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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="Archived_Member4" data-source="post: 85543" data-attributes="member: 6184"><p></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">That Sri Guru Gobind Singh Sahib ji is already one with God.</span></span></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Yes question what you want but if you do not follow Guru ji then what is the use of all the answers. The answers become meaningless to you and your soul can be lossed in the five theives.</span></span></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Yes</span></span></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">That i know of nowhere and neither does it say you can cut your hair. Here are some Shabads from the Sri Guru Granth Sahib that helps one realize hair should not be cut nor does it need to be cut.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">BHAIRAO, FIFTH MEHL: The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is the Inner-knower of</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">my heart. The Naam is so useful to me. The Lord.s Name permeates each and every hair of mine. The Perfect True Guru has</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">given me this gift. || 1 || ang 1144</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">He gives Support to the unsupported. The</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">Name of the Lord is the Wealth of the poor. The Lord of the Universe is the Master of the masterless; the Beautiful-haired Lord</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">is the Power of the weak. The Lord is Merciful to all beings, Eternal and Unchanging, the Family of the meek and humble. The</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">All-knowing, Perfect, Primal Lord God is the Lover of His devotees, the Embodiment of Mercy.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">-1356-</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">The Supreme Lord God, the Transcendent, Luminous Lord, dwells in each and every heart. Nanak begs for this blessing from</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">the Merciful Lord, that he may never forget Him, never forget Him. || 21 ||ang 1356</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">Kabeer, chant the Name of the Beautifully-haired Lord; do not sleep unaware. Chanting His Name night and</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">day, the Lord will eventually hear your call. || 223 || ang 1376</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">SHALOK, FIRST MEHL: They pluck the hair out of their heads, and drink in filthy water;</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">they beg endlessly and eat the garbage which others have thrown away. They spread manure, they suck in rotting smells, and</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">they are afraid of clean water. Their hands are smeared with ashes, and the hair on their heads is plucked out.they are like</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">sheep! They have renounced the lifestyle of their mothers and fathers, and their families and relatives cry out in distress. No</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">one offers the rice dishes at their last rites, and no one lights the lamps for them. After their death, where will they be sent?</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">The sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage give them no place of protection, and no Brahmin will eat their food. They remain</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">polluted forever, day and night; they do not apply the ceremonial tilak mark to their foreheads. They sit together in silence, as</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">if in mourning; they do not go to the </span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">Lord.s Court</span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">. With their begging bowls hanging from their waists, and their fly-brushes in</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">their hands, they walk along in single file. They are not Yogis, and they are not Jangams, followers of Shiva.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">-150-</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">They are not Qazis or Mullahs. Ruined by the Merciful Lord, they wander around in disgrace, and their entire troop is</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">contaminated. The Lord alone kills and restores to life; no one else can protect anyone from Him. They go without giving alms</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">or any cleansing baths; their shaven heads become covered with dust. The jewel emerged from the water, when the mountain</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">of gold was used to churn it. The gods established the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage, where the festivals are</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">celebrated and hymns are chanted. After bathing, the Muslims recite their prayers, and after bathing, the Hindus perform their</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">worship services. The wise always take cleansing baths. At the time of death, and at the time of birth, they are purified, when</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">water is poured on their heads. O Nanak, the shaven-headed ones are devils. They are not pleased to hear these words. When</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">it rains, there is happiness. Water is the key to all life. When it rains, the corn grows, and the sugar cane, and the cotton,</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">which provides clothing for all. When it rains, the cows always have grass to graze upon, and housewives can churn the milk</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">into butter. With that ghee, sacred feasts and worship services are performed; all these efforts are blessed. The Guru is the</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">ocean, and all His Teachings are the river. Bathing within it, glorious greatness is obtained. O Nanak, if the shaven-headed</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">ones do not bathe, then seven handfuls of ashes are upon their heads. || 1 || ang 150</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">On the fourteenth day of the lunar cycle, in the fourteen worlds and on each and every hair, the Lord</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">abides. Center yourself and meditate on truth and contentment. Speak the speech of God.s spiritual wisdom. || 15 ||ang 344</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">Hearing the Bani of the Lord.s Name, all my affairs were brought to</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">perfection and embellished. With each and every hair, with each and every hair, as Gurmukh, I meditate on the Lord. I</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">meditate on the Lord.s Name, and become pure; He has no form or shape. The Name of the Lord, Raam, Raam, is permeating</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">my heart deep within, and all of my desire and hunger has disappeared. My mind and body are totally adorned with peace and</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">tranquility; through the Guru.s Teachings, the Lord has been revealed to me. The Lord Himself has shown His kind mercy to</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">Nanak; He has made me the slave of the slaves of His slaves. || 3 || ang 443</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">Your eyes are beautiful, and Your teeth are delightful. Your nose is graceful, and Your hair is so long. Your body is</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">precious, cast in gold. His body is cast in gold, and He wears Krishna.s mala; meditate on Him, O sisters. You shall not have to</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">stand at Death.s door, O sisters, if you listen to these teachings. From a crane, you shall be transformed into a swan, and the</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">filth of your mind shall be removed. Your eyes are beautiful, and Your teeth are delightful. || 7 || ang 567</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">I have come to Your Sanctuary, Destroyer of pain; O Primal</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">Immaculate Lord, may I dwell upon You in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. O Lord of beautiful hair, Destroyer of</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">pain, Eradicator of sins, Nanak lives, gazing upon the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan. || 2 || 9 || 125 || ang 829</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">Finally, the True Guru said, .When I am gone, sing Kirtan in Praise of the Lord, in Nirvaanaa.. Call</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">in the long-haired scholarly Saints of the Lord, to read the sermon of the Lord, Har, Har. Read the sermon of the Lord, and</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">listen to the Lord.s Name; the Guru is pleased with love for the Lord. Do not bother with offering rice-***** on leaves, lighting</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">lamps, and other rituals like floating the body out on the </span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">Ganges</span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">; instead, let my remains be given up to the Lord.s Pool. The</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">Lord was pleased as the True Guru spoke; he was blended then with the all-knowing Primal Lord God.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">-924-</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahona'">The Guru then blessed the Sodhi Ram Das with the ceremonial tilak mark, the insignia of the True Word of the Shabad. || 5 || ang 923</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: blue">BhagatSingh ji, Why would Guru Gobind Singh Sahib ji give the order to the Sikhs to keep their hair and why did the Gurus keep their hair uncut?</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member4, post: 85543, member: 6184"] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma]That Sri Guru Gobind Singh Sahib ji is already one with God.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma]Yes question what you want but if you do not follow Guru ji then what is the use of all the answers. The answers become meaningless to you and your soul can be lossed in the five theives.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma]Yes[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma]That i know of nowhere and neither does it say you can cut your hair. Here are some Shabads from the Sri Guru Granth Sahib that helps one realize hair should not be cut nor does it need to be cut.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]BHAIRAO, FIFTH MEHL: The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is the Inner-knower of[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]my heart. The Naam is so useful to me. The Lord.s Name permeates each and every hair of mine. The Perfect True Guru has[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]given me this gift. || 1 || ang 1144[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]He gives Support to the unsupported. The[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]Name of the Lord is the Wealth of the poor. The Lord of the Universe is the Master of the masterless; the Beautiful-haired Lord[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]is the Power of the weak. The Lord is Merciful to all beings, Eternal and Unchanging, the Family of the meek and humble. The[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]All-knowing, Perfect, Primal Lord God is the Lover of His devotees, the Embodiment of Mercy.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]-1356-[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]The Supreme Lord God, the Transcendent, Luminous Lord, dwells in each and every heart. Nanak begs for this blessing from[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]the Merciful Lord, that he may never forget Him, never forget Him. || 21 ||ang 1356[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]Kabeer, chant the Name of the Beautifully-haired Lord; do not sleep unaware. Chanting His Name night and[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]day, the Lord will eventually hear your call. || 223 || ang 1376[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]SHALOK, FIRST MEHL: They pluck the hair out of their heads, and drink in filthy water;[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]they beg endlessly and eat the garbage which others have thrown away. They spread manure, they suck in rotting smells, and[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]they are afraid of clean water. Their hands are smeared with ashes, and the hair on their heads is plucked out.they are like[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]sheep! They have renounced the lifestyle of their mothers and fathers, and their families and relatives cry out in distress. No[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]one offers the rice dishes at their last rites, and no one lights the lamps for them. After their death, where will they be sent?[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]The sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage give them no place of protection, and no Brahmin will eat their food. They remain[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]polluted forever, day and night; they do not apply the ceremonial tilak mark to their foreheads. They sit together in silence, as[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]if in mourning; they do not go to the [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]Lord.s Court[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]. With their begging bowls hanging from their waists, and their fly-brushes in[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]their hands, they walk along in single file. They are not Yogis, and they are not Jangams, followers of Shiva.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]-150-[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]They are not Qazis or Mullahs. Ruined by the Merciful Lord, they wander around in disgrace, and their entire troop is[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]contaminated. The Lord alone kills and restores to life; no one else can protect anyone from Him. They go without giving alms[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]or any cleansing baths; their shaven heads become covered with dust. The jewel emerged from the water, when the mountain[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]of gold was used to churn it. The gods established the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage, where the festivals are[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]celebrated and hymns are chanted. After bathing, the Muslims recite their prayers, and after bathing, the Hindus perform their[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]worship services. The wise always take cleansing baths. At the time of death, and at the time of birth, they are purified, when[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]water is poured on their heads. O Nanak, the shaven-headed ones are devils. They are not pleased to hear these words. When[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]it rains, there is happiness. Water is the key to all life. When it rains, the corn grows, and the sugar cane, and the cotton,[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]which provides clothing for all. When it rains, the cows always have grass to graze upon, and housewives can churn the milk[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]into butter. With that ghee, sacred feasts and worship services are performed; all these efforts are blessed. The Guru is the[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]ocean, and all His Teachings are the river. Bathing within it, glorious greatness is obtained. O Nanak, if the shaven-headed[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]ones do not bathe, then seven handfuls of ashes are upon their heads. || 1 || ang 150[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]On the fourteenth day of the lunar cycle, in the fourteen worlds and on each and every hair, the Lord[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]abides. Center yourself and meditate on truth and contentment. Speak the speech of God.s spiritual wisdom. || 15 ||ang 344[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]Hearing the Bani of the Lord.s Name, all my affairs were brought to[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]perfection and embellished. With each and every hair, with each and every hair, as Gurmukh, I meditate on the Lord. I[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]meditate on the Lord.s Name, and become pure; He has no form or shape. The Name of the Lord, Raam, Raam, is permeating[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]my heart deep within, and all of my desire and hunger has disappeared. My mind and body are totally adorned with peace and[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]tranquility; through the Guru.s Teachings, the Lord has been revealed to me. The Lord Himself has shown His kind mercy to[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]Nanak; He has made me the slave of the slaves of His slaves. || 3 || ang 443[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]Your eyes are beautiful, and Your teeth are delightful. Your nose is graceful, and Your hair is so long. Your body is[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]precious, cast in gold. His body is cast in gold, and He wears Krishna.s mala; meditate on Him, O sisters. You shall not have to[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]stand at Death.s door, O sisters, if you listen to these teachings. From a crane, you shall be transformed into a swan, and the[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]filth of your mind shall be removed. Your eyes are beautiful, and Your teeth are delightful. || 7 || ang 567[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]I have come to Your Sanctuary, Destroyer of pain; O Primal[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]Immaculate Lord, may I dwell upon You in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. O Lord of beautiful hair, Destroyer of[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]pain, Eradicator of sins, Nanak lives, gazing upon the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan. || 2 || 9 || 125 || ang 829[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]Finally, the True Guru said, .When I am gone, sing Kirtan in Praise of the Lord, in Nirvaanaa.. Call[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]in the long-haired scholarly Saints of the Lord, to read the sermon of the Lord, Har, Har. Read the sermon of the Lord, and[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]listen to the Lord.s Name; the Guru is pleased with love for the Lord. Do not bother with offering rice-***** on leaves, lighting[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]lamps, and other rituals like floating the body out on the [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]Ganges[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]; instead, let my remains be given up to the Lord.s Pool. The[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]Lord was pleased as the True Guru spoke; he was blended then with the all-knowing Primal Lord God.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]-924-[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahona]The Guru then blessed the Sodhi Ram Das with the ceremonial tilak mark, the insignia of the True Word of the Shabad. || 5 || ang 923[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=blue]BhagatSingh ji, Why would Guru Gobind Singh Sahib ji give the order to the Sikhs to keep their hair and why did the Gurus keep their hair uncut?[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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