pauri

Dear Members, In this posting, I share with you all, my understanding of 4th Pauri of Japji Sahib. As was the case with 3rd Pauri, Guru Sahib continues to dwell on the immenseness of ‘Sat Kartar’. Guru Sahib compares ‘The Absolute’ who is unlimited with we humans who have all the...

Dear Members, Once again I share my understanding of Gurbani with you all. The Summary of this Pauri (3rd Pauri) is that The ‘Karta Purakh’ is beyond the capabilities of the beings. In the sixth sentence Guru Sahib even say that there is no combination of life and body, which can...

Dear Members, In this posting, I share with you my deliberations and the resulting understanding of the 2nd Pauri of Japji Sahib. In the 1st Pauri, Guru Sahib has asked us to merrily harmonise ourselves with the ‘Hukam’. In this Pauri Guru Sahib has not elaborated on what this ‘Hukam’ is and...

Dear Members, In this posting, I share with you my understanding of 1st Pauri of Japji Sahib. Awid scu jugwid scu ] aad sach jugaad sach. hY BI scu nwnk hosI BI scu ]1] hai bhee sach naanak hosee bhee sach. ||1|| Guru Sahib is telling us that the ‘Karta Purakh’ mentioned in the ‘Mool Mantra’...

Japji Quote: Pauri 1 1.Sochai soch na howee je sochi Iakhwar. Chupal chup na howee je lai rahan livetar. Bhukhian bhukh na utree je banna puria bhar. Sehas sianpa Iakh hoeh ta ek na chalay nal. Kiv sachiara hoiyai kiv kurai tutai pal. Hukam rajaee chalana Nanak Iikhya naL I would like to...

Dear Members, In this posting, I share with you my metal deliberations on the first four sentences of 16th Pauri of Japji Sahib.Trying to understand what teaching Guru Sahib is trying to me in these four lines, I looked into some of the literature to which I had access. The first sentence...

suixAY eIsru brmw ieMdu ] suixAY muiK swlwhx mMdu ] suixAY jog jugiq qin Byd ] suixAY swsq isimRiq vyd ] nwnk Bgqw sdw ivgwsu ] suixAY dUK pwp kw nwsu ]9]

suixAY squ sMqoKu igAwnu ] suixAY ATsiT kw iesnwnu ] suixAY piV piV pwvih mwnu ] suixAY lwgY shij iDAwnu ] nwnk Bgqw sdw ivgwsu ] suixAY dUK pwp kw nwsu ]10]

suixAY isD pIr suir nwQ ] suixAY Driq Dvl Awkws ] suixAY dIp loA pwqwl ] suixAY poih n skY kwlu ] nwnk Bgqw sdw ivgwsu ] suixAY dUK pwp kw nwsu ]8]

jy jug cwry Awrjw hor dsUxI hoie ] nvw KMfw ivic jwxIAY nwil clY sBu koie ] cMgw nwau rKwie kY jsu kIriq jig lyie ] jy iqsu ndir n AwveI q vwq n puCY ky ] kItw AMdir kItu kir dosI dosu Dry ] nwnk inrguix guxu kry guxvMiqAw guxu dy ] qyhw koie n suJeI ij iqsu guxu koie kry ]7]

qIriQ nwvw jy iqsu Bwvw ivxu Bwxy ik nwie krI ] jyqI isriT aupweI vyKw ivxu krmw ik imlY leI ] miq ivic rqn jvwhr mwixk jy iek gur kI isK suxI ] gurw iek dyih buJweI ] sBnw jIAw kw ieku dwqw so mY ivsir n jweI ]6]

QwipAw n jwie kIqw n hoie ] Awpy Awip inrMjnu soie ] ijin syivAw iqin pwieAw mwnu ] nwnk gwvIAY guxI inDwnu ] gwvIAY suxIAY min rKIAY Bwau ] duKu prhir suKu Gir lY jwie ] gurmuiK nwdM gurmuiK vydM gurmuiK rihAw smweI ] guru eIsru guru gorKu brmw guru pwrbqI mweI ] jy hau jwxw AwKw nwhI khxw kQnu...

swcw swihbu swcu nwie BwiKAw Bwau Apwru ] AwKih mMgih dyih dyih dwiq kry dwqwru ] Pyir ik AgY rKIAY ijqu idsY drbwru ] muhO ik bolxu bolIAY ijqu suix Dry ipAwru ] AMimRq vylw scu nwau vifAweI ivcwru ] krmI AwvY kpVw ndrI moKu duAwru ] nwnk eyvY jwxIAY sBu Awpy sicAwru ]4]

gwvY ko qwxu hovY iksY qwxu ] gwvY ko dwiq jwxY nIswxu ] gwvY ko gux vifAweIAw cwr ] gwvY ko ividAw ivKmu vIcwru ] gwvY ko swij kry qnu Kyh ] gwvY ko jIA lY iPir dyh ] gwvY ko jwpY idsY dUir ] gwvY ko vyKY hwdrw hdUir ] kQnw kQI n AwvY qoit ] kiQ kiQ kQI kotI koit koit ] dydw dy lYdy Qik pwih ]...

hukmI hovin Awkwr hukmu n kihAw jweI ] hukmee hovan aakaar hukam naa kahi-aa jaa-ee. hukmI hovin jIA hukim imlY vifAweI ] hukmee hovan jee-a hukam milai vadi-aa-ee. hukmI auqmu nIcu hukim iliK duK suK pweIAih ] hukmee utam neech hukam likh dukh sukh paa-ee-ahi. ieknw hukmI bKsIs ieik hukmI...

socY soic n hoveI jy socI lK vwr ] sochai soch naa hov-a-ee jay sochee lakh vaar. cupY cup n hoveI jy lwie rhw ilv qwr ] chupai chup naa hov-a-ee jay laa-i rahaa liv taar. BuiKAw BuK n auqrI jy bMnw purIAw Bwr ] bhukhi-aa bhukh naa utree jay bannaa puree-aa bhaar. shs isAwxpw lK hoih q iek n...