Kaur was also active in social and environmental causes while in high school, serving as president of the Social Action Club, which started a campus recycling program and organized environmenal awareness programs. The Club also led the effort to change the school mascot and sports team names from the Indians to the Red Tailed Hawk in 1990 and 1991.
After graduating from Tam, Kaur attended Mills College in Oakland, California, receiving a bachelors degree in biochemistry. She then returned to India, to study kirtan under her mother's teacher, Bhai Hari Singh. She lived near the Golden Temple. In 1997, Kaur began a career as a food technologist with Peace Cereals in Eugene, Oregon.
A Sikh and Kundalini Yoga teacher, Snatam Kaur is a singer and musician, gaining a growing fame in the world of spiritual music.
After a few years as the singer of the spiritual music group The Peace Family, she started a solo career. Her music mixes western melodies with Indian sounds, mantras from the Kundalini yoga tradition, words of Harbhajan Singh Yogi and personal lyrics.
She often tours in the United States and Canada, and within Sikh communities worldwide (India, Singapore) among which she is more and more renowned as a talented kirtan singer.
Spiritual music artists such as Deva Premal now sing her compositions.
Paramaysareh
Snatam Kaur Lyrics
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Madh pooran
Ant pooran
Parmaysureh
Parmaysureh ditaa bannaa.
Dukh rog kaa dayraa bannaa.
Anad karahi nar naaree.
The lyrics of Snatam Kaur's song Paramaysareh are in Gurmukhi language and are deeply spiritual. The song is about the omnipotent power of God, who is present in every particle of the universe. The first line of the lyrics, Aad pooran, Madh pooran, Ant pooran, refers to God's completeness, which has no beginning, middle, or end. The next line, Parmaysureh, means the ultimate God. The song talks about an all-encompassing and benevolent God who not only creates but also protects us.
The next two lines of the song describe the various forms in which God manifests to help us in times of distress. Parmaysureh ditaa bannaa means that God creates ways to rescue us from various afflictions such as pain and diseases. Dukh rog kaa dayraa bannaa loosely translates to the "house of pain and diseases." The line expresses the idea that God takes away our sorrows and illnesses and provides us his love and care.
The last two lines detail the power of God's blessings. Anad karahi nar nella means that God Himself has created the universe and is continually working towards its betterment. The next line, Har har prabh kirpaa Dhaaree, means that God showers his blessings on all beings. The line beautifully summarizes the idea that God's mercy and love are showered equally on everyone regardless of caste, religion, or creed.
Line by Line Meaning
Aad pooran
From the beginning of time, fully complete and perfect
Madh pooran
In this moment, fully complete and perfect
Ant pooran
Until the end of time, fully complete and perfect
Parmaysureh
The divine creator, the ultimate source of all
Parmaysureh ditaa bannaa.
The divine creator has given us this existence
Dukh rog kaa dayraa bannaa.
This world can be a place of suffering and illness
Anad karahi nar naaree.
But with the power of the divine creator, both men and women can experience bliss and joy
Har har prabh kirpaa Dhaaree.
Through the grace of the divine creator, we are able to connect with the universal energy that flows through all living things
Contributed by Evelyn K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.