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To avoid hijacking or jamming of threads and mis-information, let us review these three words. This subject is brought up too often and with little clarity being concurred every time to be repeated again in another thread.
I stand corrected and all comments welcome.
Sat Sri Akal.
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- Pronunciation: as spelled (u is not “o” like tool but think of “Four and take the sound of ur; for G take the sound as in Goat)
- Meaning
- Gur -- Creator
- Virtually most common usage in Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji
- Singular
- Contextually modifiable
- may be used to address reverently a ਗੁਰੂ /Guru
- Example:
ਮਤਿ ਵਿਚਿ ਰਤਨ ਜਵਾਹਰ ਮਾਣਿਕ ਜੇ ਇਕਗੁਰਕੀ ਸਿਖ ਸੁਣੀ ॥
मति विचि रतन जवाहर माणिक जे इक गुर की सिख सुणी ॥
Maṯ vicẖ raṯan javāhar māṇik je ik gur kī sikẖ suṇī.
Within the mind are gems, jewels and rubies, if you listen to the Guru's Teachings, even once.
ਮਃ 1 - view Shabad/Paurhi/Salok
मति विचि रतन जवाहर माणिक जे इक गुर की सिख सुणी ॥
Maṯ vicẖ raṯan javāhar māṇik je ik gur kī sikẖ suṇī.
Within the mind are gems, jewels and rubies, if you listen to the Guru's Teachings, even once.
ਮਃ 1 - view Shabad/Paurhi/Salok
- Gender is contextual
- ਗੁਰਦਵਾਰਾ - Gurdwara
- Gur Entrance where “Dwara” is male in context
- ਗੁਰਗੱਦੀ - Gurgaddih
- Throne of the Gur and throne is female
- Note also composite Constructs and plural: ਗੁਰਗੱਦੀਆਂ - Gurgaddhian
- Many Gur thrones
- Pronunciation: Gur – o
- Meaning
- ਗੁਰ ਹੀ; ਗੁਰ ਜੀ; ਗੁਰ ਤੌਂ
- Is of Gur; dear Gur; through/from the Gur
- less common but also of the Guru
- Example:
ਪੰਨਾ 3, ਸਤਰ 10
ਮੰਨੈ ਤਰੈ ਤਾਰੇਗੁਰੁਸਿਖ ॥
मंनै तरै तारे गुरु सिख ॥
Mannai ṯarai ṯāre gur sikẖ.
The faithful are saved, and carried across with the Sikhs of the Guru.
ਮਃ 1 - view Shabad/Paurhi/Salok
ਮੰਨੈ ਤਰੈ ਤਾਰੇਗੁਰੁਸਿਖ ॥
मंनै तरै तारे गुरु सिख ॥
Mannai ṯarai ṯāre gur sikẖ.
The faithful are saved, and carried across with the Sikhs of the Guru.
ਮਃ 1 - view Shabad/Paurhi/Salok
- Addressing the Gur
- Respected Gur
- Respected Guru ji
- Also as to say respectfully “through” Gur
- Also as to say respectfully “through Guru”
- Singular
- Gender same as in Gur
- Pronunciation: Gur – oo where “oo” as in cow’s “moo”
- Meaning
- One’s teacher
- One’s guide, and it can be relative in Sri Guru Granth Sahib
- Examples:
- Guru Nanak Dev ji when say Guru they mean Gur – creator, their Guru
ਪੰਨਾ 61, ਸਤਰ 7
ਭੁਲਣ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਸਭੁ ਕੋ ਅਭੁਲੁਗੁਰੂਕਰਤਾਰੁ ॥
भुलण अंदरि सभु को अभुलु गुरू करतारु ॥
Bẖulaṇ anḏar sabẖ ko abẖul gurū karṯār.
Everyone makes mistakes; only the Guru and the Creator are infallible.
ਮਃ 1 - view Shabad/Paurhi/Salok
ਭੁਲਣ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਸਭੁ ਕੋ ਅਭੁਲੁਗੁਰੂਕਰਤਾਰੁ ॥
भुलण अंदरि सभु को अभुलु गुरू करतारु ॥
Bẖulaṇ anḏar sabẖ ko abẖul gurū karṯār.
Everyone makes mistakes; only the Guru and the Creator are infallible.
ਮਃ 1 - view Shabad/Paurhi/Salok
ਗੁਰੂਜਿਨਾ ਕਾ ਅੰਧੁਲਾ ਚੇਲੇ ਨਾਹੀ ਠਾਉ ॥
गुरू जिना का अंधुला चेले नाही ठाउ ॥
Gurū jinā kā anḏẖulā cẖele nāhī ṯẖā▫o.
Those chaylaas, those devotees, whose spiritual teacher is blind, shall not find their place of rest.
गुरू जिना का अंधुला चेले नाही ठाउ ॥
Gurū jinā kā anḏẖulā cẖele nāhī ṯẖā▫o.
Those chaylaas, those devotees, whose spiritual teacher is blind, shall not find their place of rest.
- Singular/Plural
- Can be singular/plural in context
- ਦਸ ਗੁਰੂ - Ten Gurus
- ਦਸਵੇਂ ਗੁਰੂ - Tenth Guru
- Gender is contextual
- ਇਸਤਰੀ ਗੁਰੂ - Lady Guru
- ਬੰਦਾ ਗੁਰੂ - Man Guru
Sat Sri Akal.
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