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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="skeptik" data-source="post: 46838" data-attributes="member: 3353"><p>To give you my personal story, I was born around the time of these events, so I was too young then to know what it had meant, or even know what had transpired. I remember, though, around the early 90's, hearing about the 'Athwadia' problem, which ofcourse was 'the' issue for us foreign Sikhs, and not the military or the government itself. For when visiting Panjab, we'd risk being harassed and blackmailed by the corrupt revolutionaries, who took had exploited the power vacuum left by the militancy and counter-militancy movements. It is a truism that it was the common man who suffered, everyone else either got rich from head hunting bounty (and i know of one man in particular, who rose to the ranks of the Punjab Police Force, having staged a fake encounter with militants, and then consequently leaving a dozen or so of them dead - and then claiming the rewards for his terrific work), or the militants who black mailed well to do families for money and resources. They were a scourge to my families in particular, and one was never sure about his safety or future. Such pakhandi saint soldiers also took our neighbour hindu, and shot him and his family in cold blood - their guilt? Of being born hindu. I didnt discover these facts until much later ofcourse, and i will tell you how i came to know them. </p><p></p><p>Around the age of 14, i heard about Bluestar from a friend, and so wanting to know more, I went to my father and asked him. He bluntly did not wish to talk about it - and i couldnt understand why. A bit later he caught me reading some books, in particular a book about 84 that i had borrowed from a library, and he was so furious. He took the book off me and i never saw it again. Eventually he realised that it was better to tell me about the events than keep me in the dark, and have me stumble across incorrect information. Well i suppose this happened round the time i started looking down on hindus, calling them bahmans, and generally taking a disliking to them. My father was worried and we started to talk about the events. </p><p></p><p>He had known Sant Bhindrawala personally and could tell me about his early days spent in Rhode. He told me how Jernail's family was very poor, and through some of our acquintances, they had secured Jernail a job in the copy room at Harimindar Sahib. My father took pains to explain the details, as best as he could, starting from the around the time of demands of Punjabi Suba. He had been part of the same movement, but luckily had snapped out of it in time, and concentrate on more important matters, and fortunately enough this turned out to be the right decision. </p><p></p><p>Having known a little more, these further details, I considered myself a 'khalistani', and a propa sikh to boot, I found that there were members in </p><p>my family who had been sympathetic to Jernail Singh. They call him Sant ji, and speak fondly of him. I couldnt balance some of the things I'd heard about him, though i was hesistant to go all the way, and decide against him being a saint altogether. Still, to a passionate young singh, as I was, the idealism of Bhindrawala spoke loudly: "physical death I do not fear - but death of a conscious is a sure death", and therefore i was able to sustain my reverence for him. It is only in recent times when i have been researching the facts more that i have been able to abandon my affection for him. But thats beside the point - the fact is, it wasnt clear to me until i had learnt more, and i am sure that if i hadnt done that i would have remained wrong for the rest of my life. </p><p></p><p>Its romantic the whole lifestyle of riding motorcycles, carrying AK-47's, and fighting the good fight, and this speaks to a young mans idealism - but there is more to this, surely. What about Sikhi? The more i discover about Bhindrawale, the more i am convinced that whatever he was doing, it was not a good thing for the sikh community.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="skeptik, post: 46838, member: 3353"] To give you my personal story, I was born around the time of these events, so I was too young then to know what it had meant, or even know what had transpired. I remember, though, around the early 90's, hearing about the 'Athwadia' problem, which ofcourse was 'the' issue for us foreign Sikhs, and not the military or the government itself. For when visiting Panjab, we'd risk being harassed and blackmailed by the corrupt revolutionaries, who took had exploited the power vacuum left by the militancy and counter-militancy movements. It is a truism that it was the common man who suffered, everyone else either got rich from head hunting bounty (and i know of one man in particular, who rose to the ranks of the Punjab Police Force, having staged a fake encounter with militants, and then consequently leaving a dozen or so of them dead - and then claiming the rewards for his terrific work), or the militants who black mailed well to do families for money and resources. They were a scourge to my families in particular, and one was never sure about his safety or future. Such pakhandi saint soldiers also took our neighbour hindu, and shot him and his family in cold blood - their guilt? Of being born hindu. I didnt discover these facts until much later ofcourse, and i will tell you how i came to know them. Around the age of 14, i heard about Bluestar from a friend, and so wanting to know more, I went to my father and asked him. He bluntly did not wish to talk about it - and i couldnt understand why. A bit later he caught me reading some books, in particular a book about 84 that i had borrowed from a library, and he was so furious. He took the book off me and i never saw it again. Eventually he realised that it was better to tell me about the events than keep me in the dark, and have me stumble across incorrect information. Well i suppose this happened round the time i started looking down on hindus, calling them bahmans, and generally taking a disliking to them. My father was worried and we started to talk about the events. He had known Sant Bhindrawala personally and could tell me about his early days spent in Rhode. He told me how Jernail's family was very poor, and through some of our acquintances, they had secured Jernail a job in the copy room at Harimindar Sahib. My father took pains to explain the details, as best as he could, starting from the around the time of demands of Punjabi Suba. He had been part of the same movement, but luckily had snapped out of it in time, and concentrate on more important matters, and fortunately enough this turned out to be the right decision. Having known a little more, these further details, I considered myself a 'khalistani', and a propa sikh to boot, I found that there were members in my family who had been sympathetic to Jernail Singh. They call him Sant ji, and speak fondly of him. I couldnt balance some of the things I'd heard about him, though i was hesistant to go all the way, and decide against him being a saint altogether. Still, to a passionate young singh, as I was, the idealism of Bhindrawala spoke loudly: "physical death I do not fear - but death of a conscious is a sure death", and therefore i was able to sustain my reverence for him. It is only in recent times when i have been researching the facts more that i have been able to abandon my affection for him. But thats beside the point - the fact is, it wasnt clear to me until i had learnt more, and i am sure that if i hadnt done that i would have remained wrong for the rest of my life. Its romantic the whole lifestyle of riding motorcycles, carrying AK-47's, and fighting the good fight, and this speaks to a young mans idealism - but there is more to this, surely. What about Sikhi? The more i discover about Bhindrawale, the more i am convinced that whatever he was doing, it was not a good thing for the sikh community. [/QUOTE]
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