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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="gursidak" data-source="post: 9667" data-attributes="member: 1225"><p>Sat Sri Akal</p><p></p><p>I'll take my humble instance to begin with. The primary reason for me to have a name is my own 'selfish' requirement that I be recognizable in a vast population, be credited for me endeavours, ensure that I reap all the materialistic benefits which 'belong to me,' so on and so forth. My name, if at all, is of little benefit to anyone but me.</p><p></p><p>Now, I will state that yes 'Waheguru Ji is nameless.' This is the truth and not that difficult to realize. All efforts or steps, divine or human, to attach a name to the Lord serve the Lord no 'selfish' purpose. These 'names' infact are to aid us and the importance is amply described in Gurbani. Quite often various names of the Lord are even 'mis'used for superficial, short-sighted 'self gratifying' goals which are in conflict with the 'divine intended purpose' and bringing out a name of the Lord which has been mercifully bestowed upon us to benefit us in our journey of the ultimate realization. </p><p></p><p>I will again quote from my previous post:</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>Again, I find no harm in restating, that we as humans with limited intelligence are prone to bound to have varying interpretations of the divine Gurbani and I don't claim any authority whatsoever of the same. My beliefs to this effect are presented in a bit more detail in my previous posts with a few examples like that of the elephant and blinds, etc.</p><p></p><p>The above interpretation was picked from the link provided by CaramelChocolate and to my understanding belong to Prof. Sahib Singh. Here I feel that again the things are being simplified for low-intelligence people like me when in fact the interpretation for ' <span style="font-family: 'GurbaniAkharThick'"><span style="color: Purple">nmsqM inRnwmy</span></span><span style="font-family: 'GurbaniAkharThick'"><span style="color: Purple"><span style="color: black"> ' <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">could well have been 'You have no name'</span></span></span></span><span style="color: Purple"> <span style="color: black">but again should be noted that Gurbani offers guidance, direction, and satisfaction to people of varying levels of sensitization in a manner unique to any individual. That's the reason that we might encounter different interpretations prevailing but that doesn't and ought not create any controversy as to what was the thought intended to be conveyed as no one but Waheguru can judge that.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: Purple"><span style="color: black"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: Purple"><span style="color: black">Going back to what I started with about the reason behind a name (the first 2 paras in this post), it is easy to understand what brother Balbir Singh has pointed out.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: Purple"><span style="color: black"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: Purple"><span style="color: black">Still, no one can ever have or even should try to say a final word in matters pertaining to Gurbani because even a single Gursikh has many a times realized within one life time deeper and deeper thoughts being conveyed with the same words in Gurbani that is again as we graduate from primary classes to postgraduate level, or beyond, of understanding of Gurbani.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: Purple"><span style="color: black"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: Purple"><span style="color: black">This is a 'bottomless ocean' or an 'unsurmountable peak' and the 'deeper one goes' or 'higher one rises,' the realization of unthought of secrets comes upon him. Pray that all of us are able to pick a few 'maanaks' and 'motees' from this vast ocean.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: Purple"><span style="color: black"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: Purple"><span style="color: black">Finally, I will be 'all ears' to opinions which might explain other views and pray that the 'Nameless' Himself sensitize us and help us in realization of the Truth.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: Purple"><span style="color: black"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: Purple"><span style="color: black">God Bless All</span></span></p><p><span style="color: Purple"><span style="color: black"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: Purple"><span style="color: black">Guru Rakha</span></span></p><p><span style="color: Purple"><span style="color: black"></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gursidak, post: 9667, member: 1225"] Sat Sri Akal I'll take my humble instance to begin with. The primary reason for me to have a name is my own 'selfish' requirement that I be recognizable in a vast population, be credited for me endeavours, ensure that I reap all the materialistic benefits which 'belong to me,' so on and so forth. My name, if at all, is of little benefit to anyone but me. Now, I will state that yes 'Waheguru Ji is nameless.' This is the truth and not that difficult to realize. All efforts or steps, divine or human, to attach a name to the Lord serve the Lord no 'selfish' purpose. These 'names' infact are to aid us and the importance is amply described in Gurbani. Quite often various names of the Lord are even 'mis'used for superficial, short-sighted 'self gratifying' goals which are in conflict with the 'divine intended purpose' and bringing out a name of the Lord which has been mercifully bestowed upon us to benefit us in our journey of the ultimate realization. I will again quote from my previous post: Again, I find no harm in restating, that we as humans with limited intelligence are prone to bound to have varying interpretations of the divine Gurbani and I don't claim any authority whatsoever of the same. My beliefs to this effect are presented in a bit more detail in my previous posts with a few examples like that of the elephant and blinds, etc. The above interpretation was picked from the link provided by CaramelChocolate and to my understanding belong to Prof. Sahib Singh. Here I feel that again the things are being simplified for low-intelligence people like me when in fact the interpretation for ' [font=GurbaniAkharThick][color=Purple]nmsqM inRnwmy[/color][/font][font=GurbaniAkharThick][color=Purple][color=black] ' [font=Verdana]could well have been 'You have no name'[/font][/color][/color][/font][color=Purple] [color=black]but again should be noted that Gurbani offers guidance, direction, and satisfaction to people of varying levels of sensitization in a manner unique to any individual. That's the reason that we might encounter different interpretations prevailing but that doesn't and ought not create any controversy as to what was the thought intended to be conveyed as no one but Waheguru can judge that. Going back to what I started with about the reason behind a name (the first 2 paras in this post), it is easy to understand what brother Balbir Singh has pointed out. Still, no one can ever have or even should try to say a final word in matters pertaining to Gurbani because even a single Gursikh has many a times realized within one life time deeper and deeper thoughts being conveyed with the same words in Gurbani that is again as we graduate from primary classes to postgraduate level, or beyond, of understanding of Gurbani. This is a 'bottomless ocean' or an 'unsurmountable peak' and the 'deeper one goes' or 'higher one rises,' the realization of unthought of secrets comes upon him. Pray that all of us are able to pick a few 'maanaks' and 'motees' from this vast ocean. Finally, I will be 'all ears' to opinions which might explain other views and pray that the 'Nameless' Himself sensitize us and help us in realization of the Truth. God Bless All Guru Rakha [/color][/color] [/QUOTE]
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