A heart resting on the One is full and well; a heart that forgets stays thirsty and restless — so lean toward the light, not away.
The Arc
Four stanzas. Pauri 0: hearts absorbed in the One are content; without that priceless goodness within, a person stays thirsty. Rahau (Pauri 1): remembering brings wellness and ease; forgetting feels like countless aches — so hold the One near; those who hold tight are safe. Pauri 2: trusting the teaching brings deep joy; turning away leaves one in their own darkness. Pauri 3: a heart goes where it's pointed; I've taken hold of the good's shelter, happily absorbed.
Key Vocabulary
tripat aghaa-ee: satisfied and fulfilled
gun amol: the priceless virtue that must abide within
arog andaa-ee: wellness and ease from remembrance
baymukhaa-ee: turned-away / facing from the source
jit ko laa-i-aa tit hee laagaa: a heart takes the shape of where it's pointed
Themes and Cross-Connections
Contentment is an inside condition — no outer thing quiets the craving of a heart without the One. The two 'paths' describe states of the heart (turning toward vs. turning away), offered as invitation, not threat. Where you point the heart is decisive: pointing it well is nearly everything.
For Raag Sorath
Sorath's contentment is exactly tripat aghaa-ee, the deep fullness of a heart that has stopped reaching, because it rests where it belongs.
Translation Notes
Narak ghor (the most horrible hell, Pauri 2) dropped per the wellbeing rules and rendered 'lost in one's own darkness' — an inner state of separation, not a place of torture. Laakh baydan (tens of thousands of illnesses) read as the restlessness of a heart cut off from its source.
A heart resting on the One is full and well; a heart that forgets stays thirsty and restless — so lean toward the light, not away.
The Arc
Four stanzas. Pauri 0: hearts absorbed in the One are content; without that priceless goodness within, a person stays thirsty. Rahau (Pauri 1): remembering brings wellness and ease; forgetting feels like countless aches — so hold the One near; those who hold tight are safe. Pauri 2: trusting the teaching brings deep joy; turning away leaves one in their own darkness. Pauri 3: a heart goes where it's pointed; I've taken hold of the good's shelter, happily absorbed.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
Contentment is an inside condition — no outer thing quiets the craving of a heart without the One. The two 'paths' describe states of the heart (turning toward vs. turning away), offered as invitation, not threat. Where you point the heart is decisive: pointing it well is nearly everything.
For Raag Sorath
Sorath's contentment is exactly tripat aghaa-ee, the deep fullness of a heart that has stopped reaching, because it rests where it belongs.
Translation Notes
Narak ghor (the most horrible hell, Pauri 2) dropped per the wellbeing rules and rendered 'lost in one's own darkness' — an inner state of separation, not a place of torture. Laakh baydan (tens of thousands of illnesses) read as the restlessness of a heart cut off from its source.