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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="Neutral Singh" data-source="post: 3839" data-attributes="member: 2"><p>Contents taken from another resource...</p><p></p><p>What makes the RSS tick ? The RSS, its' leadership and ideologues play on the</p><p>deep-rooted insecurity which plagues the Hindu mind.A 1,000 years of foreign</p><p>domination despite the splendours of a 5,000 years old civilisation and a long</p><p>tradition of military prowess helps in bombarding the Hindu psyche with the</p><p>vision of a future marred by just such foreign interventions, the break-up of</p><p>India and the watering down of Hinduism.Therefore the recourse to a Hindu</p><p>nationalism marked by exclusivist, parochialism and obscurantism.</p><p></p><p>The RSS is also one of the last bastions of the caste system.Even a cursory</p><p>examination of the organisation's membership and leadership profile will show a</p><p>domination by the Swaran Jatis or upper castes.The insecurities of a section of</p><p>the upper castes further aggravated by the fact of India becoming a meritocracy</p><p>manifests itself in the activities of the RSS.</p><p></p><p>The RSS' attitude towards the Sikhs has veered between the outright hostility</p><p>shown by its Punjab unit and the grudging acceptance of its central leadership</p><p>or the projection of the community as the standard-bearers of Hinduism,opponents</p><p>of Muslim communalism or the militant wing of Hinduism.Initially the RSS in the</p><p>wake of Partition, eager to contain Sikhism and avoid another vivisection of the</p><p>country adopted an attitude of confrontation,opposed Punjabi as a language and</p><p>generally showed its anti-Sikh side.Later, after the creation of the Punjabi</p><p>Suba their attitude mellowed but postures once adopted are difficult to shed.</p><p>The RSS continued to oppose Punjabi particularly in the matter of setting up of</p><p>the Guru Nanak University and the medium of instruction in schools.Coalition</p><p>govts set up by the Akalis and Jan Sangh (the political wing of the RSS and the</p><p>precursor of the BJP) helped in defusing tension to some extent, however.</p><p></p><p>By the 1970s and the advent of new leadership in the RSS and the emergence of</p><p>enlightened leadership in the JS/BJP the attitude of the organisation towards</p><p>the Sikhs began to change. A grudging acceptance of Punjabi on the urging of</p><p>Advani and others was the harbinger of change.They now began to see the Sikhs as</p><p>the martial wing of Hinduism and tried to mould them as the vanguard of action</p><p>against Muslims, their erstwhile oppressors.Their recognition of the Sikhs as a</p><p>ready-made vote bank for the BJP in the wake of the falling-out of the community</p><p>with the Congress helped.However mutual suspicions exist till this day between</p><p>the Sikhs and the RSS.</p><p></p><p>Whatever the sea-change in the attitude of the RSS towards the Sikhs, one thing</p><p>has always remained constant. The RSS refuses to recognise the spiritual aspects</p><p>of Sikhism and continues to laud the martial achievements of the community only.</p><p></p><p>My own assessment is that the RSS feels that in comparison with Muslims and</p><p>Christians the Sikhs are acceptable provided they 'behave'.</p><p></p><p>Mandeep Singh Bajwa</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Neutral Singh, post: 3839, member: 2"] Contents taken from another resource... What makes the RSS tick ? The RSS, its' leadership and ideologues play on the deep-rooted insecurity which plagues the Hindu mind.A 1,000 years of foreign domination despite the splendours of a 5,000 years old civilisation and a long tradition of military prowess helps in bombarding the Hindu psyche with the vision of a future marred by just such foreign interventions, the break-up of India and the watering down of Hinduism.Therefore the recourse to a Hindu nationalism marked by exclusivist, parochialism and obscurantism. The RSS is also one of the last bastions of the caste system.Even a cursory examination of the organisation's membership and leadership profile will show a domination by the Swaran Jatis or upper castes.The insecurities of a section of the upper castes further aggravated by the fact of India becoming a meritocracy manifests itself in the activities of the RSS. The RSS' attitude towards the Sikhs has veered between the outright hostility shown by its Punjab unit and the grudging acceptance of its central leadership or the projection of the community as the standard-bearers of Hinduism,opponents of Muslim communalism or the militant wing of Hinduism.Initially the RSS in the wake of Partition, eager to contain Sikhism and avoid another vivisection of the country adopted an attitude of confrontation,opposed Punjabi as a language and generally showed its anti-Sikh side.Later, after the creation of the Punjabi Suba their attitude mellowed but postures once adopted are difficult to shed. The RSS continued to oppose Punjabi particularly in the matter of setting up of the Guru Nanak University and the medium of instruction in schools.Coalition govts set up by the Akalis and Jan Sangh (the political wing of the RSS and the precursor of the BJP) helped in defusing tension to some extent, however. By the 1970s and the advent of new leadership in the RSS and the emergence of enlightened leadership in the JS/BJP the attitude of the organisation towards the Sikhs began to change. A grudging acceptance of Punjabi on the urging of Advani and others was the harbinger of change.They now began to see the Sikhs as the martial wing of Hinduism and tried to mould them as the vanguard of action against Muslims, their erstwhile oppressors.Their recognition of the Sikhs as a ready-made vote bank for the BJP in the wake of the falling-out of the community with the Congress helped.However mutual suspicions exist till this day between the Sikhs and the RSS. Whatever the sea-change in the attitude of the RSS towards the Sikhs, one thing has always remained constant. The RSS refuses to recognise the spiritual aspects of Sikhism and continues to laud the martial achievements of the community only. My own assessment is that the RSS feels that in comparison with Muslims and Christians the Sikhs are acceptable provided they 'behave'. Mandeep Singh Bajwa [/QUOTE]
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