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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="JustCurious" data-source="post: 123883" data-attributes="member: 11479"><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px">So Sikhs aren't allowed to slaughter meat to eat and gain sustenance from it because this would be not showing Deya (mercy)? </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px">If this is the case then why is it that hunting was practised by some of your Gurus and then through their example by some of the subsequent Sikh community? Isn't this displaying a lack of Deya (mercy)? </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px">The following is regarding the 10th Guru, who like his father [Guru Tegh Bahadur] he enjoyed hunting:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px">"Under the ablest guidance and leadership of Guru Gobind Singh, the Sikhs started hunting Tigers and other wild animals in the jungles around Anandpur Sahib by learning the use of all sorts of weapons including the latest weapons."</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><a href="http://www.allaboutsikhs.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=870" target="_blank">Sikh Martyrs:Sahibzada Ajit Singh Ji &amp; Jujhar Singh ji I Gateway to Sikhism</a></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px">While Raja Medini Prakash, ruler from 1684 to 1704 of Sirmur, a state situated along the river Yamuna in the Kayarda Dun valley of the Sivalik hills, invited Guru Gobind Singh in April 1685 to spend some time with him at Nahan, which "had abundant game should the Guru wish to hunt". Of course "the Guru readily accepted the invitation and travelled to Nahan" and "remained in the Nahan territory for about three years and had a fort built at Paonta. "Today the city is known as Paonta Sahib". According to the Dasam Granth: "The years spent at Paonta were the most creative and significant in the Guru's career. <strong>He enjoyed hunting in the surrounding thick forests where the opportunities</strong> <strong>were enormous</strong>. The Guru wrote, 'I enjoyed myself on the banks of Yamuna and saw amusements of different kinds.'" </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><a href="http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Raja_Medini_Prakash" target="_blank">Raja Medini Prakash - SikhiWiki, free Sikh encyclopedia.</a></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Because these <em>Satgurus</em> are the role-model to be imitated, it is not surprising to see many examples of Sikhs following in their footsteps. For example, Sher Singh Maharaja, Sikh sovereign of the Punjab from 1841-1843, was the son of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, and "loved hunting and hawking". </span></span></p><p><a href="http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Maharaja_Sher_Singh" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px">http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Maharaja_Sher_Singh</span></span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Deep Singh Shahid (1682-1757) is said to be "one of most honoured martyrs" of Sikhism. He "also learned the art of horsemanship, [and] hunting". </span></span></p><p><a href="http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Baba_Deep_Singh" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px">http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Baba_Deep_Singh</span></span></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://ogimages.bl.uk/images/033/033ORI0000II014U00002V00%5BSVC2%5D.jpg" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="http://islam-sikhism.info/hist/anim/cruelty_bm.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></a><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px">The portrait on the left is that of the tenth Sikh Guru, Gobind Singh, from the British Library: "He is shown on horseback, followed by a <strong><u>hunting</u></strong> dog and attendants." </span></span></p><p></p><p><u><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #ff4400"><a href="http://snipurl.com/v9ut9" target="_blank">http://snipurl.com/v9ut9</a></span></span></span></u></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JustCurious, post: 123883, member: 11479"] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]So Sikhs aren't allowed to slaughter meat to eat and gain sustenance from it because this would be not showing Deya (mercy)? [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]If this is the case then why is it that hunting was practised by some of your Gurus and then through their example by some of the subsequent Sikh community? Isn't this displaying a lack of Deya (mercy)? [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]The following is regarding the 10th Guru, who like his father [Guru Tegh Bahadur] he enjoyed hunting:[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]"Under the ablest guidance and leadership of Guru Gobind Singh, the Sikhs started hunting Tigers and other wild animals in the jungles around Anandpur Sahib by learning the use of all sorts of weapons including the latest weapons."[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][URL="http://www.allaboutsikhs.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=870"]Sikh Martyrs:Sahibzada Ajit Singh Ji & Jujhar Singh ji I Gateway to Sikhism[/URL][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]While Raja Medini Prakash, ruler from 1684 to 1704 of Sirmur, a state situated along the river Yamuna in the Kayarda Dun valley of the Sivalik hills, invited Guru Gobind Singh in April 1685 to spend some time with him at Nahan, which "had abundant game should the Guru wish to hunt". Of course "the Guru readily accepted the invitation and travelled to Nahan" and "remained in the Nahan territory for about three years and had a fort built at Paonta. "Today the city is known as Paonta Sahib". According to the Dasam Granth: "The years spent at Paonta were the most creative and significant in the Guru's career. [B]He enjoyed hunting in the surrounding thick forests where the opportunities[/B] [B]were enormous[/B]. The Guru wrote, 'I enjoyed myself on the banks of Yamuna and saw amusements of different kinds.'" [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][URL="http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Raja_Medini_Prakash"]Raja Medini Prakash - SikhiWiki, free Sikh encyclopedia.[/URL][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]Because these [I]Satgurus[/I] are the role-model to be imitated, it is not surprising to see many examples of Sikhs following in their footsteps. For example, Sher Singh Maharaja, Sikh sovereign of the Punjab from 1841-1843, was the son of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, and "loved hunting and hawking". [/SIZE][/FONT] [URL="http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Maharaja_Sher_Singh"][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Maharaja_Sher_Singh[/SIZE][/FONT][/URL] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]Deep Singh Shahid (1682-1757) is said to be "one of most honoured martyrs" of Sikhism. He "also learned the art of horsemanship, [and] hunting". [/SIZE][/FONT] [URL="http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Baba_Deep_Singh"][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Baba_Deep_Singh[/SIZE][/FONT][/URL] [URL="http://ogimages.bl.uk/images/033/033ORI0000II014U00002V00%5BSVC2%5D.jpg"][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][IMG]http://islam-sikhism.info/hist/anim/cruelty_bm.jpg[/IMG][/SIZE][/FONT][/URL][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]The portrait on the left is that of the tenth Sikh Guru, Gobind Singh, from the British Library: "He is shown on horseback, followed by a [B][U]hunting[/U][/B] dog and attendants." [/SIZE][/FONT] [U][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][COLOR=#ff4400][URL]http://snipurl.com/v9ut9[/URL][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/U] [/QUOTE]
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