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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)
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Chhant (242-249)
Baavan Akhari (250-262)
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Thittee (296-300)
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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)
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Sehskritee Mahala 1
Sehskritee Mahala 5
Gaathaa Mahala 5
Phunhay Mahala 5
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Shaloks Bhagat Kabir
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Swaiyyae in Praise of Gurus
Shaloks in Addition To Vaars
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Mundavanee Mehl 5
ਰਾਗ ਮਾਲਾ, Raag Maalaa
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<blockquote data-quote="spnadmin" data-source="post: 135312" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>Ajay N Jay ji</p><p></p><p>Let me assure you that no one is going to look at you oddly. It will not happen. A gurdwara service is very different from anything you may have encountered in the past. I don't know if you are Christian, Jewish, or Muslim and would not know what your experiences have been. BUT they are sure to have been very different. Let me give you an idea, with the hopes that someday soon you will make that visit. You can even go with another friend, Sikh or no Sikh, because all are welcome.</p><p></p><p>Let's assume that you go to a Sunday service which begins by schedule around 8 am (sangats will differ on the day and time for a main weekly service, but it will be either Saturday or Sunday in the West). This service will continue until around 3 in the afternoon. People come at any time and they leave at any time. Most will first have langar and then enter the Darshan Sahib. So let's say you decide to arrive at around 11 am and go immediately to the Darshan Sahib or main hall where Guru is located. During the time you are there you will first of all notice there is a sequence of events, and around 11 you will probably listen to kirtan for maybe an hour. This might be followed by a katha or teaching based on Sri Guru Granth Sahib and it might last 1/2 hour. Then there would be some announcement. Followed perhaps by more kirtan. Eventually it comes time for collective prayers, Ardas and taking of the Hukamnama. After that prashad or the "sacred pudding" as some call it is distributed. Well people during that time will arrive and leave and arrive and leave. There is no set time to come and no set time to go. The only time things settle down a bit is during Ardas, and during the Hukamnama. And there is so much to attend to that no one will really be looking at you. Your biggest concern will be your ability to follow along. In addition, of all those who are seated before Guruji, and participating or listening or singing along with the kirtan, there is still a lot of movement. </p><p></p><p>You can sit toward the back and feel comfortable there. </p><p></p><p>People get up to use the bathroom facilities, they come back, or children dance around, until they are taken back by a parent. I have had little children sit next to me who rolled toy cars into my handbag, or into me, just for fun. No one gets worked up by this. Those who are arriving will be walking up to Guruji, bowing, then kneeling and touching their foreheads to the floor, making a offering, and perhaps even walking over to the jatha and making an offering there too. Then they find a seat. </p><p></p><p> I am trying to depict an atmosphere which is not somber, like a Christian service, but quite joyous. Where there is devotion but without the need for a strict regimen. In spite of all the activity, few will seem distracted from the service. You will not even notice the coming and going after a while, especially if you are involved in the prayers and singing along. So don't worry. Take a look at a gurdwara service at <a href="http://www.gurbanitvonline.com" target="_blank">http://www.gurbanitvonline.com</a> and you will get a better idea of what I am talking about.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spnadmin, post: 135312, member: 35"] Ajay N Jay ji Let me assure you that no one is going to look at you oddly. It will not happen. A gurdwara service is very different from anything you may have encountered in the past. I don't know if you are Christian, Jewish, or Muslim and would not know what your experiences have been. BUT they are sure to have been very different. Let me give you an idea, with the hopes that someday soon you will make that visit. You can even go with another friend, Sikh or no Sikh, because all are welcome. Let's assume that you go to a Sunday service which begins by schedule around 8 am (sangats will differ on the day and time for a main weekly service, but it will be either Saturday or Sunday in the West). This service will continue until around 3 in the afternoon. People come at any time and they leave at any time. Most will first have langar and then enter the Darshan Sahib. So let's say you decide to arrive at around 11 am and go immediately to the Darshan Sahib or main hall where Guru is located. During the time you are there you will first of all notice there is a sequence of events, and around 11 you will probably listen to kirtan for maybe an hour. This might be followed by a katha or teaching based on Sri Guru Granth Sahib and it might last 1/2 hour. Then there would be some announcement. Followed perhaps by more kirtan. Eventually it comes time for collective prayers, Ardas and taking of the Hukamnama. After that prashad or the "sacred pudding" as some call it is distributed. Well people during that time will arrive and leave and arrive and leave. There is no set time to come and no set time to go. The only time things settle down a bit is during Ardas, and during the Hukamnama. And there is so much to attend to that no one will really be looking at you. Your biggest concern will be your ability to follow along. In addition, of all those who are seated before Guruji, and participating or listening or singing along with the kirtan, there is still a lot of movement. You can sit toward the back and feel comfortable there. People get up to use the bathroom facilities, they come back, or children dance around, until they are taken back by a parent. I have had little children sit next to me who rolled toy cars into my handbag, or into me, just for fun. No one gets worked up by this. Those who are arriving will be walking up to Guruji, bowing, then kneeling and touching their foreheads to the floor, making a offering, and perhaps even walking over to the jatha and making an offering there too. Then they find a seat. I am trying to depict an atmosphere which is not somber, like a Christian service, but quite joyous. Where there is devotion but without the need for a strict regimen. In spite of all the activity, few will seem distracted from the service. You will not even notice the coming and going after a while, especially if you are involved in the prayers and singing along. So don't worry. Take a look at a gurdwara service at [url]http://www.gurbanitvonline.com[/url] and you will get a better idea of what I am talking about. [/QUOTE]
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