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Gurbani (14-53)
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Bara Maha (133-136)
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Gurbani (151-185)
Quartets/Couplets (185-220)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਆਸਾ | Raag Aasaa
Gurbani (347-348)
Chaupaday (348-364)
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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)
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Gurbani (537-556)
Chhant (538-548)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਵਡਹੰਸ | Raag Wadhans
Gurbani (557-564)
Ashtpadiyan (564-565)
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Ghoriaan (575-578)
Alaahaniiaa (578-582)
Vaar Wadhans (582-594)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸੋਰਠਿ | Raag Sorath
Gurbani (595-634)
Asatpadhiya (634-642)
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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
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Swaiyyae in Praise of Gurus
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<blockquote data-quote="Seeker2013" data-source="post: 208580" data-attributes="member: 19755"><p>Baba Bulleh Shah , contemporary of times of Guru Gobind Singh ji , </p><p>wrote an abstruse poem which was made a pop hit by singer Rabbi Shergill in 2003 . </p><p></p><p>Bullah ki jaana main kaun (O bulleh shah , who knows who I am ) </p><p></p><p>In the first reading or listening (if you understand classical punjabi) , the poetry (or what shall I call a divine revelation) seems a bit abstruse , something that a drunkard might say or someone with a mental disorder.</p><p>But a drunkard or a mentally sick would never makes rhyming poetry !</p><p></p><p>But here bulleh shah does ! beautiful rhyming poetry . What is peculiar about this poetry though is , its as if god himself is speaking through bulleh shah </p><p></p><p>The lyrics of this poem :</p><p></p><p>Bulla! ki jaana mai kaun </p><p></p><p>Na mai momin vich maseet aan </p><p>Na mai vich kufar diyan reet aan </p><p>Na mai paakaan vich paleet aan </p><p></p><p>Na mai andar ved kitaab aan, </p><p>Na mai renda bhang sharaab aan </p><p>Na mai renda masat kharaab aan </p><p></p><p>Na mai shaadi na ghamnaaki </p><p>Na mai vich paleeti paaki</p><p>Na mai aabi na mai khaki</p><p>Na mai aatish na mai paun</p><p></p><p>Bulla! ki jaana mai kaun </p><p></p><p>Na mai arabi na lahoria</p><p>Na mai hindi shehar nagauri</p><p>Na hindu na turak peshawri</p><p></p><p>Na mai bheth mazhab da paaya</p><p>Ne mai aadam havva jaaya</p><p>Na koi apna naam dharaaya</p><p></p><p>Avval aakhir aap nu jaana</p><p>Na koi dooja hor pehchaana</p><p>Maethon hor na koi siyaana</p><p>Bulla! shah khadda hai kaun</p><p></p><p>Bulla! ki jaana mai kaun</p><p></p><p>Na mai moosa na pharaun.</p><p>Na vich jaagan na vich saun.</p><p>Na mai rehnda vich nadaun</p><p>Na vich baitthan na vich bhaun</p><p>Bulla! shah khadda hai kaun</p><p></p><p>Bulla! ki jaana mai kaun</p><p></p><p><strong>Not a believer inside the mosque, am I</strong></p><p><strong>Nor a pagan disciple of false rites</strong></p><p><strong>Not the pure amongst the impure</strong></p><p><strong>Neither Moses, nor the Pharoh</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Not in the holy Vedas, am I</strong></p><p><strong>Nor in opium, neither in wine</strong></p><p><strong>Not in the drunkard`s craze</strong></p><p><strong>Neither awake, nor in a sleeping daze</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>In happiness nor in sorrow, am I</strong></p><p><strong>Neither clean, nor a filthy mire</strong></p><p><strong>Not from water, nor from earth</strong></p><p><strong>Neither fire, nor from air, is my birth</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Neither arab, nor lahori I am </strong></p><p><strong>Neither from the indian city of nagaur i am </strong></p><p><strong>neither am I hindu , nor muslim or from peshawar</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>I didn't create difference of religion</strong></p><p><strong>I am not created of adam and eve</strong></p><p><strong>I didn't name myself</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>I am the first and the last</strong></p><p><strong>Other than me, I don't recognize any</strong></p><p><strong>No one is wiser than me </strong></p><p><strong>Bullah does stand alone</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Bulleh shah ! who knows who I am ?!</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p>Statements like "I am not born of adam and eve" , " I am not born of fire or water" , "I am the first(beginning of everything) and last (end after everything) " was more than enough proof for me that Bulleh shah was quiet, Someone else was speaking through him !</p><p></p><p>who could it be ? I guess we all know <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>It is said Mansoor al hallaj also used to say in his mystical trance "An-al haq" (I am the truth) </p><p>He was executed for heresy by the then islamist government of the time</p><p></p><p>One of his quotes </p><p></p><p><strong>I saw my Lord with the eye of the heart</strong></p><p><strong>I asked, ‘Who are You?’</strong></p><p><strong>He replied, ‘You’.</strong></p><p></p><p>which is strikingly similar to the upanishic quote </p><p></p><p><strong>Born am I and again reborn,</strong></p><p><strong>As twelvefold year, as thirteenth beyond the moon,</strong></p><p><strong>From the twelvefold, from the thirteenfold father,</strong></p><p><strong>The this one and the other versus this to know,</strong></p><p><strong>Until ye, seasons, me led to death by virtue of this truth, by virtue of this <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapas_%28Sanskrit%29" target="_blank">Tapas</a>,</strong></p><p><strong>I am the seasons, I am the child of the seasons !</strong></p><p><strong>Who are you? I am you.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p> <strong>— Kaushitaki Upanishad, Chapter 1, Hymn 2</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Seeker2013, post: 208580, member: 19755"] Baba Bulleh Shah , contemporary of times of Guru Gobind Singh ji , wrote an abstruse poem which was made a pop hit by singer Rabbi Shergill in 2003 . Bullah ki jaana main kaun (O bulleh shah , who knows who I am ) In the first reading or listening (if you understand classical punjabi) , the poetry (or what shall I call a divine revelation) seems a bit abstruse , something that a drunkard might say or someone with a mental disorder. But a drunkard or a mentally sick would never makes rhyming poetry ! But here bulleh shah does ! beautiful rhyming poetry . What is peculiar about this poetry though is , its as if god himself is speaking through bulleh shah The lyrics of this poem : Bulla! ki jaana mai kaun Na mai momin vich maseet aan Na mai vich kufar diyan reet aan Na mai paakaan vich paleet aan Na mai andar ved kitaab aan, Na mai renda bhang sharaab aan Na mai renda masat kharaab aan Na mai shaadi na ghamnaaki Na mai vich paleeti paaki Na mai aabi na mai khaki Na mai aatish na mai paun Bulla! ki jaana mai kaun Na mai arabi na lahoria Na mai hindi shehar nagauri Na hindu na turak peshawri Na mai bheth mazhab da paaya Ne mai aadam havva jaaya Na koi apna naam dharaaya Avval aakhir aap nu jaana Na koi dooja hor pehchaana Maethon hor na koi siyaana Bulla! shah khadda hai kaun Bulla! ki jaana mai kaun Na mai moosa na pharaun. Na vich jaagan na vich saun. Na mai rehnda vich nadaun Na vich baitthan na vich bhaun Bulla! shah khadda hai kaun Bulla! ki jaana mai kaun [B]Not a believer inside the mosque, am I Nor a pagan disciple of false rites Not the pure amongst the impure Neither Moses, nor the Pharoh Not in the holy Vedas, am I Nor in opium, neither in wine Not in the drunkard`s craze Neither awake, nor in a sleeping daze In happiness nor in sorrow, am I Neither clean, nor a filthy mire Not from water, nor from earth Neither fire, nor from air, is my birth Neither arab, nor lahori I am Neither from the indian city of nagaur i am neither am I hindu , nor muslim or from peshawar I didn't create difference of religion I am not created of adam and eve I didn't name myself I am the first and the last Other than me, I don't recognize any No one is wiser than me Bullah does stand alone Bulleh shah ! who knows who I am ?! [/B] Statements like "I am not born of adam and eve" , " I am not born of fire or water" , "I am the first(beginning of everything) and last (end after everything) " was more than enough proof for me that Bulleh shah was quiet, Someone else was speaking through him ! who could it be ? I guess we all know :) It is said Mansoor al hallaj also used to say in his mystical trance "An-al haq" (I am the truth) He was executed for heresy by the then islamist government of the time One of his quotes [B]I saw my Lord with the eye of the heart I asked, ‘Who are You?’ He replied, ‘You’.[/B] which is strikingly similar to the upanishic quote [B]Born am I and again reborn, As twelvefold year, as thirteenth beyond the moon, From the twelvefold, from the thirteenfold father, The this one and the other versus this to know, Until ye, seasons, me led to death by virtue of this truth, by virtue of this [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapas_%28Sanskrit%29']Tapas[/URL], I am the seasons, I am the child of the seasons ! Who are you? I am you. — Kaushitaki Upanishad, Chapter 1, Hymn 2 [/B] [/QUOTE]
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