Pauri 0: hear my prayer; all beings are Yours and upheld by You; You keep the honor of Your own Name. Rahau (Pauri 1): make me Your own — good or bad, I belong to You; the prayer was heard, the bonds loosened, and one is wrapped in honor and revealed in glory.
Key Vocabulary
sunhu binantee thaakur: hear my prayer, Master
raakh paij naam apunee: preserve the honor of Your Name
buray bhalay ham thaaray: good or bad, I am Yours
bandhan kaat savaaray: cutting the bonds, He adorned me
Themes and Cross-Connections
Unconditional belonging is the shabad's heart: worth does not depend on being perfect. The prayer that opens it is answered by the honor that closes it.
For Raag Sorath
Sorath's grounded tenderness suits a plea that rests entirely on belonging, not on merit.
Whether at my best or my worst, I am Yours.
The Arc
Pauri 0: hear my prayer; all beings are Yours and upheld by You; You keep the honor of Your own Name. Rahau (Pauri 1): make me Your own — good or bad, I belong to You; the prayer was heard, the bonds loosened, and one is wrapped in honor and revealed in glory.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
Unconditional belonging is the shabad's heart: worth does not depend on being perfect. The prayer that opens it is answered by the honor that closes it.
For Raag Sorath
Sorath's grounded tenderness suits a plea that rests entirely on belonging, not on merit.