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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="Sikh80" data-source="post: 77006" data-attributes="member: 5290"><p>AKAL-PURAKH <a href="http://www.thesikhencyclopedia.com/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=64&pop=1&page=0&Itemid=127" target="_blank"> <img src="http://www.thesikhencyclopedia.com/templates/ja_villadi/images/printButton.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> AKALPURAKH stands in <a href="http://www.allaboutsikhs.com/" target="_blank">SIKH</a> religious literature for the Divine Being, i.e. God. Like Akal, Murati, it is composed of two units, viz. akal (nontemporal) and purakh (person). The latter figures in MulMantra, the preamble to <a href="http://www.thesikhencyclopedia.com/philosophy-spirituality-and-ethics/guru.html" target="_blank">GURU</a> <a href="http://www.thesikhencyclopedia.com/sikh-scriptures-and-literature/nanak.html" target="_blank">NANAK</a>`s <a href="http://www.thesikhencyclopedia.com/sikh-scriptures-and-literature/japu.html" target="_blank">JAPU</a>, in conjunction with Xarta (Creator), the whole expression implying the Creator Divine Person. In the Sikh tradition, the expression AkalPurakh has gained common currency like the terms Vahiguru and Satinam, equivalently used. `Purakh` as a linguistic symbol derives from the Sanskrit purusa (man), invariably employed in the masculine gender. In the Vedic literature, the term also stands for the world, indicating the entirety of universal existence. In the Indian systems ofSarikhya and Yoga, Purusa, as one of the two cardinal metaphysical principles, stands for spirituality or simply consciousness, which exerts influence on Prakriti (Nature) that is physical in its makeup. The core of purusa, therefore, is consciousness, denoted by chit in the SatChitAnand conception of the Absolute. This connotation of the term invests `Purakh` with spirituality, signifying the Divine Person. In conjunction with akal, the expression as a whole means the Everlasting Divine Person (God), in the Sikh tradition and literature. `AkalPurakhu* as a single composite term appears only once in the Guru <a href="http://www.thesikhencyclopedia.com/sikh-scriptures-and-literature/sri-guru-granth-sahib.html" target="_blank">GRANTH</a> Sahib (GG, 1038). We also come across the term in Guru Ram Das, GauriPurabi, Karhale (GG, 235), but in the inverse form as PurakhuAkali. However, the <a href="http://www.searchgurbani.com/" target="_blank">DASAM GRANTH</a> compositions of Guru Gobind <a href="http://www.thesikhencyclopedia.com/philosophy-spirituality-and-ethics/singh.html" target="_blank">SINGH</a> often employ AkalPurakh as a substitute for God, the Eternal Being. Akal being a cardinal and central concept in <a href="http://www.allaboutsikhs.com/" target="_blank">SIKHISM</a>, its use alongside of Purakh, accords it a distinct theological status.</p><p><a href="http://www.thesikhencyclopedia.com/philosophy-spirituality-and-ethics/akal-purakh.html" target="_blank">AKAL-PURAKH | Philosophy, Spirituality and Ethics</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sikh80, post: 77006, member: 5290"] AKAL-PURAKH [URL="http://www.thesikhencyclopedia.com/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=64&pop=1&page=0&Itemid=127"] [IMG]http://www.thesikhencyclopedia.com/templates/ja_villadi/images/printButton.png[/IMG][/URL] AKALPURAKH stands in [URL="http://www.allaboutsikhs.com/"]SIKH[/URL] religious literature for the Divine Being, i.e. God. Like Akal, Murati, it is composed of two units, viz. akal (nontemporal) and purakh (person). The latter figures in MulMantra, the preamble to [URL="http://www.thesikhencyclopedia.com/philosophy-spirituality-and-ethics/guru.html"]GURU[/URL] [URL="http://www.thesikhencyclopedia.com/sikh-scriptures-and-literature/nanak.html"]NANAK[/URL]`s [URL="http://www.thesikhencyclopedia.com/sikh-scriptures-and-literature/japu.html"]JAPU[/URL], in conjunction with Xarta (Creator), the whole expression implying the Creator Divine Person. In the Sikh tradition, the expression AkalPurakh has gained common currency like the terms Vahiguru and Satinam, equivalently used. `Purakh` as a linguistic symbol derives from the Sanskrit purusa (man), invariably employed in the masculine gender. In the Vedic literature, the term also stands for the world, indicating the entirety of universal existence. In the Indian systems ofSarikhya and Yoga, Purusa, as one of the two cardinal metaphysical principles, stands for spirituality or simply consciousness, which exerts influence on Prakriti (Nature) that is physical in its makeup. The core of purusa, therefore, is consciousness, denoted by chit in the SatChitAnand conception of the Absolute. This connotation of the term invests `Purakh` with spirituality, signifying the Divine Person. In conjunction with akal, the expression as a whole means the Everlasting Divine Person (God), in the Sikh tradition and literature. `AkalPurakhu* as a single composite term appears only once in the Guru [URL="http://www.thesikhencyclopedia.com/sikh-scriptures-and-literature/sri-guru-granth-sahib.html"]GRANTH[/URL] Sahib (GG, 1038). We also come across the term in Guru Ram Das, GauriPurabi, Karhale (GG, 235), but in the inverse form as PurakhuAkali. However, the [URL="http://www.searchgurbani.com/"]DASAM GRANTH[/URL] compositions of Guru Gobind [URL="http://www.thesikhencyclopedia.com/philosophy-spirituality-and-ethics/singh.html"]SINGH[/URL] often employ AkalPurakh as a substitute for God, the Eternal Being. Akal being a cardinal and central concept in [URL="http://www.allaboutsikhs.com/"]SIKHISM[/URL], its use alongside of Purakh, accords it a distinct theological status. [url=http://www.thesikhencyclopedia.com/philosophy-spirituality-and-ethics/akal-purakh.html]AKAL-PURAKH | Philosophy, Spirituality and Ethics[/url] [/QUOTE]
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