Gather the wealth that can be shared and never lost; the boat of Truth carries the whole family across.
The Arc
Pauri 0: gather the pure, incomparable wealth of the Name — enjoy it, be happy, live long, O family of learners. Rahau (Pauri 1): leaning on the One’s feet, and by good company, one finds the boat of Truth and crosses the stormy world. Pauri 2: the imperishable One cared for everything Himself; beholding His goodness, the heart blossoms beyond counting.
Key Vocabulary
sanchan: to gather up, to store
nirmal thaatee: the spotless commodity
sikh parvaar: the family of learners
sach bohith: the boat of Truth
bigsaano: blossoms forth
Themes and Cross-Connections
Wealth is reframed: stored by remembering, multiplied by sharing. The warm address to the sikh parvaar makes this a blessing spoken over loved ones at a shared table, before the crossing-boat.
For Raag Sorath
Sorath’s blossoming (bigsaano / vigaas) is the felt fruit of remembrance here.
Translation Notes
Bikh sansaar (“ocean of poison”) rendered as “hard, stormy world / sea to cross,” easing the dread while keeping the crossing.
Gather the wealth that can be shared and never lost; the boat of Truth carries the whole family across.
The Arc
Pauri 0: gather the pure, incomparable wealth of the Name — enjoy it, be happy, live long, O family of learners. Rahau (Pauri 1): leaning on the One’s feet, and by good company, one finds the boat of Truth and crosses the stormy world. Pauri 2: the imperishable One cared for everything Himself; beholding His goodness, the heart blossoms beyond counting.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
Wealth is reframed: stored by remembering, multiplied by sharing. The warm address to the sikh parvaar makes this a blessing spoken over loved ones at a shared table, before the crossing-boat.
For Raag Sorath
Sorath’s blossoming (bigsaano / vigaas) is the felt fruit of remembrance here.
Translation Notes
Bikh sansaar (“ocean of poison”) rendered as “hard, stormy world / sea to cross,” easing the dread while keeping the crossing.