It is the One’s very nature to save; no one has wandered too far to be welcomed.
The Arc
Pauri 0: the One lifted the whole world’s wrongdoing and carried all to safety, staying true to His saving nature. Rahau (embedded in Pauri 1): under the King’s protection, sing in peace; my Teacher lifts up everyone, however far they have strayed — I trust Him wholly, and the True One heard my prayer and forgave.
Key Vocabulary
sabh sansaar ubaari-aa: the whole world lifted to safety
birad samaari-aa: He upheld His saving nature
patit udhaaran: the lifter of the fallen
sun ardaasaa: the prayer heard
Themes and Cross-Connections
The universality of grace, birad again, and a prayer heard as the shabad’s quiet climax.
For Raag Sorath
The welcoming, door-always-open note of Sorath.
Translation Notes
Patit udhaaran (“Savior of sinners”) rendered warmly as “lifts up everyone, no matter how far they’ve wandered,” foregrounding welcome over labels.
It is the One’s very nature to save; no one has wandered too far to be welcomed.
The Arc
Pauri 0: the One lifted the whole world’s wrongdoing and carried all to safety, staying true to His saving nature. Rahau (embedded in Pauri 1): under the King’s protection, sing in peace; my Teacher lifts up everyone, however far they have strayed — I trust Him wholly, and the True One heard my prayer and forgave.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
The universality of grace, birad again, and a prayer heard as the shabad’s quiet climax.
For Raag Sorath
The welcoming, door-always-open note of Sorath.
Translation Notes
Patit udhaaran (“Savior of sinners”) rendered warmly as “lifts up everyone, no matter how far they’ve wandered,” foregrounding welcome over labels.