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Composition, Arrangement & Layout
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_Member16" data-source="post: 114929" data-attributes="member: 884"><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">source: </span><a href="http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20091107/saturday/above.htm" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20091107/saturday/above.htm</span></a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><strong><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-size: 18px">The Sikh-Jain connection</span></span></strong></span></span></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-size: 10px">KHUSHWANT SINGH - Saturday, November 7, 2009</span></span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>I</strong></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"> was not aware that the Sikhs had any connection with the Jains in their history. Their religions have very little in common. Jainism is basically atheistic with a rigid ethical code, requiring respect for all forms of life. Jains are strict vegetarians and Spartan, and they extol the virtue of starving oneself to death to achieve <em>moksha</em> (salvation).</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: navy">Sikhism, on the other hand, believes in one God, its Ten Gurus and its scriptures, the <em>Granth Sahib</em>. It calls upon its followers to work hard, share one’s earnings and lead a fulfilled life. Most Sikhs are meat eaters and decry vegetarians as <em>daal khorey</em> (lentil eaters). Nevertheless, there were some eminent Jains who admired the Sikh Gurus and came to their help in difficult times.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy"><img src="http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20091107/saturday/sikh.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: red">Jainism and Sikhism have little in common. Yet there have been eminent</span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: red">Jains who were admirers of the Sikh Gurus and came to their help in difficult times</span></span></span></strong></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: navy">I am beholden to Mahender Kumar Mast of Panchkula for information on the subject. When Guru Tegh Bahadar was on his preaching mission in East India, he and his family were invited to stay in his <em>haveli</em> in Patna by Salaas Rai Johri. While he went on to Bengal and Assam, his family stayed in the haveli in Patna. In his <em>hukamnamas</em> sent from Assam, Guru Sahib referred to Patna as <em>Guru-ka-Ghar</em> — home of the Guru.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: navy">Thereafter, Saalas Rai donated half of his haveli to build Gurdwara Janam Sthaan because Guru Gobind Singh was born there. On the other half he built Shvetamber Jain Temple — both share a common wall. Dewan Todar Mal was an Oswal Jain who rose to become a Dewan in the court of Nawab Wazir Khan of Sirhind.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: navy">When the Nawab had Guru Gobind Singh’s two younger sons put to death, it was Todar Mal who conveyed the sad news to their grandmother — who died of shock — and had the three bodies cremated with religious rites. On the site of the cremation at Fatehgarh Sahib, now stands Gurdwara Jyoti Sarup. A large hall of this gurdwara honours the builder by being named after him — Dewan Todar Mal Jain Yadgari Hall.</span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member16, post: 114929, member: 884"] [FONT=Arial]source: [/FONT][URL="http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20091107/saturday/above.htm"][FONT=Arial]http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20091107/saturday/above.htm[/FONT][/URL] [COLOR=navy][FONT=Verdana][B][SIZE=4][SIZE=5]The Sikh-Jain connection[/SIZE][/SIZE][/B][/FONT][/COLOR] [B][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=navy][SIZE=2]KHUSHWANT SINGH - Saturday, November 7, 2009[/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [COLOR=navy][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=4][B]I[/B][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2] was not aware that the Sikhs had any connection with the Jains in their history. Their religions have very little in common. Jainism is basically atheistic with a rigid ethical code, requiring respect for all forms of life. Jains are strict vegetarians and Spartan, and they extol the virtue of starving oneself to death to achieve [I]moksha[/I] (salvation).[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][COLOR=navy]Sikhism, on the other hand, believes in one God, its Ten Gurus and its scriptures, the [I]Granth Sahib[/I]. It calls upon its followers to work hard, share one’s earnings and lead a fulfilled life. Most Sikhs are meat eaters and decry vegetarians as [I]daal khorey[/I] (lentil eaters). Nevertheless, there were some eminent Jains who admired the Sikh Gurus and came to their help in difficult times.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [COLOR=navy][IMG]http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20091107/saturday/sikh.jpg[/IMG][/COLOR] [B][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=1][COLOR=red]Jainism and Sikhism have little in common. Yet there have been eminent[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=1][COLOR=red]Jains who were admirers of the Sikh Gurus and came to their help in difficult times[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][COLOR=navy]I am beholden to Mahender Kumar Mast of Panchkula for information on the subject. When Guru Tegh Bahadar was on his preaching mission in East India, he and his family were invited to stay in his [I]haveli[/I] in Patna by Salaas Rai Johri. While he went on to Bengal and Assam, his family stayed in the haveli in Patna. In his [I]hukamnamas[/I] sent from Assam, Guru Sahib referred to Patna as [I]Guru-ka-Ghar[/I] — home of the Guru.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][COLOR=navy]Thereafter, Saalas Rai donated half of his haveli to build Gurdwara Janam Sthaan because Guru Gobind Singh was born there. On the other half he built Shvetamber Jain Temple — both share a common wall. Dewan Todar Mal was an Oswal Jain who rose to become a Dewan in the court of Nawab Wazir Khan of Sirhind.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][COLOR=navy]When the Nawab had Guru Gobind Singh’s two younger sons put to death, it was Todar Mal who conveyed the sad news to their grandmother — who died of shock — and had the three bodies cremated with religious rites. On the site of the cremation at Fatehgarh Sahib, now stands Gurdwara Jyoti Sarup. A large hall of this gurdwara honours the builder by being named after him — Dewan Todar Mal Jain Yadgari Hall.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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