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Guru Granth Sahib
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="japjisahib04" data-source="post: 13691" data-attributes="member: 971"><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'">Dear Dattaswamiji</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'">In contrast to your belief and quote '<span style="color: black">But a Satguru says that the path with thorns alone will lead to the Lord because in this path you have to cut the bonds with your family and with your hard-earned money. Sacrifice gives lot of pain and sacrifice alone will lead to the Lord. The path with flowers strengthens your bonds with your family and money which gives you lot of happiness', </span>Gurbani teaches, ‘hasandiya khailndiya pandhiya khavandhia vichai hovai mukat-While laughing, playing, dressing and eating, one is liberated.” - Guru Granth ang.522.10. So, Guru Nanak does not preach total abstinence from sex. Thus he married, worked at modikhana and had children. He advises control of sex, which would save the mankind from five mighty foes “Lust, Anger, Greed, Attachment and Pride.” - Guru Granth ang.274.6. </span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'">Since Sikhism does not advocate a life of renunciation, sexual activity in a marriage is never any bar to full religious participation. Salvation must be sought in this worldly life - a domestic life, honestly led, shared with the community and spent with an awareness of the Infinite within.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'">Evidently, systems that recommend Ahimsa, asceticism, monasticism, Sanyasa, celibacy or withdrawal from life, reject every kind of social involvement, much less social responsibility, as an unwanted bondage. And it was a belief during Guru Nanak time that to be religious and to socialize are two different things and the one who socializes cannot be religious. But Guru Nanak declared to become religious one has to socialize in society.</span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"> A Sikh is not to be a hermit living in the cities</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"> The one who does not socialize and or becomes householder cannot put into practice religion, as religion is a part of natural process of Akal Purakh, same way to be a householder is also in the natural process.</span> <span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'">Sikh Gurus did not advocate retirement from the world in order to attain salvation. They advocated the life style of a Gurmukh, the </span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'">house-holder who faces the challeges of worldly life.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'">A Gurmukh is concerned with making this world a better place. He is a person with a mission. He sees Akal Purakh in His creation, in the poor, in the needy. Thus Sikhism to me is a very logical and scientific religion. It guides that promotes human rights, gender equality, religious freedom, and all those wonderful steps towards spirituality. It is</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"> so sweet that it does not require giving up family life, shaving head, Tilak, Rosary, wearing particular dress, sacrifice, fasting, chaining, pilgrimage, haj, worshipping dead, torture, specific pose, rituals and shuns supesition etc. There is no fuss, gossip, tamasha or being talk of gatherings. With this Guru distanced himself from the following ten main pillars of Hinduism like 1) </span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'">Concept of Avtarvadha: i.e. Akal Purakh TAKES BIRTH from time to time whenever the level of tyranny on the earth becomes unbearable. ….. 2) Concept of POLYTHEISM; i.e existence of multi Akal Purakh-heads; reaching a count of even 330,000,000. …. 3) Concept of TRINITY: i.e. Existence of Lord Brahama as the Creator, Lord Vishnu as Provider, & Lord Shiva as the Destroyer. …. 4) IDOL Worship; i.e. Akal Purakh can be set up as an image ….. 5) Chatur-Varan - The CASTE SYSTEM; meaning Human beings are born UNEQUAL as Brahmins, Kashatryas, Vayshias, & Shudras. …. 6) Chatur-Ashram; Four stages of Life: Renunciation being the last…. 7) Sanctity of Sanskrit Language as Dev-Bhasha, the language of Akal Purakh, …. 8) Mazes of mechanical rituals prescribed for different activities of life. …. 9) Advocacy of a life of Brahamacharya (Celibacy), Yogi (renunciation), Jangam (Staying naked), etc. …..10) Sacredness of the COW. Sikh Philosophy advocates that none of the above pillars have any connection whateversoever with a life of spirituality and advised us to keep distance from them.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'">Regards Sahni Mohinder</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="japjisahib04, post: 13691, member: 971"] [FONT='Arial Unicode MS']Dear Dattaswamiji[/FONT] [FONT='Arial Unicode MS']In contrast to your belief and quote '[COLOR=black]But a Satguru says that the path with thorns alone will lead to the Lord because in this path you have to cut the bonds with your family and with your hard-earned money. Sacrifice gives lot of pain and sacrifice alone will lead to the Lord. The path with flowers strengthens your bonds with your family and money which gives you lot of happiness', [/COLOR]Gurbani teaches, ‘hasandiya khailndiya pandhiya khavandhia vichai hovai mukat-While laughing, playing, dressing and eating, one is liberated.” - Guru Granth ang.522.10. So, Guru Nanak does not preach total abstinence from sex. Thus he married, worked at modikhana and had children. He advises control of sex, which would save the mankind from five mighty foes “Lust, Anger, Greed, Attachment and Pride.” - Guru Granth ang.274.6. [/FONT][COLOR=black][FONT='Arial Unicode MS']Since Sikhism does not advocate a life of renunciation, sexual activity in a marriage is never any bar to full religious participation. Salvation must be sought in this worldly life - a domestic life, honestly led, shared with the community and spent with an awareness of the Infinite within.[/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT='Arial Unicode MS']Evidently, systems that recommend Ahimsa, asceticism, monasticism, Sanyasa, celibacy or withdrawal from life, reject every kind of social involvement, much less social responsibility, as an unwanted bondage. And it was a belief during Guru Nanak time that to be religious and to socialize are two different things and the one who socializes cannot be religious. But Guru Nanak declared to become religious one has to socialize in society.[/FONT][COLOR=black][FONT='Arial Unicode MS'] A Sikh is not to be a hermit living in the cities[/FONT][/COLOR][FONT='Arial Unicode MS'] The one who does not socialize and or becomes householder cannot put into practice religion, as religion is a part of natural process of Akal Purakh, same way to be a householder is also in the natural process.[/FONT][COLOR=black][FONT='Arial Unicode MS'] [/FONT][/COLOR][FONT='Arial Unicode MS']Sikh Gurus did not advocate retirement from the world in order to attain salvation. They advocated the life style of a Gurmukh, the [/FONT][COLOR=black][FONT='Arial Unicode MS']house-holder who faces the challeges of worldly life.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT='Arial Unicode MS']A Gurmukh is concerned with making this world a better place. He is a person with a mission. He sees Akal Purakh in His creation, in the poor, in the needy. Thus Sikhism to me is a very logical and scientific religion. It guides that promotes human rights, gender equality, religious freedom, and all those wonderful steps towards spirituality. It is[/FONT][/COLOR][FONT='Arial Unicode MS'] so sweet that it does not require giving up family life, shaving head, Tilak, Rosary, wearing particular dress, sacrifice, fasting, chaining, pilgrimage, haj, worshipping dead, torture, specific pose, rituals and shuns supesition etc. There is no fuss, gossip, tamasha or being talk of gatherings. With this Guru distanced himself from the following ten main pillars of Hinduism like 1) [/FONT][FONT='Arial Unicode MS']Concept of Avtarvadha: i.e. Akal Purakh TAKES BIRTH from time to time whenever the level of tyranny on the earth becomes unbearable. ….. 2) Concept of POLYTHEISM; i.e existence of multi Akal Purakh-heads; reaching a count of even 330,000,000. …. 3) Concept of TRINITY: i.e. Existence of Lord Brahama as the Creator, Lord Vishnu as Provider, & Lord Shiva as the Destroyer. …. 4) IDOL Worship; i.e. Akal Purakh can be set up as an image ….. 5) Chatur-Varan - The CASTE SYSTEM; meaning Human beings are born UNEQUAL as Brahmins, Kashatryas, Vayshias, & Shudras. …. 6) Chatur-Ashram; Four stages of Life: Renunciation being the last…. 7) Sanctity of Sanskrit Language as Dev-Bhasha, the language of Akal Purakh, …. 8) Mazes of mechanical rituals prescribed for different activities of life. …. 9) Advocacy of a life of Brahamacharya (Celibacy), Yogi (renunciation), Jangam (Staying naked), etc. …..10) Sacredness of the COW. Sikh Philosophy advocates that none of the above pillars have any connection whateversoever with a life of spirituality and advised us to keep distance from them.[/FONT] [FONT='Arial Unicode MS']Regards Sahni Mohinder[/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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