A portrait of contented senses: tongue, eyes, mind and whole body at peace — remembrance like a fragrance filling a room — and restless wanting quieting on its own, naturally (sahaj).
The Arc
Pauri 0: the tongue is "intuitively attracted" to the good and the mind is satisfied. The rahao (Pauri 1): contemplation yields lasting peace. Pauri 2: eyes content resting on the One, mind content having dropped duality. Pauri 3: the whole body at peace, the Name spreading like a fragrance. Pauri 4 closes: such a heart "easily and intuitively becomes free of desire" — sahaj, natural.
Key Vocabulary
Sahaj — natural, effortless; the keynote of the whole shabad.
Tript (P2) — contentment; senses that rest rather than chase.
Fragrance of the Naam (P3) — remembrance as a sweet, pervasive scent.
Free of desire, naturally (P4) — craving quieting on its own once the heart is content.
Themes and Cross-Connections
The contented-senses portrait echoes the body-blessing of Bihaagraa B00C1142 (blessed tongue, ears, eyes) but turned inward to satisfaction. Sahaj (effortless peace) runs across Guru Amar Das (Anand Sahib's "found with intuitive ease") and the GGS. "Craving quieted by contentment, not getting more" restates Bihaagraa B00C1144 (trisnaa put out).
For Raag Wadahans
A gentle, happy picture for a child: when your heart finally finds what truly fills it, you don't have to force yourself to be good — your tongue, your eyes, your whole self are just naturally drawn to it, and settle into peace like a sweet fragrance filling a room. And the best part: the endless wanting quiets down on its own, all by itself.
A portrait of contented senses: tongue, eyes, mind and whole body at peace — remembrance like a fragrance filling a room — and restless wanting quieting on its own, naturally (sahaj).
The Arc
Pauri 0: the tongue is "intuitively attracted" to the good and the mind is satisfied. The rahao (Pauri 1): contemplation yields lasting peace. Pauri 2: eyes content resting on the One, mind content having dropped duality. Pauri 3: the whole body at peace, the Name spreading like a fragrance. Pauri 4 closes: such a heart "easily and intuitively becomes free of desire" — sahaj, natural.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
The contented-senses portrait echoes the body-blessing of Bihaagraa B00C1142 (blessed tongue, ears, eyes) but turned inward to satisfaction. Sahaj (effortless peace) runs across Guru Amar Das (Anand Sahib's "found with intuitive ease") and the GGS. "Craving quieted by contentment, not getting more" restates Bihaagraa B00C1144 (trisnaa put out).
For Raag Wadahans
A gentle, happy picture for a child: when your heart finally finds what truly fills it, you don't have to force yourself to be good — your tongue, your eyes, your whole self are just naturally drawn to it, and settle into peace like a sweet fragrance filling a room. And the best part: the endless wanting quiets down on its own, all by itself.
Last updated: 2026-07-05