Archive for November, 2013

SGGS pp 775-777, Soohi M: 4, Chhants 4-6   ਰਾਗੁ ਸੂਹੀ ਛੰਤ ਮਹਲਾ ੪ ਘਰੁ ੩   ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥ Rāg sūhī cẖẖanṯ mėhlā 4 gẖar 3  Ik▫oaʼnkār saṯgur parsāḏ.   Composition of the fourth Guru in Raga Soohi, (chhant) song of love for the Almighty, (ghar-u 3) to be sung to the third beat.  Invoking […]

Hukamnama 26 Nov 2013 Note: The Shabad below draws a parallel between the needs of the body and the soul. The way the body needs food, water and means of transportations, the soul needs Naam to sustain it in life and lead it to merge with the Almighty on death.   ਧਨਾਸਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਿ ਭਈ ਸਚੁ ਭੋਜਨੁ ਖਾਇਆ ॥ਮਨਿ ਤਨਿ ਰਸਨਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਇਆ ॥੧॥ Ḏẖanāsrī mėhlā 5.  Ŧaripaṯ […]

SGGS pp 773-775, Soohi M: 4, Chhants 1-3.     ਰਾਗੁ ਸੂਹੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੪ ਛੰਤ ਘਰੁ ੧   ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥ Rāg sūhī mėhlā 4 cẖẖanṯ gẖar 1  Ik▫oaʼnkār saṯgur parsāḏ.   Composition of the fourth Guru in Raga Soohi, (chhant) song of love for the Almighty, (ghar-u 1) to be sung to the first beat.  Invoking […]

Guru Nanak Unites A tribute on the Gurpurab Sometime ago during a discussion with a Hindu Brahmin and a Muslim Maulvi I gave a synopsis of Guru Nanak’s Japji Sahib, the first composition in Sri Guru Granth Sahib. As soon as I finished, the Maulvi exclaimed “But this is Islam”. Such is the universal appeal […]

SGGS pp 769-772, Soohi M: 3, Chhants 4-7.   ਸੂਹੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥ ਜੁਗ ਚਾਰੇ ਧਨ ਜੇ ਭਵੈ ਬਿਨੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਸੋਹਾਗੁ ਨ ਹੋਈ ਰਾਮ ॥ Sūhī mėhlā 3.  Jug cẖāre ḏẖan je bẖavai bin saṯgur sohāg na ho▫ī rām.   Composition of the third Guru in Raga Soohi. (Jey) even if (dhan = woman) the soul-woman […]


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