The Knower of every heart is also its steady support, and carries it home.
The Arc
Pauri 0: the One is the cause of all and the inner-knower, and stands up for the one who trusts; tasting the Word spreads gladness. Rahau (Pauri 1): You are my only support, all-powerful, remembered all day; the one who leans on You has no anxiety. Pauri 2: deep peace and natural ease, comforted, home with honor and hopes fulfilled. Pauri 3: perfect Guru, perfect works; holding on, one crosses the wide waters of life singing the Name.
Key Vocabulary
antarjaamee: the inner-knower, searcher of hearts
samrath saran kaa daataa: all-powerful giver of shelter
bhav saagar tariaa: crossed the ocean of existence
Themes and Cross-Connections
Being fully known and still upheld is the shabad's tender center; sahaj (effortless equilibrium) is the fruit. The crossing image ties the personal peace to the larger passage of a life well steadied.
For Raag Sorath
The raag's grounded ease suits a four-verse arc from being known, to being supported, to coming home, to being carried across.
The Knower of every heart is also its steady support, and carries it home.
The Arc
Pauri 0: the One is the cause of all and the inner-knower, and stands up for the one who trusts; tasting the Word spreads gladness. Rahau (Pauri 1): You are my only support, all-powerful, remembered all day; the one who leans on You has no anxiety. Pauri 2: deep peace and natural ease, comforted, home with honor and hopes fulfilled. Pauri 3: perfect Guru, perfect works; holding on, one crosses the wide waters of life singing the Name.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
Being fully known and still upheld is the shabad's tender center; sahaj (effortless equilibrium) is the fruit. The crossing image ties the personal peace to the larger passage of a life well steadied.
For Raag Sorath
The raag's grounded ease suits a four-verse arc from being known, to being supported, to coming home, to being carried across.