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ਸੋ ਦਰੁ | So Dar
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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)
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Thittee (296-300)
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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)
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Gaathaa Mahala 5
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Shaloks Bhagat Kabir
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Swaiyyae in Praise of Gurus
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<blockquote data-quote="spnadmin" data-source="post: 123428" data-attributes="member: 35"><p><strong>Gilded gold temple inspires more than awe</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Spiritual centre of Sikh faith is one of the world’s most stunning religious sites</strong></p><p></p><p> <a href="http://www.thestar.com/travel/asiapacific/article/785362--gilded-gold-temple-inspires-more-than-awe" target="_blank">Gilded gold temple inspires more than awe - thestar.com</a> </p><p></p><p> </p><p>AMRITSAR, India—Cold from the marble floor seeps up through a thin carpet, chilling our bare feet.</p><p></p><p> Men in turbans drape garlands over a golden litter, or <em>palanquin</em>, and chant — the same line over and over, not quite in sync.</p><p></p><p> It is 4:30 a.m. </p><p></p><p> A bass drum sounds. Swarms of people coalesce and, out of the shadows, a priest emerges with an oversized book on his head.</p><p></p><p> Devotees press closely, tossing rose petals, and when the priest lays the book on the <em>palanquin’s </em>brocade pillows, the crowd proceeds ceremonially toward a floodlit temple in the distance.</p><p></p><p> I am visiting the Golden Temple of Amritsar.</p><p></p><p> More properly, I am visiting the Harmandir Sahib — spiritual centre of the Sikh faith and one of the world’s most stunning religious sites.</p><p></p><p> A temple of gilded gold rises from the centre of a large reflecting pool, in turn rimmed by a marble promenade and an assembly of ornate 16th-century shrines and watchtowers.</p><p> </p><p> The refreshing waters, the polished marble, the extravagant spaciousness at the centre of an otherwise congested and chaotic Indian city — all stir additional feelings of serenity and goodwill.</p><p></p><p> The site is open to all, at no charge. A mass kitchen serves free meals of <em>chapati</em> and <em>dhal</em>. Throughout the complex, sacred music from the temple orchestra can be heard live from small speakers.</p><p></p><p> “Even visitors without a religious bone in their bodies cannot fail to be moved,” says the <em>Rough Guide to India</em>.</p><p></p><p> I arrived particularly early.</p><p></p><p> Most guidebooks say to come when the first morning light illuminates the golden domes. Instead, I took a tip from Benjamin Walsh, a keen Indophile and co-manager of Toronto’s Nicholas Hoare bookstore, who recommended being there by 4:30.</p><p></p><p> Every night, before the main temple is washed with milk and water, priests remove the Sikh holy book, the <em>Adi Granth</em>, to a secondary temple. And every morning, they return it with a dramatic procession popular among the faithful. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> An easy taxi ride brought me to the north gate, where I checked my shoes and socks, donned an orange head scarf borrowed from the hotel, and after washing my feet stepped through a grand archway. </p><p></p><p> And there — on the water — shone the temple. </p><p></p><p> Customarily, worshippers bear left and circumambulate the reflecting pool clockwise. </p><p></p><p> But I didn’t know that. Instead I turned right, heading for a knot of people near the causeway gates, where devotees were readying the <em>palanquin</em>. .</p><p></p><p> Quickly, our numbers grew to more than 300. </p><p></p><p> When the carriers picked up the litter, we followed them onto the causeway. When a priest recited the <em>vaaq</em>, the message of the Lord, we stood in silence. Then the line moved forward again and I arrived inside.</p><p></p><p> I saw chandeliers, flowers, gold-leaf ceilings, embedded jewels in the floor, worshippers crowding around. Unexpectedly, the room seemed small and overwhelming.</p><p></p><p> A turbaned priest sat under a bejewelled canopy reading from the <em>Adi Granth</em>. </p><p></p><p> As the line shuffled ahead, I fixed on the small orchestra to one side.</p><p> Then the line moved again, returning me outside. For the rest of the morning, I wandered in the buoyant atmosphere. </p><p></p><p> Violence here seemed unimaginable, yet in 1984 Sikh separatists staged an armed occupation of the <a href="http://www.sikh-history.com/sikhhist/events/akaltakht.html" target="_blank">Akal Takht</a>, the temple holding the holy book at night. The siege led to the Indian government’s notoriously inept attack, Operation Blue Star, in which hundreds of people died, including pilgrims.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> As I left the complex, I spotted a music store across the street, a loudspeaker relaying the music from the temple. </p><p></p><p> The singer was Bhai Sarbji Singh Ji, said the shopkeeper. To preserve something tangible from the day, I bought one of his CDs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spnadmin, post: 123428, member: 35"] [B]Gilded gold temple inspires more than awe[/B] [B]Spiritual centre of Sikh faith is one of the world’s most stunning religious sites[/B] [url=http://www.thestar.com/travel/asiapacific/article/785362--gilded-gold-temple-inspires-more-than-awe]Gilded gold temple inspires more than awe - thestar.com[/url] AMRITSAR, India—Cold from the marble floor seeps up through a thin carpet, chilling our bare feet. Men in turbans drape garlands over a golden litter, or [I]palanquin[/I], and chant — the same line over and over, not quite in sync. It is 4:30 a.m. A bass drum sounds. Swarms of people coalesce and, out of the shadows, a priest emerges with an oversized book on his head. Devotees press closely, tossing rose petals, and when the priest lays the book on the [I]palanquin’s [/I]brocade pillows, the crowd proceeds ceremonially toward a floodlit temple in the distance. I am visiting the Golden Temple of Amritsar. More properly, I am visiting the Harmandir Sahib — spiritual centre of the Sikh faith and one of the world’s most stunning religious sites. A temple of gilded gold rises from the centre of a large reflecting pool, in turn rimmed by a marble promenade and an assembly of ornate 16th-century shrines and watchtowers. The refreshing waters, the polished marble, the extravagant spaciousness at the centre of an otherwise congested and chaotic Indian city — all stir additional feelings of serenity and goodwill. The site is open to all, at no charge. A mass kitchen serves free meals of [I]chapati[/I] and [I]dhal[/I]. Throughout the complex, sacred music from the temple orchestra can be heard live from small speakers. “Even visitors without a religious bone in their bodies cannot fail to be moved,” says the [I]Rough Guide to India[/I]. I arrived particularly early. Most guidebooks say to come when the first morning light illuminates the golden domes. Instead, I took a tip from Benjamin Walsh, a keen Indophile and co-manager of Toronto’s Nicholas Hoare bookstore, who recommended being there by 4:30. Every night, before the main temple is washed with milk and water, priests remove the Sikh holy book, the [I]Adi Granth[/I], to a secondary temple. And every morning, they return it with a dramatic procession popular among the faithful. An easy taxi ride brought me to the north gate, where I checked my shoes and socks, donned an orange head scarf borrowed from the hotel, and after washing my feet stepped through a grand archway. And there — on the water — shone the temple. Customarily, worshippers bear left and circumambulate the reflecting pool clockwise. But I didn’t know that. Instead I turned right, heading for a knot of people near the causeway gates, where devotees were readying the [I]palanquin[/I]. . Quickly, our numbers grew to more than 300. When the carriers picked up the litter, we followed them onto the causeway. When a priest recited the [I]vaaq[/I], the message of the Lord, we stood in silence. Then the line moved forward again and I arrived inside. I saw chandeliers, flowers, gold-leaf ceilings, embedded jewels in the floor, worshippers crowding around. Unexpectedly, the room seemed small and overwhelming. A turbaned priest sat under a bejewelled canopy reading from the [I]Adi Granth[/I]. As the line shuffled ahead, I fixed on the small orchestra to one side. Then the line moved again, returning me outside. For the rest of the morning, I wandered in the buoyant atmosphere. Violence here seemed unimaginable, yet in 1984 Sikh separatists staged an armed occupation of the [URL="http://www.sikh-history.com/sikhhist/events/akaltakht.html"]Akal Takht[/URL], the temple holding the holy book at night. The siege led to the Indian government’s notoriously inept attack, Operation Blue Star, in which hundreds of people died, including pilgrims. As I left the complex, I spotted a music store across the street, a loudspeaker relaying the music from the temple. The singer was Bhai Sarbji Singh Ji, said the shopkeeper. To preserve something tangible from the day, I bought one of his CDs. [/QUOTE]
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