One Father, and all of us His children — give this mind over gladly, and see the casteless, spotless One shining in every face.
The Arc
This opens Ghar 2 under its own Ik Onkar header; a Chau-Padas addressed warmly to meetaa, 'friends.' Pauri 0: one Father, we are all His children; reveal Your vision. Rahau (Pauri 1): this mind is Yours — I'd tend Your feet and hand my mind over; teach me toward union. Pauri 2: set down pride, take shelter, welcome all as good, offer your whole self. Pauri 3: grace came, the Name turned sweet, and I saw the casteless One everywhere.
Key Vocabulary
ayk pitaa aykas kay ham baarik: one Father, we His children — human unity
meetaa: friends — the shabad's tone of address
paav malovaa: washing the feet — loving service, freely chosen
maan na keejai: set down pride
akul niranjan: the casteless, spotless One
Themes and Cross-Connections
One of Sikhi's great statements of equality: children of one Father cannot be divided by caste, rank, or creed. The shabad that begins with 'one Father' ends by seeing the akul, casteless One in all — belief becoming vision. Setting down pride and welcoming what comes (karai so bhalaa) is mannai, living from the truth, and trust in Hukam.
For Raag Sorath
Sorath's settling is the peace of handing the mind over gladly — not losing yourself, but coming home.
Translation Notes
Foot-washing (paav malovaa) framed as freely chosen loving service, not servitude. Caste-leveling and human-unity verses foregrounded. Philosophy-concept candidate: One Father, All His Children — the casteless One seen in every face.
One Father, and all of us His children — give this mind over gladly, and see the casteless, spotless One shining in every face.
The Arc
This opens Ghar 2 under its own Ik Onkar header; a Chau-Padas addressed warmly to meetaa, 'friends.' Pauri 0: one Father, we are all His children; reveal Your vision. Rahau (Pauri 1): this mind is Yours — I'd tend Your feet and hand my mind over; teach me toward union. Pauri 2: set down pride, take shelter, welcome all as good, offer your whole self. Pauri 3: grace came, the Name turned sweet, and I saw the casteless One everywhere.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
One of Sikhi's great statements of equality: children of one Father cannot be divided by caste, rank, or creed. The shabad that begins with 'one Father' ends by seeing the akul, casteless One in all — belief becoming vision. Setting down pride and welcoming what comes (karai so bhalaa) is mannai, living from the truth, and trust in Hukam.
For Raag Sorath
Sorath's settling is the peace of handing the mind over gladly — not losing yourself, but coming home.
Translation Notes
Foot-washing (paav malovaa) framed as freely chosen loving service, not servitude. Caste-leveling and human-unity verses foregrounded. Philosophy-concept candidate: One Father, All His Children — the casteless One seen in every face.