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simpy · #10 (**permalink**) 21-Mar-2007, 05:15 AM

Respected Kaur-1 Ji, aad0002 Ji and drkhalsa Ji,

Kirtan: Singing the Glories of God/Guru
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/sikh-gurus/15134-benefits-of-kirtan.html

so ikCu kir ijqu mYlu n lwgY ]
hir kIrqn mih eyhu mnu jwgY ]

pwrbRhmu hoAw shweI kQw kIrqnu suKdweI ]
gur pUry kI bwxI jip Andu krhu inq pRwxI ]

swDsMig hir kIrqnu gweIAY ]

Anidnu kIrqnu kyvl bK´wnu ]
igRhsq mih soeI inrbwnu ]

kwhU Pl kI ieCw nhI bwCY ]
kyvl Bgiq kIrqn sMig rwcY ]

Ø The kirtan that happens as a result of Simran efforts that means liv Parm Pita Naal jur gai hai, Hari’s Simran and Kirtan, is being heard, felt, sung……….. everywhere, within and without. This is a very high Spiritual state, very rare reaches that state of mind…

Ø The kirtan that we do with Jori Baaja, Sitar, Ravaab and tabla.... made of material goods, or we listen to recorded kirtan(this is also Guru di Daat)-

Wakes up our mind,
It revives the Divine Love in our hearts, that was already present there but we were unaware of it.
Kirtan and reading Bani with one pointed concentration works on bringing up the sense of detachment(Vairaag).
We sing glorifications of our Guru and Waheguru, alone or with others. i guess that is NEEDED, isn't it......
Singing Gods praises(kirtan) make us stop thinking about other stuff, this is the best way to make our thought process tranquil.

Guru Ji mentions singing of Bani many times-

hau FwFI hir pRB Ksm kw hir kY dir AwieAw ]
hir AMdir suxI pUkwr FwFI muiK lwieAw ]
hir puiCAw FwFI sid kY ikqu AriQ qUM AwieAw ]
inq dyvhu dwnu dieAwl pRB hir nwmu iDAwieAw ]
hir dwqY hir nwmu jpwieAw nwnku pYnwieAw ]

Kwlk kau Awdysu FwFI gwvxw ]
nwnk jugu jugu eyku mMin vswvxw ]

kir ikrpw sMqn scu kihAw ]
srb sUK iehu Awnµdu lihAw ]
swDsMig hir kIrqnu gweIAY ]
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/showthread.php?t=15134
khu nwnk vfBwgI pweIAY ]

FwFI iqs no AwKIAY ij KsmY Dry ipAwru ]
dir KVw syvw kry gur sbdI vIcwru ]
FwFI dru Gru pwiesI scu rKY aur Dwir ]
FwFI kw mhlu Aglw hir kY nwie ipAwir ]
FwFI kI syvw cwkrI hir jip hir insqwir ]

hau iqsu FwFI kurbwxu ij qyrw syvdwru ]
hau iqsu FwFI bilhwr ij gwvY gux Apwr ]
so FwFI Dnu DMnu ijsu loVy inrMkwru ]
so FwFI BwgTu ijsu scw duAwr bwru ]
Ehu FwFI quDu iDAwie klwxy idnu rYxwr ]
mMgY AMimRq nwmu n AwvY kdy hwir ]
kpVu Bojnu scu rhdw ilvY Dwr ]
so FwFI guxvMqu ijs no pRB ipAwru ]

hir kIrqnu suxY hir kIrqnu gwvY ]
iqsu jn dUKu inkit nhI AwvY ]

One point to be noted- Dhan Dhan Guru Sahibaan has arranged all the Bani under ragas and even taal(rhythm) is also specified for every Shabad. WHY???? so that Gurbani can be sung as well. - do we need more proof, do we???? 'NO'.

All of the Bani is GURPRASAAD, Check at the beginnings of every new Chapter in Dhan Dhan Siri Guru Granth Sahib Ji-do we need more proof????? -'NO'.

Gurmukho let us not forget Gurbani Kirtan is Dhan Dhan Siri Guru Nanak Dev Sache Paatshah's initiated and approved tradition ………..

forgive me please