"O Lord, ocean of mercy, abide forever in my heart... You are my mother and father; give me Your Name, like milk in my mouth."
The Arc
A prayer that climbs from love to childlike trust. Ask not for things but for understanding-that-becomes-love, and the humility (dust of the feet) that makes even "a great sinner" pure (v.0); glad acceptance — "Your Will seems sweet, I chase no one else" (v.1); the felt nearness of the One and the humility that follows from it, met in holy company (v.2); the infant-and-parent image — the One as both mother and father, the Name as milk (v.3).
Key Vocabulary
kirpaa nidhaan — ocean/treasure of mercy.
bhaanaa — glad acceptance of the Will (v.1).
maat pitaa — mother-and-father; the One's care as complete, not partial.
Themes and Cross-Connections
The One as both mother and father recurs in Todee (B00C1544) and across Gurbani; "Name as milk" is among the tradition's tenderest images of provision. Bhaanaa links to Maajh/Aasaa's "Your Will is sweet" (B00C694).
For Raag Todee
One of the raag's most childlike, intimate shabads — perfectly suited to young readers: you are held, fed, and safe, and the deepest food is as freely given as a mother's milk.
"O Lord, ocean of mercy, abide forever in my heart... You are my mother and father; give me Your Name, like milk in my mouth."
The Arc
A prayer that climbs from love to childlike trust. Ask not for things but for understanding-that-becomes-love, and the humility (dust of the feet) that makes even "a great sinner" pure (v.0); glad acceptance — "Your Will seems sweet, I chase no one else" (v.1); the felt nearness of the One and the humility that follows from it, met in holy company (v.2); the infant-and-parent image — the One as both mother and father, the Name as milk (v.3).
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
The One as both mother and father recurs in Todee (B00C1544) and across Gurbani; "Name as milk" is among the tradition's tenderest images of provision. Bhaanaa links to Maajh/Aasaa's "Your Will is sweet" (B00C694).
For Raag Todee
One of the raag's most childlike, intimate shabads — perfectly suited to young readers: you are held, fed, and safe, and the deepest food is as freely given as a mother's milk.