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ਸੋ ਦਰੁ | So Dar
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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)
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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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How Many Sikhs Have Married Out Of Caste/race?
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<blockquote data-quote="Randip Singh" data-source="post: 27132" data-attributes="member: 1323"><p><strong>Re: How Many Siks Have Married out Of Jaat/Zaat (Caste/Race)</strong></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left">You are right he or she doesn’t.</p> <p style="text-align: left">The question really is not about "proving", but "accepting" the core values. I would argue that there are a number of Sikhs out there that do not accept the core values (eg remember the hulla balloo about meat).</p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left">What I am saying is that if a particular community is going to position itself at the forefront of Sikhism, then it can’t be seen to pick and choose.</p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left">OK…let us analyse this.</p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left">Before Guru Nanak came on the scene, it would have been considered a sin for say a Jatt’s shadow to pass over a Brahmin . The latter would consider himself polluted. The fact Guru Nanak managed to get them to eat together was a miracle in itself…….so lets not even talk about marriage yet.</p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left">As a wise Gursikh in India said to me, when climbing a mountain, you have to set up camps for climbers to acclimatise. </p> <p style="text-align: left">Lets look at the Guru’s attitude on marriage:</p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left">1) At that time in society marriage ceremonies (bar untouchables), were carried out by Brahmins. Brahmin’s would not carry out inter-caste/racial marriages, so it was impossible to marry another caste/race. The Guru’s introduced the Anand Karaj ceremony which lifted this taboo.</p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left">2) The social interaction at the time between women of different castes and men of different castes did not simply occur….so how would the Guru’s meet anyone of a different caste of the opposite sex for marriage puposes?</p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left">3) Marriages were all arranged (the Guru’s being no exception)……they had no say in the matter and were fixed up as children. Parents would ask for suitable matches…….unfortunately not one person of a different caste to the Guru’s offered their daughters hand to the Guru’s…….maybe they didn’t feel worthy.</p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left">4) If the Guru’s had married out of caste, I don’t think the embryonic Sikh Society of that time (who were essentially still Hindu’s), were ready for that yet………the message of the Guru’s would have been lost in the furore over which such an intercaste union would have caused. The Guru’s message to who needed it the most (the ignorant peasantry), would have been lost.</p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left">There are many other reasons, but you get the gist.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Randip Singh, post: 27132, member: 1323"] [b]Re: How Many Siks Have Married out Of Jaat/Zaat (Caste/Race)[/b] [LEFT] You are right he or she doesn’t. The question really is not about "proving", but "accepting" the core values. I would argue that there are a number of Sikhs out there that do not accept the core values (eg remember the hulla balloo about meat). What I am saying is that if a particular community is going to position itself at the forefront of Sikhism, then it can’t be seen to pick and choose. OK…let us analyse this. Before Guru Nanak came on the scene, it would have been considered a sin for say a Jatt’s shadow to pass over a Brahmin . The latter would consider himself polluted. The fact Guru Nanak managed to get them to eat together was a miracle in itself…….so lets not even talk about marriage yet. As a wise Gursikh in India said to me, when climbing a mountain, you have to set up camps for climbers to acclimatise. Lets look at the Guru’s attitude on marriage: 1) At that time in society marriage ceremonies (bar untouchables), were carried out by Brahmins. Brahmin’s would not carry out inter-caste/racial marriages, so it was impossible to marry another caste/race. The Guru’s introduced the Anand Karaj ceremony which lifted this taboo. 2) The social interaction at the time between women of different castes and men of different castes did not simply occur….so how would the Guru’s meet anyone of a different caste of the opposite sex for marriage puposes? 3) Marriages were all arranged (the Guru’s being no exception)……they had no say in the matter and were fixed up as children. Parents would ask for suitable matches…….unfortunately not one person of a different caste to the Guru’s offered their daughters hand to the Guru’s…….maybe they didn’t feel worthy. 4) If the Guru’s had married out of caste, I don’t think the embryonic Sikh Society of that time (who were essentially still Hindu’s), were ready for that yet………the message of the Guru’s would have been lost in the furore over which such an intercaste union would have caused. The Guru’s message to who needed it the most (the ignorant peasantry), would have been lost. There are many other reasons, but you get the gist.[/LEFT] [/QUOTE]
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