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ਜਪੁ | Jup
ਸੋ ਦਰੁ | So Dar
ਸੋਹਿਲਾ | Sohilaa
ਰਾਗੁ ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ | Raag Siree-Raag
Gurbani (14-53)
Ashtpadiyan (53-71)
Gurbani (71-74)
Pahre (74-78)
Chhant (78-81)
Vanjara (81-82)
Vaar Siri Raag (83-91)
Bhagat Bani (91-93)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਝ | Raag Maajh
Gurbani (94-109)
Ashtpadi (109)
Ashtpadiyan (110-129)
Ashtpadi (129-130)
Ashtpadiyan (130-133)
Bara Maha (133-136)
Din Raen (136-137)
Vaar Maajh Ki (137-150)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗਉੜੀ | Raag Gauree
Gurbani (151-185)
Quartets/Couplets (185-220)
Ashtpadiyan (220-234)
Karhalei (234-235)
Ashtpadiyan (235-242)
Chhant (242-249)
Baavan Akhari (250-262)
Sukhmani (262-296)
Thittee (296-300)
Gauree kii Vaar (300-323)
Gurbani (323-330)
Ashtpadiyan (330-340)
Baavan Akhari (340-343)
Thintteen (343-344)
Vaar Kabir (344-345)
Bhagat Bani (345-346)
ਰਾਗੁ ਆਸਾ | Raag Aasaa
Gurbani (347-348)
Chaupaday (348-364)
Panchpadde (364-365)
Kaafee (365-409)
Aasaavaree (409-411)
Ashtpadiyan (411-432)
Patee (432-435)
Chhant (435-462)
Vaar Aasaa (462-475)
Bhagat Bani (475-488)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗੂਜਰੀ | Raag Goojaree
Gurbani (489-503)
Ashtpadiyan (503-508)
Vaar Gujari (508-517)
Vaar Gujari (517-526)
ਰਾਗੁ ਦੇਵਗੰਧਾਰੀ | Raag Dayv-Gandhaaree
Gurbani (527-536)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਿਹਾਗੜਾ | Raag Bihaagraa
Gurbani (537-556)
Chhant (538-548)
Vaar Bihaagraa (548-556)
ਰਾਗੁ ਵਡਹੰਸ | Raag Wadhans
Gurbani (557-564)
Ashtpadiyan (564-565)
Chhant (565-575)
Ghoriaan (575-578)
Alaahaniiaa (578-582)
Vaar Wadhans (582-594)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸੋਰਠਿ | Raag Sorath
Gurbani (595-634)
Asatpadhiya (634-642)
Vaar Sorath (642-659)
ਰਾਗੁ ਧਨਾਸਰੀ | Raag Dhanasaree
Gurbani (660-685)
Astpadhiya (685-687)
Chhant (687-691)
Bhagat Bani (691-695)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਤਸਰੀ | Raag Jaitsree
Gurbani (696-703)
Chhant (703-705)
Vaar Jaitsaree (705-710)
Bhagat Bani (710)
ਰਾਗੁ ਟੋਡੀ | Raag Todee
ਰਾਗੁ ਬੈਰਾੜੀ | Raag Bairaaree
ਰਾਗੁ ਤਿਲੰਗ | Raag Tilang
Gurbani (721-727)
Bhagat Bani (727)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸੂਹੀ | Raag Suhi
Gurbani (728-750)
Ashtpadiyan (750-761)
Kaafee (761-762)
Suchajee (762)
Gunvantee (763)
Chhant (763-785)
Vaar Soohee (785-792)
Bhagat Bani (792-794)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ | Raag Bilaaval
Gurbani (795-831)
Ashtpadiyan (831-838)
Thitteen (838-840)
Vaar Sat (841-843)
Chhant (843-848)
Vaar Bilaaval (849-855)
Bhagat Bani (855-858)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗੋਂਡ | Raag Gond
Gurbani (859-869)
Ashtpadiyan (869)
Bhagat Bani (870-875)
ਰਾਗੁ ਰਾਮਕਲੀ | Raag Ramkalee
Ashtpadiyan (902-916)
Gurbani (876-902)
Anand (917-922)
Sadd (923-924)
Chhant (924-929)
Dakhnee (929-938)
Sidh Gosat (938-946)
Vaar Ramkalee (947-968)
ਰਾਗੁ ਨਟ ਨਾਰਾਇਨ | Raag Nat Narayan
Gurbani (975-980)
Ashtpadiyan (980-983)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਲੀ ਗਉੜਾ | Raag Maalee Gauraa
Gurbani (984-988)
Bhagat Bani (988)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਰੂ | Raag Maaroo
Gurbani (889-1008)
Ashtpadiyan (1008-1014)
Kaafee (1014-1016)
Ashtpadiyan (1016-1019)
Anjulian (1019-1020)
Solhe (1020-1033)
Dakhni (1033-1043)
ਰਾਗੁ ਤੁਖਾਰੀ | Raag Tukhaari
Bara Maha (1107-1110)
Chhant (1110-1117)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕੇਦਾਰਾ | Raag Kedara
Gurbani (1118-1123)
Bhagat Bani (1123-1124)
ਰਾਗੁ ਭੈਰਉ | Raag Bhairo
Gurbani (1125-1152)
Partaal (1153)
Ashtpadiyan (1153-1167)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਸੰਤੁ | Raag Basant
Gurbani (1168-1187)
Ashtpadiyan (1187-1193)
Vaar Basant (1193-1196)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸਾਰਗ | Raag Saarag
Gurbani (1197-1200)
Partaal (1200-1231)
Ashtpadiyan (1232-1236)
Chhant (1236-1237)
Vaar Saarang (1237-1253)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਲਾਰ | Raag Malaar
Gurbani (1254-1293)
Partaal (1265-1273)
Ashtpadiyan (1273-1278)
Chhant (1278)
Vaar Malaar (1278-91)
Bhagat Bani (1292-93)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕਾਨੜਾ | Raag Kaanraa
Gurbani (1294-96)
Partaal (1296-1318)
Ashtpadiyan (1308-1312)
Chhant (1312)
Vaar Kaanraa
Bhagat Bani (1318)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕਲਿਆਨ | Raag Kalyaan
Gurbani (1319-23)
Ashtpadiyan (1323-26)
ਰਾਗੁ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਤੀ | Raag Prabhaatee
Gurbani (1327-1341)
Ashtpadiyan (1342-51)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਜਾਵੰਤੀ | Raag Jaijaiwanti
Gurbani (1352-53)
Salok | Gatha | Phunahe | Chaubole | Swayiye
Sehskritee Mahala 1
Sehskritee Mahala 5
Gaathaa Mahala 5
Phunhay Mahala 5
Chaubolae Mahala 5
Shaloks Bhagat Kabir
Shaloks Sheikh Farid
Swaiyyae Mahala 5
Swaiyyae in Praise of Gurus
Shaloks in Addition To Vaars
Shalok Ninth Mehl
Mundavanee Mehl 5
ਰਾਗ ਮਾਲਾ, Raag Maalaa
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<blockquote data-quote="gvirk1" data-source="post: 49284" data-attributes="member: 4158"><p><strong>Re: 13 reason for : "Why I am a Sikh"</strong></p><p></p><p>WJKWJF</p><p>Nice article...</p><p>BTW I like the way Bhai chaman lal ji does kirtan. I have some thoughts on point 10.</p><p>Why we are brining in the same impurties as these same impurties were the reasons our guru started the sikh relegion. Please read the article below. Are sikhs of today so narrow minded? According to Gurus anybody can read or sing in praise of guru(GOD). Why we are putting these restriction? We are heading back to old times when bharmin used to have control over God. Now I think now these sikh leaders have same control.</p><p> </p><p>Waiting for your comments...</p><p> </p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center">Gurbani Kirtan by Our Sahajdhari Brothers & Sisters</p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Sir, As an ardent reader of the <em>Sikh Review</em>, I would earnestly request you to publish these lines because a wrong signal is going to the Sahajdhari Sikhs and non-Sikhs.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">While studying the old issues of <strong><em>The Sikh Review</em></strong> the issue of May, 1992 and the Article, "Thrills of a Kirtan Tour - A spiritual Safari-written by Shri J. Prakash Nanda-came to my notice. You, as the Editor, had rightly recorded on the top of the Article: "it is the story of the love and devotion of a family determined to share the spiritual experience of early morning <em>Kirtan</em> with God oriented congregations, big or small. It is also the story of the frustration of being denied admittance, of the parochial and petty-fogging priests, of the warring factions in Gurdwara managements and of less - than hygienic living conditions. However what emerges uppermost is the sweet notes of <em>Asa-di-Var</em> in the tranquillity of <em>Amrit Vela.</em>"</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">I enjoyed that series of Articles by J. P. Nanda. It gave me a great joy to think that there are such great <em>Nishkam Guru-ke-Kirtanye,</em> like J. Prakash Nanda Ji and Dada Lachhman Chelaram, who have undertaken so many <em>Kirtan</em> tours to different countries. The words of Nanda Ji at the start of that Article touched my heart. This is the brighter side of the picture.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Let me narrate the other side of the picture which has saddened me, and my head bows in shame that it has happened in my life time.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">I was one of the very old members of the Management Committee of the Gurdwara, Sector 22D, Chandigarh. The incident, narrated below, occurred in the year 1996. I have since resigned from the management of that Gurdwara for various reasons. I have been requesting the President and the General Secretary of that Gurdwara to arrange the <em>Shabad Kirtan</em> of Bhai Chaman Lal Ji and Bhai Sunil Arora Ji as the <em>Kirtan</em> recited by them gives spiritual bliss. A special messenger was sent by the management committee to Delhi to request Bhai Chaman Lal Ji for his <em>Shabad Kirtan</em> at the said Gurdwara, and he gladly agreed. Accordingly, posters and handbills were printed and banners were made and displayed at different Gurdwaras.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">But I got the shock of my life, three days before the stipulated date, when I received a message from the General Secy. that the said programme had been cancelled due to the pressure of certain so-called Sikh leaders, that they will not allow <em>Shabad Kirtan</em> in any Gurdwara by any non-Sikh, or Sahajdhari Sikh, and that they would create problems for the Management Committee. And to avoid any fuss they were forced to cancel the programme and sent another special messenger to Bhai Chaman Lal Ji not to come to CHD for the purpose. Shockingly, no Sahajdhari Sikh <em>Kirtanya</em> has been invited to recite Gurbani at any Gurdwara in Chandigarh since then.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Wrong signals are being sent to Sahajdhari Sikhs due to the above incident. We should rather be thankful to Sahajdhari Sikhs that they are doing signal service to the Sikh Dharam. After all, we cannot forget the services of Bhai Mardana and his descendants, till the partition of the country, when their Shabad Kirtan was being recited at the Harmandir Sahib. I would seek comments of your readers so that something good is done at the earliest.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gvirk1, post: 49284, member: 4158"] [b]Re: 13 reason for : "Why I am a Sikh"[/b] WJKWJF Nice article... BTW I like the way Bhai chaman lal ji does kirtan. I have some thoughts on point 10. Why we are brining in the same impurties as these same impurties were the reasons our guru started the sikh relegion. Please read the article below. Are sikhs of today so narrow minded? According to Gurus anybody can read or sing in praise of guru(GOD). Why we are putting these restriction? We are heading back to old times when bharmin used to have control over God. Now I think now these sikh leaders have same control. Waiting for your comments... [B][SIZE=5][COLOR=#ff0000] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [CENTER]Gurbani Kirtan by Our Sahajdhari Brothers & Sisters[/CENTER] [SIZE=3]Sir, As an ardent reader of the [I]Sikh Review[/I], I would earnestly request you to publish these lines because a wrong signal is going to the Sahajdhari Sikhs and non-Sikhs. While studying the old issues of [B][I]The Sikh Review[/I][/B][I][/I] the issue of May, 1992 and the Article, "Thrills of a Kirtan Tour - A spiritual Safari-written by Shri J. Prakash Nanda-came to my notice. You, as the Editor, had rightly recorded on the top of the Article: "it is the story of the love and devotion of a family determined to share the spiritual experience of early morning [I]Kirtan[/I] with God oriented congregations, big or small. It is also the story of the frustration of being denied admittance, of the parochial and petty-fogging priests, of the warring factions in Gurdwara managements and of less - than hygienic living conditions. However what emerges uppermost is the sweet notes of [I]Asa-di-Var[/I] in the tranquillity of [I]Amrit Vela.[/I]" I enjoyed that series of Articles by J. P. Nanda. It gave me a great joy to think that there are such great [I]Nishkam Guru-ke-Kirtanye,[/I] like J. Prakash Nanda Ji and Dada Lachhman Chelaram, who have undertaken so many [I]Kirtan[/I] tours to different countries. The words of Nanda Ji at the start of that Article touched my heart. This is the brighter side of the picture. Let me narrate the other side of the picture which has saddened me, and my head bows in shame that it has happened in my life time. I was one of the very old members of the Management Committee of the Gurdwara, Sector 22D, Chandigarh. The incident, narrated below, occurred in the year 1996. I have since resigned from the management of that Gurdwara for various reasons. I have been requesting the President and the General Secretary of that Gurdwara to arrange the [I]Shabad Kirtan[/I] of Bhai Chaman Lal Ji and Bhai Sunil Arora Ji as the [I]Kirtan[/I] recited by them gives spiritual bliss. A special messenger was sent by the management committee to Delhi to request Bhai Chaman Lal Ji for his [I]Shabad Kirtan[/I] at the said Gurdwara, and he gladly agreed. Accordingly, posters and handbills were printed and banners were made and displayed at different Gurdwaras. But I got the shock of my life, three days before the stipulated date, when I received a message from the General Secy. that the said programme had been cancelled due to the pressure of certain so-called Sikh leaders, that they will not allow [I]Shabad Kirtan[/I] in any Gurdwara by any non-Sikh, or Sahajdhari Sikh, and that they would create problems for the Management Committee. And to avoid any fuss they were forced to cancel the programme and sent another special messenger to Bhai Chaman Lal Ji not to come to CHD for the purpose. Shockingly, no Sahajdhari Sikh [I]Kirtanya[/I] has been invited to recite Gurbani at any Gurdwara in Chandigarh since then. Wrong signals are being sent to Sahajdhari Sikhs due to the above incident. We should rather be thankful to Sahajdhari Sikhs that they are doing signal service to the Sikh Dharam. After all, we cannot forget the services of Bhai Mardana and his descendants, till the partition of the country, when their Shabad Kirtan was being recited at the Harmandir Sahib. I would seek comments of your readers so that something good is done at the earliest. [/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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