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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="ashdoc" data-source="post: 149987" data-attributes="member: 15932"><p><strong>Marathas conquer delhi and punjab--</strong></p><p></p><p>the peshwa sent his brother raghunathrao ( popularly called raghoba ) with a powerful force into north india.</p><p></p><p>raghoba immediately captured delhi ,and najib khan became a prisoner in his hands. this was the right moment to kill najib ,as he was one who was inviting abdally , and could invite again. besides ,he had the blood of innocent people of mathura on his hands.</p><p></p><p>but najib paid malhar-rao holkar , the maratha ruler of malwa ,huge bribes to </p><p>save his life. malhar-rao prevailed upon raghoba to spare najib ,and najib was set free !!......this was greatest mistake of raghoba ,as the treacherous najib was to invite abdali again into india.</p><p></p><p>now raghoba made a surprising decision -- he invaded punjab ,which was directly abdali's ( afghan) territory. his forces conquered lahore ,and then advanced on to attock on the indus, which was considered by hindus to be the boundary of india .abdali's son taimur ,the afghan governor of punjab was defeated in battle and he fled.</p><p></p><p>according to the historian grant duff , this was a glorious episode in the history of marathas --- '' the deccan horse had slaked their thirst in the waters of the indus !!'' ,he has said.....</p><p></p><p>in the maratha capital pune ,their was wild jubilation , and the peshwa talked of capturing kabul--kandahar with ambassadors sent by iran on hearing this news.</p><p></p><p>but this actually made abdali the deadly enemy of marathas , for punjab was the breadbasket of his empire ,which was otherwise made of arid regions like afghanistan and baluchistan.</p><p></p><p>having captured punjab , raghoba however could not face the biting cold of lahore as winter came , and decamped back to the deccan with the majority of his army, leaving only 15,000 troops behind.</p><p></p><p>sabaji scindia was sent as governor-- he went even further ,capturing peshawar ,and garrisoning it with 10,000 men, this bringing actual pathans under his control</p><p></p><p>but the total troops that remained in the province numbered only 32,000---hardly enough to face abdali if he came in full force.thus the peshwa had sanctioned a provocative frontier extending to peshawar---but left not enough troops to garrison it.</p><p></p><p>truth was that the marathas did not have enough troops to man punjab , as they had created enemies in india without destroying them -- like the nizam of hyderabad ,najib khan ,hyder ali of mysore ( tipu's father ).........so troops were needed to garrison other parts of the empire --defence of maharashtra from hyderabad itself required 70,000 troops.</p><p></p><p>so in hindsight raghoba's expedition to capture punjab must be called a mad expedition.......</p><p></p><p>abdali was ready for a policy of ' live and let live '---his ambassadors made it clear that he was ready to accept maratha domination over delhi ,haryana , western UP ,if they gave up punjab---- but the maratha ambition was boundless , and they rejected this.</p><p></p><p>marathas did another mistake by not properly taking the help of the sikhs who were natural allies for them --- but the maratha--sikh co-operation was haphazard , primarily due to maratha ignorance of sikhs.</p><p></p><p>abdali first sent his general jahan khan with an army to invade punjab , but sabaji scindia gave this force a crushing defeat ,killing jahan's son ,and wounding jahan.</p><p></p><p>then abdali himself decided to invade........</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ashdoc, post: 149987, member: 15932"] [B]Marathas conquer delhi and punjab--[/B] the peshwa sent his brother raghunathrao ( popularly called raghoba ) with a powerful force into north india. raghoba immediately captured delhi ,and najib khan became a prisoner in his hands. this was the right moment to kill najib ,as he was one who was inviting abdally , and could invite again. besides ,he had the blood of innocent people of mathura on his hands. but najib paid malhar-rao holkar , the maratha ruler of malwa ,huge bribes to save his life. malhar-rao prevailed upon raghoba to spare najib ,and najib was set free !!......this was greatest mistake of raghoba ,as the treacherous najib was to invite abdali again into india. now raghoba made a surprising decision -- he invaded punjab ,which was directly abdali's ( afghan) territory. his forces conquered lahore ,and then advanced on to attock on the indus, which was considered by hindus to be the boundary of india .abdali's son taimur ,the afghan governor of punjab was defeated in battle and he fled. according to the historian grant duff , this was a glorious episode in the history of marathas --- '' the deccan horse had slaked their thirst in the waters of the indus !!'' ,he has said..... in the maratha capital pune ,their was wild jubilation , and the peshwa talked of capturing kabul--kandahar with ambassadors sent by iran on hearing this news. but this actually made abdali the deadly enemy of marathas , for punjab was the breadbasket of his empire ,which was otherwise made of arid regions like afghanistan and baluchistan. having captured punjab , raghoba however could not face the biting cold of lahore as winter came , and decamped back to the deccan with the majority of his army, leaving only 15,000 troops behind. sabaji scindia was sent as governor-- he went even further ,capturing peshawar ,and garrisoning it with 10,000 men, this bringing actual pathans under his control but the total troops that remained in the province numbered only 32,000---hardly enough to face abdali if he came in full force.thus the peshwa had sanctioned a provocative frontier extending to peshawar---but left not enough troops to garrison it. truth was that the marathas did not have enough troops to man punjab , as they had created enemies in india without destroying them -- like the nizam of hyderabad ,najib khan ,hyder ali of mysore ( tipu's father ).........so troops were needed to garrison other parts of the empire --defence of maharashtra from hyderabad itself required 70,000 troops. so in hindsight raghoba's expedition to capture punjab must be called a mad expedition....... abdali was ready for a policy of ' live and let live '---his ambassadors made it clear that he was ready to accept maratha domination over delhi ,haryana , western UP ,if they gave up punjab---- but the maratha ambition was boundless , and they rejected this. marathas did another mistake by not properly taking the help of the sikhs who were natural allies for them --- but the maratha--sikh co-operation was haphazard , primarily due to maratha ignorance of sikhs. abdali first sent his general jahan khan with an army to invade punjab , but sabaji scindia gave this force a crushing defeat ,killing jahan's son ,and wounding jahan. then abdali himself decided to invade........ [/QUOTE]
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