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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="arshi" data-source="post: 189518" data-attributes="member: 9479"><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">spnadmin ji</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">I have the greatest of respects for your posts and you had raised some excellent questions. It only felt as an inquisition, at the time, because this topic resurfaced so suddenly and I was not quite ready to accommodate so many questions. The inadequacy is in me and not in your question. I only expressed how I felt and was no criticism of your questions. As you know I have not contributed much on SPN (or any other forum for that matter) in the last year or so and virtually nothing, until now, for a number of months on SPN. I mainly confine myself to the threads featuring my articles or where I have a strong to comment. In this case I came in just to thank Lucky ji and Chaz ji for their appreciation of the thread. I do from time to time read articles of interest but getting involved in discussions, these days, tend to become counter-productive generating negative energies.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">I am a mere learner at very basic stage of my spirituality and I</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> can only ask Waheguru to give me <em>vivek </em>to understand Gurbani. May I keep my feet solidly on the ground but enjoy flights into the realms of spirituality, irrespective of the level.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">When the Five Realms article written I had very little access to other articles on the topic – my version was primarily based on my understanding (not necessarily right) of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. Japji Sahib, as you will appreciate (and acknowledged by most authors), is the most difficult of the Banis to translate. Hence we have the Bani of the Successor Gurus elaborating on this. The works of Bhai Gurdas ji also assist us in unraveling the difficult parts of Gurbani. Time, however, is always the major constraint in carrying out our research. On hindsight I feel I was rather ambitious. in my attempt of the interpretation of Pauris 34-37. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">On reading some of the other contributions on Five Realms, I see authors are divided on this. I can now see where you are coming from. For example Baldev Singh j on Sikh Spectrum believes, and I quote “</span><span style="color: #313131"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">the five khands represent five different aspects of God-consciousness (Cosmic-consciousness), not five different stages of spiritual development in ascending order as described in earlier interpretations. <a href="http://sikhspectrum.com/2006/05/the-five-khands-realms-of-japji/" target="_blank">http://sikhspectrum.com/2006/05/the-five-khands-realms-of-japji/</a></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #313131"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">On the hand Jagjit Singh says that the </span></span><span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">“Five Khands, in the light of foregoing discussion, are in reality Regions, spheres or worlds like our own. These are certainly not the subject of mind’s imagination or flight, nor can these be construed as spiritual stages of Naam-practice. They are indeed part of the universal creation and fully inhabited.” <a href="http://gursikhijivan.blogspot.co.uk/2011/06/5-realms-of-japji-sahib.html" target="_blank">http://gursikhijivan.blogspot.co.uk/2011/06/5-realms-of-japji-sahib.html</a></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #313131"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">And then there are interpretations in between the two. Lucky ji also kindly posted the views of Rawel Singh ji, for whom I have a lot of respect.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Reading some of the articles has set me thinking. I have some views but it is too early to express them. I have to carry on some research before I can express them on the internet, as you know if not handled thoughtfully it can offend many. I, sincerely, think our interpretation depends a lot on what we understand of the following:</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">1, Does the ‘jeev atma’ (soul) live on after mortal death? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">2. Is there life after death?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">3. Do we believe in reincarnation and Karma?</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">These, as you are fully aware, are also a few topics of interest, albiet controversial ones – and I have rather a lot to earn.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">There is enough food for thought in the above without engaging in personalities, although I think Tejwant ji might feel there is still some unfinished business. </span><span style="font-family: 'Wingdings'"><span style="font-family: 'Wingdings'">0<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">I have a busy day ahead of me and thought I should get this out of the way before I get tied up.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Most humbly</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Rajinder Singh ‘Arshi’</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="arshi, post: 189518, member: 9479"] [FONT=Verdana]spnadmin ji[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]I have the greatest of respects for your posts and you had raised some excellent questions. It only felt as an inquisition, at the time, because this topic resurfaced so suddenly and I was not quite ready to accommodate so many questions. The inadequacy is in me and not in your question. I only expressed how I felt and was no criticism of your questions. As you know I have not contributed much on SPN (or any other forum for that matter) in the last year or so and virtually nothing, until now, for a number of months on SPN. I mainly confine myself to the threads featuring my articles or where I have a strong to comment. In this case I came in just to thank Lucky ji and Chaz ji for their appreciation of the thread. I do from time to time read articles of interest but getting involved in discussions, these days, tend to become counter-productive generating negative energies.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]I am a mere learner at very basic stage of my spirituality and I[/FONT][FONT=Arial] can only ask Waheguru to give me [I]vivek [/I]to understand Gurbani. May I keep my feet solidly on the ground but enjoy flights into the realms of spirituality, irrespective of the level.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]When the Five Realms article written I had very little access to other articles on the topic – my version was primarily based on my understanding (not necessarily right) of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. Japji Sahib, as you will appreciate (and acknowledged by most authors), is the most difficult of the Banis to translate. Hence we have the Bani of the Successor Gurus elaborating on this. The works of Bhai Gurdas ji also assist us in unraveling the difficult parts of Gurbani. Time, however, is always the major constraint in carrying out our research. On hindsight I feel I was rather ambitious. in my attempt of the interpretation of Pauris 34-37. [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]On reading some of the other contributions on Five Realms, I see authors are divided on this. I can now see where you are coming from. For example Baldev Singh j on Sikh Spectrum believes, and I quote “[/FONT][COLOR=#313131][FONT=Verdana]the five khands represent five different aspects of God-consciousness (Cosmic-consciousness), not five different stages of spiritual development in ascending order as described in earlier interpretations. [URL]http://sikhspectrum.com/2006/05/the-five-khands-realms-of-japji/[/URL][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#313131][FONT=Verdana]On the hand Jagjit Singh says that the [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#222222][FONT=Verdana]“Five Khands, in the light of foregoing discussion, are in reality Regions, spheres or worlds like our own. These are certainly not the subject of mind’s imagination or flight, nor can these be construed as spiritual stages of Naam-practice. They are indeed part of the universal creation and fully inhabited.” [URL]http://gursikhijivan.blogspot.co.uk/2011/06/5-realms-of-japji-sahib.html[/URL][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#313131][FONT=Verdana]And then there are interpretations in between the two. Lucky ji also kindly posted the views of Rawel Singh ji, for whom I have a lot of respect.[/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=Verdana]Reading some of the articles has set me thinking. I have some views but it is too early to express them. I have to carry on some research before I can express them on the internet, as you know if not handled thoughtfully it can offend many. I, sincerely, think our interpretation depends a lot on what we understand of the following:[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]1, Does the ‘jeev atma’ (soul) live on after mortal death? [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]2. Is there life after death?[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]3. Do we believe in reincarnation and Karma?[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]These, as you are fully aware, are also a few topics of interest, albiet controversial ones – and I have rather a lot to earn.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]There is enough food for thought in the above without engaging in personalities, although I think Tejwant ji might feel there is still some unfinished business. [/FONT][FONT=Wingdings][FONT=Wingdings]0:)[/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]I have a busy day ahead of me and thought I should get this out of the way before I get tied up.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Most humbly[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Rajinder Singh ‘Arshi’[/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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