53 Shabads · 313 Verses
Raag Wadahans
The Commentary
Pauri 0 sets the suhaagan (happy bride) beside the duhaagan (the one who feels rejected) — and instantly opens the door: "if she were to become virtuous, she too could enjoy her Beloved." Pauri 1 (the rahao) gives the joyful refrain: the One is rangeela, "loving and playful" — why chase anything less? Pauri 2 gives the method: string good deeds like beads until you hold "the jewel no price can buy." Pauri 3 is honest self-awareness — we ask for the way, don't walk it, yet claim to have arrived; real closeness needs real conversation. Pauri 4 closes on bedrock: "without the One, there is no other," and staying attached is where the joy is.
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Guru Nanak (Mehl 1)
- Shabad 1What Draws You Close Isn't Luck or Looks
- Shabad 2The Feeling of Being Separate Is What Keeps Us Apart
- Shabad 26Real Cleanliness Shows in Speaking Kindly
- Shabad 27A Little Kindness Helps Us Remember What Matters
- Shabad 43The Soul Is a Swan That Flies Home
- Shabad 44When Sad, Gather Together and Lean on What Lasts
- Shabad 45Beneath All Change, a Steady Maker Holds It Up
- Shabad 46Don't Look Far for the Good; It Lives in Each Heart
- Shabad 47The Shiny Surface Isn't the Whole Story
- Shabad 53Everything Has an Ending; Keep the Good Close
Guru Amar Das (Mehl 3)
- Shabad 3Real Cleanliness Is on the Inside
- Shabad 4Even Your Turning Toward Good Is Helped
- Shabad 5Chasing Shiny Things Is Stumbling in the Dark
- Shabad 6A Heart Free of Self-Preoccupation Glows
- Shabad 7The Sweetness of the Good Always Tastes Good
- Shabad 8Real Self-Discipline Is Gentle, Not Harsh
- Shabad 9Find What Fills You and the Good Draws You Naturally
- Shabad 10From Wisdom Comes the Good, and the Good Draws You Home
- Shabad 11The Puffed-Up 'Me' and Real Generosity Crowd Each Other Out
- Shabad 24The Deepest Real Thing Is Worth Singing Day and Night
- Shabad 25A Scattered Mind Finds It Hard to Focus on Good
- Shabad 28Love Makes a Heart Beautiful
- Shabad 29A Calm, Kind Heart Makes Things Turn Out Well
- Shabad 30The Me-Versus-Them Way of Seeing Tires a Heart Out
- Shabad 31A Heart of Goodness Blends Into the Great Goodness
- Shabad 32The Most Valuable Thing to Spend a Life On Is Goodness
- Shabad 33Things Come and Go; the Goodness You Kept Stays
- Shabad 48The Good You Love Never Dies and Never Leaves
- Shabad 49We Feel Lost When We Forget; the Good Never Dies
- Shabad 50The Deepest Good Is Always Right Here With You
- Shabad 51Bodies Grow Fragile; the Good We Hold Lasts
Guru Ram Das (Mehl 4)
- Shabad 12One True Resting Place, Wide as a Calm Sea
- Shabad 13Noticing You've Wandered Is the First Step Back
- Shabad 14Patiently Teach Your Restless Mind to Keep It in View
- Shabad 34A Heart So Full You Want to Say It Twice
- Shabad 35The Good You Search For Lives in Your Own Heart
- Shabad 36Wisdom Is Gentle Medicine for the Eyes
- Shabad 37A Steady Heart Stays Through Good Days and Hard
- Shabad 38Your Body Is a Wonderful Horse You Were Given
- Shabad 39A Life in Love's Never-Fading Color Is Fruitful
- Shabad 52Some Hearts Are Great Swans, Clean No Matter What
Guru Arjan (Mehl 5)
- Shabad 15The One Is So Vast No Search Measures a Corner
- Shabad 16A Blessed Moment: the Heart Near What It Loves
- Shabad 17Some Things Are Too Endless to Grasp Alone
- Shabad 18The One Sees Into Your Heart and Knows the Real You
- Shabad 19The Giver Who Fills Everything Sees Into Your Heart
- Shabad 20In Good Company, Touch the Part of You That Never Fades
- Shabad 21The Simplest Prayer: Don't Forget Me, Keep Me Safe
- Shabad 22Even the Good You Know Was Given as a Gift
- Shabad 23Some Needs Run as Deep as a Baby's for Its Mother
- Shabad 40Find What You Love and Old Fears Loosen
- Shabad 41What You Listen To Matters; Fill Your Ears With Good
- Shabad 42The One Holds Up the Whole World With a Caring Hand