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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="Gyani Jarnail Singh" data-source="post: 124651" data-attributes="member: 189"><p>WHY VASAKHI ???</p><p></p><p>In my humble and honest opinion....</p><p>Vasakhi is IMPORTANT because of the...following reasons !!</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>1. AAGMAN DIWAS of our FOUNDER...Guru </strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong> Nanak Sahib Ji...</strong></span></p><p></p><p>That is WHY Guru Amardass Ji began to CELEBRATE "VASAKHI". Surley Guru Amardass Ji wouldnt have chosen Vasakhi at Random ?? Guru Ji did so for a very special reason...its the Day the Satgur nanak Ji was "Born"....and is a GURPURAB !!! THAT is WHY Vasakhi was chosen for huge gathering ( certainly not a bhnangra mela..drinking and dancing..BUT a Gathering for Katha/Kirtan of GURBANI ONLY )</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>2. Vasakhi...as "HARVEST FESTIVAL"....</strong></span>YES !!</p><p></p><p>Look at it THIS WAY.... Why is the Punjabi Farmer ( actually every farmer is the same about this )..SO HAPPY at HARVEST TIME ? Simply becasue its the time to REAP his REWARDS.... the SEEDS he planted...the plants he took care of so lovingly..have MATURED..and NOW he can HARVEST the FRUITS of His Labour...and he is HAPPY.</p><p></p><p>NOW...to GURU NANAK SAHIB JI....Born on VASAKHI DAY....is the "FARMER" of SIKHI/GURMATT...He plants the SEEDS...the succeeding NINE GURUS following Him..water the seeds ( Guru Arjun Ji sahib poured in His Blood as Sahedeean de sirtaaj )..Guru ramdass Ji built sarovar..Harmandar sahib..Guru Arjan Ji bestowed us the Supreme Gift of SGGS...so on and so on...and on VASAKHI DAY 1699..its finally the TIME TO "HARVEST" the seeds that Guru nanak ji planted way back 250+ years before..ON Vasakhi Day 1429...The SEED that Guru nanak planted has MATURED into the KHALSA..and the TENTH NANAK..Guru Gobind Singh ji as HAPPY as nay "farmer" is on this HARVEST that is so BOUNTIFUL...."1" SIKH of Guru nanak ji..has become 125,000 KHALSA...Sava Lakh KHALSA by the time of Vasakhi 1699. ( in Nature also just 1 seed is planted..but matured plant yields many many more seeds )</p><p></p><p>3. Any LOGIC behind.... this comparison..look at GURBANI..Guru Ji uses so many Examples from FARMING...Mann halee kirsannee...Its the CREATORS perogative to "Harvest" His CROP anytime He desides..young..or matured..etc etc..so many examples from AGRICULTURAL practises... Our Gurus are PRACTICAL down to earth...they chose examples we can RELATE </p><p>WITH.</p><p></p><p>Perhaps we need to rethink....reflect on OURSELVES..its we who have reduced these GURPURABS to mere "festivals"..full of empty RITUALS (in Gurdwars) and even worse activiites OUTSIDE . Its we who have gone off the ROAD..and now find ourselves floundering in the deep MUD found "off the road"...its our own fault for leaving the excellent paved Highway Guru Ji put us on...Lets RESOLVE to get back on thsi Highway IMMEDIATELY. <span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>HAPPY VASAKHI</strong></span>.:happysingh:<img src="/images/smilies/sikhsmileys/happykudi.jpg" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":happykudi:" title="Happykudi :happykudi:" data-shortname=":happykudi:" /><img src="/images/smilies/sikhsmileys/veryhappymunda1.jpg" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":veryhappymunda:" title="Veryhappymunda1 :veryhappymunda:" data-shortname=":veryhappymunda:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gyani Jarnail Singh, post: 124651, member: 189"] WHY VASAKHI ??? In my humble and honest opinion.... Vasakhi is IMPORTANT because of the...following reasons !! [SIZE=4][B]1. AAGMAN DIWAS of our FOUNDER...Guru Nanak Sahib Ji...[/B][/SIZE] That is WHY Guru Amardass Ji began to CELEBRATE "VASAKHI". Surley Guru Amardass Ji wouldnt have chosen Vasakhi at Random ?? Guru Ji did so for a very special reason...its the Day the Satgur nanak Ji was "Born"....and is a GURPURAB !!! THAT is WHY Vasakhi was chosen for huge gathering ( certainly not a bhnangra mela..drinking and dancing..BUT a Gathering for Katha/Kirtan of GURBANI ONLY ) [SIZE=4][B]2. Vasakhi...as "HARVEST FESTIVAL"....[/B][/SIZE]YES !! Look at it THIS WAY.... Why is the Punjabi Farmer ( actually every farmer is the same about this )..SO HAPPY at HARVEST TIME ? Simply becasue its the time to REAP his REWARDS.... the SEEDS he planted...the plants he took care of so lovingly..have MATURED..and NOW he can HARVEST the FRUITS of His Labour...and he is HAPPY. NOW...to GURU NANAK SAHIB JI....Born on VASAKHI DAY....is the "FARMER" of SIKHI/GURMATT...He plants the SEEDS...the succeeding NINE GURUS following Him..water the seeds ( Guru Arjun Ji sahib poured in His Blood as Sahedeean de sirtaaj )..Guru ramdass Ji built sarovar..Harmandar sahib..Guru Arjan Ji bestowed us the Supreme Gift of SGGS...so on and so on...and on VASAKHI DAY 1699..its finally the TIME TO "HARVEST" the seeds that Guru nanak ji planted way back 250+ years before..ON Vasakhi Day 1429...The SEED that Guru nanak planted has MATURED into the KHALSA..and the TENTH NANAK..Guru Gobind Singh ji as HAPPY as nay "farmer" is on this HARVEST that is so BOUNTIFUL...."1" SIKH of Guru nanak ji..has become 125,000 KHALSA...Sava Lakh KHALSA by the time of Vasakhi 1699. ( in Nature also just 1 seed is planted..but matured plant yields many many more seeds ) 3. Any LOGIC behind.... this comparison..look at GURBANI..Guru Ji uses so many Examples from FARMING...Mann halee kirsannee...Its the CREATORS perogative to "Harvest" His CROP anytime He desides..young..or matured..etc etc..so many examples from AGRICULTURAL practises... Our Gurus are PRACTICAL down to earth...they chose examples we can RELATE WITH. Perhaps we need to rethink....reflect on OURSELVES..its we who have reduced these GURPURABS to mere "festivals"..full of empty RITUALS (in Gurdwars) and even worse activiites OUTSIDE . Its we who have gone off the ROAD..and now find ourselves floundering in the deep MUD found "off the road"...its our own fault for leaving the excellent paved Highway Guru Ji put us on...Lets RESOLVE to get back on thsi Highway IMMEDIATELY. [SIZE=4][B]HAPPY VASAKHI[/B][/SIZE].:happysingh::happykudi::veryhappymunda: [/QUOTE]
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