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Guru Granth Sahib
Composition, Arrangement & Layout
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="spnadmin" data-source="post: 144176" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>by the man in blue</p><p></p><p>I was looking up something else and found this article instead. It is by “The Man in Blue” Harjinder Singh Khalsa.</p><p></p><p>“WHAT MAKES YOU A SIKH?</p><p></p><p>Let me try and approach this question in a slightly different manner than is usually done. There are of course definitions of a Sikh in the Reht Maryada, in the 1925 Gurdwara legislation and in the legislation setting up the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee. But what they all have in common is that they do not talk about the relation between a Sikh and Vahiguru, Parmatma, or by whatever other name you know God. We know that Sikh means pupil, or one under training. Not so many know that Khalsa is derived from a Farsi word for lands directly under the rule of the emperor. This means in our case that a Khalsa is a person who puts herself / himself directly under the command of God.</p><p></p><p>But what does Guru Granth Sahib have to say? Guru Granth Sahib does use words like Sikh and khalsa, but does not use these as describing people of a particular sect or religion. Guru Granth Sahib does not teach a religion in the western meaning of that word, it teaches a dharm, a way of life. So what is expected from those that follow this dharm? A follower of the Sikh dharm recognises only the One as the Mother and Father of all, and has to work on getting as close to the One as is possible for a human being. This is done by remembering the One at all times, by seeing the presence of the One, the All Pervading, the All Powerful, in all and everything. This attitude goes hand in hand with honesty, with compassion, with respect, with defending the defenceless and fighting against injustice.</p><p></p><p>Most of us will know the often quoted three Sikh qualities: honest work, sharing with others and remembrance of Vahiguru. They point to the two sides of ‘simran’ or remembering: play a positive role in society, and have a real relationship with God. When I grew up I went to a Christian school, and on Sunday went with my friends to the Sunday school. I was quite a pious little boy, but later lost my faith in spite of meeting some really good, Godly Christians, whom I still admire The truth is that none of them managed to point me on the way to God, on the way where God is not just a theoretical concept, but where She / He can be experienced. Now I do not have to ‘believe’ in God, I have met with God, I know that She / He is. This I think is the essential part of being a Sikh or a Khalsa (with or without capital letters). Meeting God, having darshan, living with God 24 hours a day, that is what being a Sikh or a Khalsa is all about. Why is it that so many people who look like Sikhs do not really understand this concept?</p><p></p><p>The man in blue.</p><p></p><p>Source: <a href="http://sikhbulletin.com/Bulletins/Bulletin_6_7_2005.pdf" target="_blank">http://sikhbulletin.com/Bulletins/Bulletin_6_7_2005.pdf</a></p><p></p><p>Thanks to Kaur Gur Sikh who posted this on her blog at <a href="http://kaurkhalsaraj.wordpress.com" target="_blank">http://kaurkhalsaraj.wordpress.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spnadmin, post: 144176, member: 35"] by the man in blue I was looking up something else and found this article instead. It is by “The Man in Blue” Harjinder Singh Khalsa. “WHAT MAKES YOU A SIKH? Let me try and approach this question in a slightly different manner than is usually done. There are of course definitions of a Sikh in the Reht Maryada, in the 1925 Gurdwara legislation and in the legislation setting up the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee. But what they all have in common is that they do not talk about the relation between a Sikh and Vahiguru, Parmatma, or by whatever other name you know God. We know that Sikh means pupil, or one under training. Not so many know that Khalsa is derived from a Farsi word for lands directly under the rule of the emperor. This means in our case that a Khalsa is a person who puts herself / himself directly under the command of God. But what does Guru Granth Sahib have to say? Guru Granth Sahib does use words like Sikh and khalsa, but does not use these as describing people of a particular sect or religion. Guru Granth Sahib does not teach a religion in the western meaning of that word, it teaches a dharm, a way of life. So what is expected from those that follow this dharm? A follower of the Sikh dharm recognises only the One as the Mother and Father of all, and has to work on getting as close to the One as is possible for a human being. This is done by remembering the One at all times, by seeing the presence of the One, the All Pervading, the All Powerful, in all and everything. This attitude goes hand in hand with honesty, with compassion, with respect, with defending the defenceless and fighting against injustice. Most of us will know the often quoted three Sikh qualities: honest work, sharing with others and remembrance of Vahiguru. They point to the two sides of ‘simran’ or remembering: play a positive role in society, and have a real relationship with God. When I grew up I went to a Christian school, and on Sunday went with my friends to the Sunday school. I was quite a pious little boy, but later lost my faith in spite of meeting some really good, Godly Christians, whom I still admire The truth is that none of them managed to point me on the way to God, on the way where God is not just a theoretical concept, but where She / He can be experienced. Now I do not have to ‘believe’ in God, I have met with God, I know that She / He is. This I think is the essential part of being a Sikh or a Khalsa (with or without capital letters). Meeting God, having darshan, living with God 24 hours a day, that is what being a Sikh or a Khalsa is all about. Why is it that so many people who look like Sikhs do not really understand this concept? The man in blue. Source: [url]http://sikhbulletin.com/Bulletins/Bulletin_6_7_2005.pdf[/url] Thanks to Kaur Gur Sikh who posted this on her blog at [url]http://kaurkhalsaraj.wordpress.com[/url] [/QUOTE]
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