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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)
Ashtpadiyan (235-242)
Chhant (242-249)
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Thittee (296-300)
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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
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Shaloks Bhagat Kabir
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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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Gurmat Vichaar
Gurmat Vichar - Discussions
How Should We Worship And Adore Him?
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<blockquote data-quote="Astroboy" data-source="post: 71441" data-attributes="member: 4990"><p>For much of Guru Nanak's life he traveled extensively, preaching his message of love and devotion to the one God. One example of these teachings and travels will have to suffice for the present endeavor. </p><p></p><p>Guru Nanak once visited Jagannatha Puri<a href="http://www.allfaith.com/Religions/Sikhism/sikh3.html#note26" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #800080"> note 26.</span></u></a>, one of Hinduism's four holiest mandirs<a href="http://www.allfaith.com/Religions/Sikhism/sikh3.html#note27" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #800080"> note 27.</span></u></a>. As usual, he did not visit as a votary, but "to teach the people that the worship of God was superior to the worship of the deity" (SR 37, emphasis theirs). The high priest recognized Nanak and invited him to take part in the artik or ceremony. Nanak declined, which outraged the priests. He replied by raising his eyes to heaven and uttering a most beautiful Sabad (divine utterance). This Sabad reflects the Sikh view of God nicely: <p style="margin-left: 20px">The sun and moon, O Lord, are Thy lamps; the firmament</p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px">Thy salver; the orbs of the stars, the pearls encased in it.</p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px">The perfume of the sandal [tree] is Thine incense; the wind is Thy fan;</p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px">all the forests are Thy flowers, O Lord of light.</p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px">What worship is this, O Thou Destroyer of birth?</p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px">Unbeaten strains of ecstasy are the trumpets of Thy worship.</p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px">Thou hast a thousand eyes and yet not one eye;</p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px">Thou hast a thousand forms and yet not one form;</p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px">Thou hast a thousand pure feet and yet not one foot;</p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px">Thou hast a thousand organs of smell and yet not one organ</p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px">I am fascinated by this play of Thine.</p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px">The Light which is in everything is Thine, O Lord of Light.</p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px">From its brilliancy everything is brilliant;</p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px">By the Guru's teaching the light becometh manifest.</p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px">What pleaseth Thee is the real Arti.</p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px">O God, my mind is fascinated with Thy lotus feet as the</p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px">Bumble bee with the flower: night and day I thirst for them.</p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px">Give the water of Thy grace to the sarang<a href="http://www.allfaith.com/Religions/Sikhism/sikh3.html#note28" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #800080"> note 28.</span></u></a>, Nanak, so that he may dwell in Thy name.</p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px">(Dhanasri Mohalla, quoted in SR 38).</p><p><strong>Note 26</strong>: Lord Jagannatha, the 'Lord of the Universe' is a form of Lord Vishnu. Upon the death of Shree Krishna, a primary Incarnation of Lord Vishnu, his bones were collected and placed within Lord Jagannatha's murti(HM 129). <a href="http://www.allfaith.com/Religions/Sikhism/sikh3.html#return26" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #800080">Return</span></u></a> </p><p><strong>Note 27</strong>: The others being Som-nath, Badri-nath and Vishwa-nath. <a href="http://www.allfaith.com/Religions/Sikhism/sikh3.html#return27" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #800080">Return</span></u></a> </p><p><strong>Note 28</strong>: The sarang (chatrik or papiha) is a bird which drinks only when 'the moon is in the mansion of Arcturus.' The meaning is, when it is time to drink of God's water, Nanak is very thirsty and ready to do so because, as the bird awaits the proper time, so too does Nanak (SR 38). <a href="http://www.allfaith.com/Religions/Sikhism/sikh3.html#return28" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #800080">Return</span></u></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Astroboy, post: 71441, member: 4990"] For much of Guru Nanak's life he traveled extensively, preaching his message of love and devotion to the one God. One example of these teachings and travels will have to suffice for the present endeavor. Guru Nanak once visited Jagannatha Puri[URL="http://www.allfaith.com/Religions/Sikhism/sikh3.html#note26"][U][COLOR=#800080] note 26.[/COLOR][/U][/URL], one of Hinduism's four holiest mandirs[URL="http://www.allfaith.com/Religions/Sikhism/sikh3.html#note27"][U][COLOR=#800080] note 27.[/COLOR][/U][/URL]. As usual, he did not visit as a votary, but "to teach the people that the worship of God was superior to the worship of the deity" (SR 37, emphasis theirs). The high priest recognized Nanak and invited him to take part in the artik or ceremony. Nanak declined, which outraged the priests. He replied by raising his eyes to heaven and uttering a most beautiful Sabad (divine utterance). This Sabad reflects the Sikh view of God nicely: [INDENT]The sun and moon, O Lord, are Thy lamps; the firmament[/INDENT] [INDENT]Thy salver; the orbs of the stars, the pearls encased in it.[/INDENT] [INDENT]The perfume of the sandal [tree] is Thine incense; the wind is Thy fan;[/INDENT] [INDENT]all the forests are Thy flowers, O Lord of light.[/INDENT] [INDENT]What worship is this, O Thou Destroyer of birth?[/INDENT] [INDENT]Unbeaten strains of ecstasy are the trumpets of Thy worship.[/INDENT] [INDENT]Thou hast a thousand eyes and yet not one eye;[/INDENT] [INDENT]Thou hast a thousand forms and yet not one form;[/INDENT] [INDENT]Thou hast a thousand pure feet and yet not one foot;[/INDENT] [INDENT]Thou hast a thousand organs of smell and yet not one organ[/INDENT] [INDENT]I am fascinated by this play of Thine.[/INDENT] [INDENT]The Light which is in everything is Thine, O Lord of Light.[/INDENT] [INDENT]From its brilliancy everything is brilliant;[/INDENT] [INDENT]By the Guru's teaching the light becometh manifest.[/INDENT] [INDENT]What pleaseth Thee is the real Arti.[/INDENT] [INDENT]O God, my mind is fascinated with Thy lotus feet as the[/INDENT] [INDENT]Bumble bee with the flower: night and day I thirst for them.[/INDENT] [INDENT]Give the water of Thy grace to the sarang[URL="http://www.allfaith.com/Religions/Sikhism/sikh3.html#note28"][U][COLOR=#800080] note 28.[/COLOR][/U][/URL], Nanak, so that he may dwell in Thy name.[/INDENT] [INDENT](Dhanasri Mohalla, quoted in SR 38).[/INDENT] [B]Note 26[/B]: Lord Jagannatha, the 'Lord of the Universe' is a form of Lord Vishnu. Upon the death of Shree Krishna, a primary Incarnation of Lord Vishnu, his bones were collected and placed within Lord Jagannatha's murti(HM 129). [URL="http://www.allfaith.com/Religions/Sikhism/sikh3.html#return26"][U][COLOR=#800080]Return[/COLOR][/U][/URL] [B]Note 27[/B]: The others being Som-nath, Badri-nath and Vishwa-nath. [URL="http://www.allfaith.com/Religions/Sikhism/sikh3.html#return27"][U][COLOR=#800080]Return[/COLOR][/U][/URL] [B]Note 28[/B]: The sarang (chatrik or papiha) is a bird which drinks only when 'the moon is in the mansion of Arcturus.' The meaning is, when it is time to drink of God's water, Nanak is very thirsty and ready to do so because, as the bird awaits the proper time, so too does Nanak (SR 38). [URL="http://www.allfaith.com/Religions/Sikhism/sikh3.html#return28"][U][COLOR=#800080]Return[/COLOR][/U][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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