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Guru Granth Sahib
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="davinderdhanjal" data-source="post: 137038" data-attributes="member: 13600"><p>Shanger ji,</p><p> Thank you for your questions and clarifications on Sikhi. </p><p>I will add my penny's worth.</p><p>Guru Granth Sahib is a guru - it has direction, support, pointers and examples to guide you through your journey of life. Being a guru in this form it caters for someone like me who knows nothing to say Phd who wants to research into origins of the world or god. When a child asks a question off a parent he would get the answer to the specfic question. Here you are expected to know or learn 'sikh' to find your answer by delving into the 'Book'. Because it covers innumerable aspects we need to know what to look - that is where we look to experts in that field. These experts we know have very different agendas. So we need to have a verification route i.e. we also be able to find the answer ourselves - again we learn and learn till we get there. However the simpler we keep it the better.</p><p>Praise</p><p>When we get the answer we may think I already know that and we do not thank people for that or if we learn something that is helpful we do. Our gurus knowing infinitly more than I do found from HIM information to help them and millions of us - why would they not praise him and also to tell us it is worth praising than say killing humanity.</p><p>Reward and Punishment</p><p>This is a matter of understanding and interpretation of the scriptures.</p><p>Assume you have to reach somewhere and there are no paths, you do not know if there will be food, water would it be free of danger, would there be shelter?</p><p>If you could look at your surroundings make use of the 'tools' available to you i.e. say sun, moon, stars - hills all - you may find an acceptable route and get there. However if you were blind your tools may be different and through the journey you may enjoy yourself in the sweet smelling meadows, feed birds and so on or you may get bogged in a swamp end up in cold inhospitable place and curse all - could this be reward punishment scenario. </p><p>By doing 'good deeds that please god' you are orienting yourself to a pattern that you and HIM can understand and download 'tools' from the link all that helps you for free. (You can easily otherwise end up on a 'site' where you end up paying for something useless.) The link and pattern that you establish, if good, would also help countless others when they see your example of leading a smooth journey i.e 'good person' getting somewhere. (I liken this to driving on a road or motorway if you drive carefully - with courtesy, indicators and giving other bikes and cars the space - people behind you will do the same - try it out!)</p><p>Emotions</p><p>Lord is infinite in all senses of the word including love and hate. What you see as 'evil' is the path you have chosen, a Bush may blow up Bagdad or a surgeon may save life. (This path has to be cultivated as described above). Do not drop this in Lord's lap! You have two hands, feet and mind and they can be used.</p><p>Why did he send Gurus to India?</p><p>I think the Lord must be having a hard time of this!</p><p>After sending 10 gurus and countless slaps and up lifts - endless help - it has made no difference to the sikhs - all they can do is to manufature holes in a seamles sheet (say dasam granth). We have a saying 'natch na jane angen teda'.</p><p>To be serious a tree sheds its seeds close by where it knows the environment and climate is suitable. I think we may need to investigate this further in the Granth Sahib.</p><p>Hindu Idols</p><p>I am not completey with this - these beliefs are included to make us understand that even with untold wisdom at our doorstep there are people who find destruction better than construction. Right through the life journey of our gurus an element of this philosphy has interfered and infiltraed in Sikism to corupt it by attempts to produce parallel sakhis to satisfy their vanity, stood in the way of the gurus by obstructing their way to the Places of worship They Built for us! These people are here with us - may be not human with elephant's head but similar traits. This can only be combatted by TRUTH humilty and recognition of the sacrifies of of Gurus and their glorious followers who has made some of us proud to be Sikhs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="davinderdhanjal, post: 137038, member: 13600"] Shanger ji, Thank you for your questions and clarifications on Sikhi. I will add my penny's worth. Guru Granth Sahib is a guru - it has direction, support, pointers and examples to guide you through your journey of life. Being a guru in this form it caters for someone like me who knows nothing to say Phd who wants to research into origins of the world or god. When a child asks a question off a parent he would get the answer to the specfic question. Here you are expected to know or learn 'sikh' to find your answer by delving into the 'Book'. Because it covers innumerable aspects we need to know what to look - that is where we look to experts in that field. These experts we know have very different agendas. So we need to have a verification route i.e. we also be able to find the answer ourselves - again we learn and learn till we get there. However the simpler we keep it the better. Praise When we get the answer we may think I already know that and we do not thank people for that or if we learn something that is helpful we do. Our gurus knowing infinitly more than I do found from HIM information to help them and millions of us - why would they not praise him and also to tell us it is worth praising than say killing humanity. Reward and Punishment This is a matter of understanding and interpretation of the scriptures. Assume you have to reach somewhere and there are no paths, you do not know if there will be food, water would it be free of danger, would there be shelter? If you could look at your surroundings make use of the 'tools' available to you i.e. say sun, moon, stars - hills all - you may find an acceptable route and get there. However if you were blind your tools may be different and through the journey you may enjoy yourself in the sweet smelling meadows, feed birds and so on or you may get bogged in a swamp end up in cold inhospitable place and curse all - could this be reward punishment scenario. By doing 'good deeds that please god' you are orienting yourself to a pattern that you and HIM can understand and download 'tools' from the link all that helps you for free. (You can easily otherwise end up on a 'site' where you end up paying for something useless.) The link and pattern that you establish, if good, would also help countless others when they see your example of leading a smooth journey i.e 'good person' getting somewhere. (I liken this to driving on a road or motorway if you drive carefully - with courtesy, indicators and giving other bikes and cars the space - people behind you will do the same - try it out!) Emotions Lord is infinite in all senses of the word including love and hate. What you see as 'evil' is the path you have chosen, a Bush may blow up Bagdad or a surgeon may save life. (This path has to be cultivated as described above). Do not drop this in Lord's lap! You have two hands, feet and mind and they can be used. Why did he send Gurus to India? I think the Lord must be having a hard time of this! After sending 10 gurus and countless slaps and up lifts - endless help - it has made no difference to the sikhs - all they can do is to manufature holes in a seamles sheet (say dasam granth). We have a saying 'natch na jane angen teda'. To be serious a tree sheds its seeds close by where it knows the environment and climate is suitable. I think we may need to investigate this further in the Granth Sahib. Hindu Idols I am not completey with this - these beliefs are included to make us understand that even with untold wisdom at our doorstep there are people who find destruction better than construction. Right through the life journey of our gurus an element of this philosphy has interfered and infiltraed in Sikism to corupt it by attempts to produce parallel sakhis to satisfy their vanity, stood in the way of the gurus by obstructing their way to the Places of worship They Built for us! These people are here with us - may be not human with elephant's head but similar traits. This can only be combatted by TRUTH humilty and recognition of the sacrifies of of Gurus and their glorious followers who has made some of us proud to be Sikhs. [/QUOTE]
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