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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)
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Thintteen (343-344)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਆਸਾ | Raag Aasaa
Gurbani (347-348)
Chaupaday (348-364)
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Kaafee (365-409)
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Chhant (435-462)
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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)
Vaar Bihaagraa (548-556)
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Gurbani (557-564)
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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)
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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)
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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 5
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Shaloks Bhagat Kabir
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Swaiyyae Mahala 5
Swaiyyae in Praise of Gurus
Shaloks in Addition To Vaars
Shalok Ninth Mehl
Mundavanee Mehl 5
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<blockquote data-quote="Astroboy" data-source="post: 85406" data-attributes="member: 4990"><p><a href="http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/2134922/860900tomato-main_Full.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/2134922/860900tomato-main_Thumb.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> Tomatoes are desert friendly vegetables. </p><p>The desert is a dry and arid place. You can grow great vegetables in your garden, despite this unrelenting climate. Desert gardening simply requires a little time and a little know how.</p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #772200">TOMATO</span></span></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #3c1729">Contrary to popular belief, tomato is not acid forming; it contains a great deal of citric acid but is alkaline when it enters the blood stream. It increases the alkalinity of the blood and helps remove toxins, especially uric acid, from the system. As a liver cleanser, tomatoes are wonderful, especially when used with the green vegetable juices.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #3c1729">Tomatoes are the richest of all foods in vitamins. They are very rich in the important vitamins like A, B and C. Unripe or half-ripe tomatoes are also effective in stomach disorders.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #3c1729">It is easily digestible and is recommended for invalids and especially in fevers, diabetes and after long fasts. Being a rich source of vitamin A, it is a dependable preventive against eye troubles. It contains other minerals like iron, calcium, sulphur and potassium also.</span></span></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #3c1729">As Medicine:</span></span></strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">A glass of fresh tomato juice taken daily cleanses the system and prevents hardening of the arteries. </span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Tomato juice keeps the blood stream alkaline and thus maintains high resistance to disease. </span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Being a rich source of vitamin A, it is dependable preventive against eye troubles. </span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Half-ripe tomatoes are very useful in hot summer months as they prevent sunstroke or heat stroke. </span></li> </ul><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><strong>Growing tomatoes the desert way takes a little adapting</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><strong><a href="mailto:cwhite@aztrib.com">Carrie White</a>, Tribune</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">When Janet Howe tried to grow tomatoes in Queen Creek after moving from Denver, the results were dismal. "I tried to plant the same time of year I planted there," says Howe. She tried planting long-maturing varieties like the ones her father had grown in Missouri. Plastic pots also proved a problem in the Arizona sun.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">"If you created a checklist of everything you could do wrong, I did it," says Howe. She found that out after taking classes at the Desert Botanical Garden and the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, both in Phoenix. Now Howe is a master gardener and knows something about successful tomato growing. And the first thing, if you’re from somewhere else, is to forget everything you thought you knew about growing the fruit. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">"I will be starting my tomatoes over Christmas," says Howe of the Roma, grape and cherry seeds she plants in pots inside. Using a grow light, the plants remain indoors until they are roughly 1 foot tall — late February or early March. Raised beds will be their home thereafter, soil enriched with compost and mulch. Soaker hoses, which eliminate waste, supply the water. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">"You want tomatoes that mature in fewer days," says Jim Williford, of Phoenix, a master gardener. A tomato that bears fruit in less than 80 days after being set out will work here if you plant the seeds inside now. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">"Above 80 days and you’re pushing the envelope," he says. "Don’t ever plant in the same spot." Tomato plants are highly susceptible to disease, so waiting three to four years to repeat at a site is best. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">A lot of people overwater tomatoes, he says, but the fruit doesn’t like wet roots, so well-draining soil is a must. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Howe recommends watering every other day and applying enough water to flush salts past the root ball. "Before I put the plant in the ground I pinch off all but three or four leaves on the top," she says. This helps the plant grow stronger. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">But Williford simply transplants his tomatoes "real deep" so that only a few top leaves protrude. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">As far as sun for the plant, plan on full exposure until about 11 a.m. Thereafter, particularly when temperatures get above 100 degrees, the plant should be protected from the intense rays of the sun. Howe uses a 50 percent shade cloth. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">"I was harvesting tomatoes all through the early summer," Howe says of her first successful crop this year. Using these techniques, she’s planning on a repeat performance.</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Taken from various sources.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Astroboy, post: 85406, member: 4990"] [URL="http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/2134922/860900tomato-main_Full.jpg"][IMG]http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/2134922/860900tomato-main_Thumb.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Tomatoes are desert friendly vegetables. The desert is a dry and arid place. You can grow great vegetables in your garden, despite this unrelenting climate. Desert gardening simply requires a little time and a little know how. [B][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=#772200]TOMATO[/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=#3c1729]Contrary to popular belief, tomato is not acid forming; it contains a great deal of citric acid but is alkaline when it enters the blood stream. It increases the alkalinity of the blood and helps remove toxins, especially uric acid, from the system. As a liver cleanser, tomatoes are wonderful, especially when used with the green vegetable juices.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=#3c1729]Tomatoes are the richest of all foods in vitamins. They are very rich in the important vitamins like A, B and C. Unripe or half-ripe tomatoes are also effective in stomach disorders.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=#3c1729]It is easily digestible and is recommended for invalids and especially in fevers, diabetes and after long fasts. Being a rich source of vitamin A, it is a dependable preventive against eye troubles. It contains other minerals like iron, calcium, sulphur and potassium also.[/COLOR][/FONT] [B][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=#3c1729]As Medicine:[/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [LIST] [*][FONT=Verdana]A glass of fresh tomato juice taken daily cleanses the system and prevents hardening of the arteries. [/FONT] [*][FONT=Verdana]Tomato juice keeps the blood stream alkaline and thus maintains high resistance to disease. [/FONT] [*][FONT=Verdana]Being a rich source of vitamin A, it is dependable preventive against eye troubles. [/FONT] [*][FONT=Verdana]Half-ripe tomatoes are very useful in hot summer months as they prevent sunstroke or heat stroke. [/FONT] [/LIST][FONT=Verdana][B]Growing tomatoes the desert way takes a little adapting[/B] [B][EMAIL="cwhite@aztrib.com"]Carrie White[/EMAIL], Tribune[/B] When Janet Howe tried to grow tomatoes in Queen Creek after moving from Denver, the results were dismal. "I tried to plant the same time of year I planted there," says Howe. She tried planting long-maturing varieties like the ones her father had grown in Missouri. Plastic pots also proved a problem in the Arizona sun. "If you created a checklist of everything you could do wrong, I did it," says Howe. She found that out after taking classes at the Desert Botanical Garden and the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, both in Phoenix. Now Howe is a master gardener and knows something about successful tomato growing. And the first thing, if you’re from somewhere else, is to forget everything you thought you knew about growing the fruit. "I will be starting my tomatoes over Christmas," says Howe of the Roma, grape and cherry seeds she plants in pots inside. Using a grow light, the plants remain indoors until they are roughly 1 foot tall — late February or early March. Raised beds will be their home thereafter, soil enriched with compost and mulch. Soaker hoses, which eliminate waste, supply the water. "You want tomatoes that mature in fewer days," says Jim Williford, of Phoenix, a master gardener. A tomato that bears fruit in less than 80 days after being set out will work here if you plant the seeds inside now. "Above 80 days and you’re pushing the envelope," he says. "Don’t ever plant in the same spot." Tomato plants are highly susceptible to disease, so waiting three to four years to repeat at a site is best. A lot of people overwater tomatoes, he says, but the fruit doesn’t like wet roots, so well-draining soil is a must. Howe recommends watering every other day and applying enough water to flush salts past the root ball. "Before I put the plant in the ground I pinch off all but three or four leaves on the top," she says. This helps the plant grow stronger. But Williford simply transplants his tomatoes "real deep" so that only a few top leaves protrude. As far as sun for the plant, plan on full exposure until about 11 a.m. Thereafter, particularly when temperatures get above 100 degrees, the plant should be protected from the intense rays of the sun. Howe uses a 50 percent shade cloth. "I was harvesting tomatoes all through the early summer," Howe says of her first successful crop this year. Using these techniques, she’s planning on a repeat performance. Taken from various sources. [/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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