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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="spnadmin" data-source="post: 142644" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>mannii ji</p><p></p><p>The questions about tea and cold water baths have been answered correctly by Vijaydeep Singh ji.</p><p></p><p>There is no restriction regarding tea or any other caffeinated beverage like coffee or pepsi.</p><p></p><p>I am not sure where the question regarding tea came from to begin with. It could be that some individuals or splinter groups generalized from the restriction against intoxicants (narcotic drugs, alcohol) and tobacco.</p><p></p><p>There is no requirement that Sikhs bathe in cold water. Some sects like 3HO recommend this as an early morning practice, by choice and not by regulation. On this one I did do some research. </p><p></p><p>The original idea that Sikhs must bathe in cold water goes all the way back to the 18th Century and a document call the Rehitnama by Bhai Nand Lal. </p><p></p><p><em><span style="color: Blue">t(h)a(n)ddae paanee jo nehi nhaavai bin jap parrhae prasaadh j khaavai ||</span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: Blue">Those who do not take their morning bath in cold water and those who eat before their Nitnem infringe the Rehat.</span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: Blue"></span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: Blue">Rehatnama Bhai Nand Laal Jee</span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: Blue"></span></em></p><p></p><p>Bhai ji was a close associate of Guru Gobind Singh, and he did write lengthy sets of rules and regulations - many of which are not an issue today. There is no requirement to take a cold bath. None. </p><p></p><p>Having said this I am myself perplexed why these questions come up. They have been answered. Of course there is no reason why you should take my word for it, or believe vijaydeep singh ji either. So the question that remains unanswered is "Whose word should you take seriously?"</p><p></p><p>Please read the Sikh Rehat Maryada which covers the code of individual and corporate conduct for Sikhs in the 20th and 21rst Centuries. </p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.searchsikhism.com/rehat.html" target="_blank">http://www.searchsikhism.com/rehat.html</a></p><p></p><p>And do be careful not to confuse mention of "bathing" in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji to mean a literal bath. Nearly always it is the mind that is to be purified not the body when reference to bathing is made in Guru Granth. </p><p></p><p><em><span style="color: Blue">eisaan karehi parabhaath sudhh man gur poojaa bidhh sehith kara(n) ||</span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: Blue">After their cleansing bath in the hours before the dawn, they worship the Guru with their minds pure and clear.</span></em> Ang 1402</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spnadmin, post: 142644, member: 35"] mannii ji The questions about tea and cold water baths have been answered correctly by Vijaydeep Singh ji. There is no restriction regarding tea or any other caffeinated beverage like coffee or pepsi. I am not sure where the question regarding tea came from to begin with. It could be that some individuals or splinter groups generalized from the restriction against intoxicants (narcotic drugs, alcohol) and tobacco. There is no requirement that Sikhs bathe in cold water. Some sects like 3HO recommend this as an early morning practice, by choice and not by regulation. On this one I did do some research. The original idea that Sikhs must bathe in cold water goes all the way back to the 18th Century and a document call the Rehitnama by Bhai Nand Lal. [I][COLOR="Blue"]t(h)a(n)ddae paanee jo nehi nhaavai bin jap parrhae prasaadh j khaavai || Those who do not take their morning bath in cold water and those who eat before their Nitnem infringe the Rehat. Rehatnama Bhai Nand Laal Jee [/COLOR][/I] Bhai ji was a close associate of Guru Gobind Singh, and he did write lengthy sets of rules and regulations - many of which are not an issue today. There is no requirement to take a cold bath. None. Having said this I am myself perplexed why these questions come up. They have been answered. Of course there is no reason why you should take my word for it, or believe vijaydeep singh ji either. So the question that remains unanswered is "Whose word should you take seriously?" Please read the Sikh Rehat Maryada which covers the code of individual and corporate conduct for Sikhs in the 20th and 21rst Centuries. [url]http://www.searchsikhism.com/rehat.html[/url] And do be careful not to confuse mention of "bathing" in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji to mean a literal bath. Nearly always it is the mind that is to be purified not the body when reference to bathing is made in Guru Granth. [I][COLOR="Blue"]eisaan karehi parabhaath sudhh man gur poojaa bidhh sehith kara(n) || After their cleansing bath in the hours before the dawn, they worship the Guru with their minds pure and clear.[/COLOR][/I] Ang 1402 [/QUOTE]
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