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I surrender to my own Guru,
I sing for eight pahars¹ the praise,
of the All-Pervasive, the All-Pervasive. 1.
I remember my own Divine Owner,
the Knower of all hearts. 1. Reflect.
As love develops for the Lotus-Feet,
conduct becomes eternal,
complete and immaculate. 2.
By Truth-Exemplar’s Grace,
the One comes to reside in the mind,
the evil of many life-times leaves . 3.
O! Compassionate Divine,
bestow Grace on the meek.
Nanak asks for Truth-Exemplar’s dust-blessing. 4.
1 Unit of time equaling 3 hours. 8 pahars make 24 hours.
We are finite; our understanding is finite. Our understanding was different yesterday and may evolve tomorrow as we deepen our relationship with the Sabad. In this trans-creation, we have chosen to keep the repeating words in the Sabad same. We aspire to learn and retain the Divine attribute used in the original Sabad and avoid terms like God or Lord.
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In the melodic embrace of Jaitsari rag, Guru Ramdas Sahib's Sabad unfolds with poignant sincerity, echoing the heartfelt sentiment of dependence and longing.
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Gatha refers to a song or verse, rooted in the word gai, to speak, sing, or recite. It can also refer to a profound discourse with the self beyond simple praise or devotion.
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The essence of this composition is revealed in the stanza of rahau (Pause). In it, worldly accounting (entanglements) is described as useless.
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