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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="aristotle" data-source="post: 189246" data-attributes="member: 11816"><p>Guru Arjan Dev Ji was not the first one to include the hymns of <em>Bhagats</em>(including those of Bhagat Kabir, as you have correctly pointed out) in the Granth. Historical sources point out that Guru Nanak Sahib carried the <em>Pothi</em>, literally the notebook, wherever he went during his <em>Udasis</em>, compiling the hymns and wisdom of Bhagats, which were later to become a part of the Granth. An instance,</p><p></p><p>This Bani was handed over to the succeeding Gurus. The following example reinforces this fact,</p><p></p><p></p><p>The following example is even more evident, for the sake of keeping the post brief, I shall post only the 'Rahau' tuk (although you can always go back and search the whole Shabad..)</p><p></p><p></p><p>This proves beyond doubts that all the Gurus before Guru Arjan Dev Sahib not only possessed the Bani of the Bhagats, but also continuously studied the same and added their own explanation wherever they felt necessary to clear any apparent ambiguity.</p><p>So contrary to the popular belief, Guru Arjan Sahib was not the one to 'include' the Bani of the Bhagats, but he did 'compile' the whole Bani of the previoius Gurus(worthy of mention here, is that counterfeit non-canonical works like 'Praan Sangali', 'Bacahan Bilaas' were rejected, which would not have been possible in absence of a source of reference for these Banis), that of the Bhagats, and his own Bani into what came to be known as the <em>Adi Granth</em>.</p><p>The point to consider here is that the copy of the <em>Adi Granth </em> at the Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar was not the only one existing at that time. <em>Dharamsals</em>,(literally 'place of religiousness), or the then Sikh places of worship, had been setup throughout the North India and faraway places like The Gangetic plains and Bangladesh. Here the Sangat would gather and meditate upon the Gurbani, which was copied from the <em>Adi Granth</em> by the Sikhs.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Needless to say, 'if any' discrepancy would have been there in the Adi Granth regarding the copy originally 'compiled' by Guru Arjan Dev Sahib, it would have been pointed out by comparison with the existing copies present at multiple places the country at that time. </p><p>At the time of the crossing of Sutlej, when the copis of Adi Granth and the works of the court poets of Guru Gobind Singh Sahib were lost to the flooding waters of the river, the Guru Granth Granth Sahib was still compiled afterwards(the works of court poets could not survive because the only copies were lost, they are available now only in fragments) from the other existing copies, and the Bani of Guru Teg Bahadur Sahib was included. </p><p>After the coronation as the Guru, Guru Granth Sahib was carefully preserved, one can judge by comparison of the <em>Birs</em> or canons of the Granth Sahib that not even slight discrepancies like that of <em>matras</em> or accent marks are there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aristotle, post: 189246, member: 11816"] Guru Arjan Dev Ji was not the first one to include the hymns of [I]Bhagats[/I](including those of Bhagat Kabir, as you have correctly pointed out) in the Granth. Historical sources point out that Guru Nanak Sahib carried the [I]Pothi[/I], literally the notebook, wherever he went during his [I]Udasis[/I], compiling the hymns and wisdom of Bhagats, which were later to become a part of the Granth. An instance, This Bani was handed over to the succeeding Gurus. The following example reinforces this fact, The following example is even more evident, for the sake of keeping the post brief, I shall post only the 'Rahau' tuk (although you can always go back and search the whole Shabad..) This proves beyond doubts that all the Gurus before Guru Arjan Dev Sahib not only possessed the Bani of the Bhagats, but also continuously studied the same and added their own explanation wherever they felt necessary to clear any apparent ambiguity. So contrary to the popular belief, Guru Arjan Sahib was not the one to 'include' the Bani of the Bhagats, but he did 'compile' the whole Bani of the previoius Gurus(worthy of mention here, is that counterfeit non-canonical works like 'Praan Sangali', 'Bacahan Bilaas' were rejected, which would not have been possible in absence of a source of reference for these Banis), that of the Bhagats, and his own Bani into what came to be known as the [I]Adi Granth[/I]. The point to consider here is that the copy of the [I]Adi Granth [/I] at the Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar was not the only one existing at that time. [I]Dharamsals[/I],(literally 'place of religiousness), or the then Sikh places of worship, had been setup throughout the North India and faraway places like The Gangetic plains and Bangladesh. Here the Sangat would gather and meditate upon the Gurbani, which was copied from the [I]Adi Granth[/I] by the Sikhs. Needless to say, 'if any' discrepancy would have been there in the Adi Granth regarding the copy originally 'compiled' by Guru Arjan Dev Sahib, it would have been pointed out by comparison with the existing copies present at multiple places the country at that time. At the time of the crossing of Sutlej, when the copis of Adi Granth and the works of the court poets of Guru Gobind Singh Sahib were lost to the flooding waters of the river, the Guru Granth Granth Sahib was still compiled afterwards(the works of court poets could not survive because the only copies were lost, they are available now only in fragments) from the other existing copies, and the Bani of Guru Teg Bahadur Sahib was included. After the coronation as the Guru, Guru Granth Sahib was carefully preserved, one can judge by comparison of the [I]Birs[/I] or canons of the Granth Sahib that not even slight discrepancies like that of [I]matras[/I] or accent marks are there. [/QUOTE]
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