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The Birds of Gurbani
Sangat ji

A personal passion: To understand the role birds play as symbols of the Soul for Guruji. Read about the birds and the mango tree.

Almost all the images of the birds came from a data base at this link,

http://orientalbirdimages.org/
Sat Sri Akaal!!
This is the painted stork-- found in northern India. The modern name for this creature is...
Saker Baaj

ਅਚਲ ਸਿੰਘ ਬਾਚ ॥
Achal Singh baach||
Speech of Achal Singh:


ਸਵੈਯਾ ॥
Sawaiyaa||
SWAYYA
The "white" falcon of Sri Guru Gobind Singh was actually the GyrFalcon or Gray Falcon, in old...
The sparrow hawk.

The hawk is mentioned only 5 times in Gurbani. There are two different ways that...
The own is mentioned only one time by Guruji. In the Western tradition, the owl symbolizes wisdom,...
Distribution of the birds sung in Gurbani through North and North-central India.
ਚਕਵੀ ਸੂਰ ਸਨੇਹੁ ਚਿਤਵੈ ਆਸ ਘਣੀ ਕਦਿ ਦਿਨੀਅਰੁ ਦੇਖੀਐ ॥
chakavee soor sanaehu chithavai aas ghanee kadh...
The stork does not fare well in Gurbani. All the Gurus who sing of the stork compare the bird to a...
The cuckoo, member of the family of chatriks, whose photo was taken in the Haryana National Park.

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ਸਰਵਰ ਮਹਿ ਹੰਸੁ ਪ੍ਰਾਨਪਤਿ ਪਾਵੈ ॥੧॥
saravar mehi hans praanapath paavai ||1||
Within this pool, the...
The crane stands on one leg so gingerly and with such focus and concentration. Guru Nanak Dev often...
The Swan according to Guruji

 ਸਰਵਰ ਮਹਿ ਹੰਸੁ ਹੰਸ ਮਹਿ ਸਾਗਰੁ ॥
saravar mehi hans hans mehi saagar...
The Peacock -- a member of the chatrik family -- she touches the feet of her husband lord when she...
The Indian Vulture.

In the United States, the species of vulture we have here is called Cathares...
ਜਉ ਤੁਮ ਗਿਰਿਵਰ ਤਉ ਹਮ ਮੋਰਾ ॥
jo thum girivar tho ham moraa ||
If You are the mountain, Lord, then I...
The house crow. In the Punjab, these crows sit in groups on the rooftops of village houses....
The purple heron.


 ਹੰਸਾ ਵੇਖਿ ਤਰੰਦਿਆ ਬਗਾਂ ਭਿ ਆਯਾ ਚਾਉ ॥
hansaa vaekh tharandhiaa bagaan bh aayaa...
The Hawk-Cuckoo, this bird is also a member of the chatrik family.


 ਊਨਵਿ ਘਨਹਰੁ ਗਰਜੈ ਬਰਸੈ ਕੋਕਿਲ...
Another chatrik, similar to the partridge in Europe and North America.

The chatrik in sriRaag is a...
The Sheldrake or in Gurbani, the chakvi duck

ਰੇ ਮਨ ਐਸੀ ਹਰਿ ਸਿਉ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਕਰਿ ਜੈਸੀ ਚਕਵੀ ਸੂਰ ॥
rae man...
And another cuckoo, one more chatrik.


 ਕੋਕਿਲ ਅੰਬ ਪਰੀਤਿ ਚਵੈ ਸੁਹਾਵੀਆ ਮਨ ਹਰਿ ਰੰਗੁ ਕੀਜੀਐ ॥
kokil anb...
This one, Kohel (Kokil), is the female. Her feathers are spotted.

 ਜਿਉ ਕੋਕਿਲ ਕਉ ਅੰਬੁ ਬਾਲਹਾ ਤਿਉ...
Another Kohel (Kokil)

 ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਜਲੁ ਦੇਹਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾਰਿੰਗ ਕਉ ਹੋਇ ਜਾ ਤੇ ਤੇਰੈ ਨਾਇ ਵਾਸਾ ॥੪॥੩॥
kirapaa jal...
The mango tree must look very large, even endless, to the songbird. It is cool, and it shelters her...
This is Kohel, also called Kokil. The male is darker than the female. She spends her nights...