devotion to the Name; the one who receives kindness sings praise — grace precedes the song. Pauri 2: You are my great Master and the support of the saints; sheltered in You, unkind words lose their power.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
Grace-before-praise: the singing flows from kindness received, not the other way round. The closing note echoes the truth-outshines-untruth motif of the previous shabad.
For Raag Sorath
The raag's grounded devotion carries both the awe of a priceless indwelling gift and the quiet steadiness of being sheltered.
Translation Notes
The literal 'the faces of the slanderers are blackened with ashes' is rendered as unkind words losing their power to touch — keeping the meaning without the vengeful image, per the wellbeing rules.