Slok Sahskriti are the SANSKRTI SALOKAS AT PANNAH 1350 OF GURU GRANTH SAHIB JEE AND BEGIN THUS:
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<> siq nwmu krqw purKu inrBau inrvYru Akwl mUriq AjUnI sYBM gur pRswid ]
ik oa(n)kaar sath naam karathaa purakh nirabho niravair akaal moorath ajoonee saibha(n) gur prasaadh ||
One Universal Creator God. Truth Is The Name. Creative Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred. Image Of The Undying. Beyond Birth. Self-Existent. By Guru's Grace:

slok shsik®qI mhlw 1 ]
salok sehasakirathee mehalaa 1 ||
Shalok Sehskritee, First Mehl:

piV@ pusok sMiDAw bwdM ]
parrih pusok sa(n)dhhiaa baadha(n) ||
You study the scriptures, say your prayers and argue;

isl pUjis bgul smwDM ]
sil poojas bagul samaadhha(n) ||
you worship stones and sit like a crane, pretending to meditate.

muiK JUTu ibBUKn swrM ]
mukh jhoot(h) bibhookhan saara(n) ||
You speak lies and well-ornamented falsehood,

qRYpwl iqhwl ibcwrM ]
thraipaal thihaal bichaara(n) ||
and recite your daily prayers three times a day.

gil mwlw iqlk illwtM ]
gal maalaa thilak lilaatta(n) ||
The mala is around your neck, and the sacred tilak mark is on your forehead.

duie DoqI bsqR kpwtM ]
dhue dhhothee basathr kapaatta(n) ||
You wear two loin cloths, and keep your head covered.

jo jwnis bRhmM krmM ]
jo jaanas brehama(n) karama(n) ||
If you know God and the nature of karma,

sB Pokt inscY krmM ]
sabh fokatt nisachai karama(n) ||
you know that all these rituals and beliefs are useless.

khu nwnk inscO iD´wvY ]
kahu naanak nisacha dhhiyaavai ||
Says Nanak, meditate on the Lord with faith.

ibnu siqgur bwt n pwvY ]1]
bin sathigur baatt n paavai ||1||
Without the True Guru, no one finds the Way. ||1||

inhPlµ qs´ jnms´ jwvd bRhm n ibMdqy ]
nihafala(n) thasy janamasy jaavadh breham n bi(n)dhathae ||
The mortal's life is fruitless, as long as he does not know God.

swgrM sMswrs´ gur prswdI qrih ky ]
saagara(n) sa(n)saarasy gur parasaadhee tharehi kae ||
Only a few, by Guru's Grace, cross over the world-ocean.

krx kwrx smrQu hY khu nwnk bIcwir ]

This is one of most DIFFICULT banis and is referred to as MEHENGEE BANI ( Costly )..and it sends the shivers throught he spines of those who have to perform the 4am-6am raol of akhand paath just before BHOG...and thus many kacheh paathis try to escape this raol through nay means !!!


On the matter of the MUNDAWNI i have started a new thread as it is too big to discuss on this thread and is unrelated anyway.

jarnail singh.





























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