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Dear Members, In this post, I share with you my understanding of the 20th Pauri of Japji Sahib. I have given serial numbers to the sentences of this Pauri for easy reference. 1. BrIAY hQu pYru qnu dyh ] bharee-ai hath pair tan dayh. When one covers the hands, feet, and body by...

Dear Members, Through this post, I share my understanding of the 19th Pauri of Japji Sahib with you. As I proceed with this work, I give serial numbers to the sentences of this Pauri to facilitate subsequent reference. 1. AsMK nwv AsMK Qwv ] asaNkh naav asaNkh thaav. Countless...

Dear Members, Through this post, I share with you my understanding of the 18th Pauri of Japji Sahib. I have given serial numbers to the sentences of this Pauri for ease of reference if required. 1. AsMK mUrK AMD Gor ] asaNkh moorakh anDh ghor. Countless foolish and immensely...

Dear Members, In this post, I share with you my understanding of the 17th Pauri of Japji Sahib. In a way, the theme of this Pauri is the same as the previous Pauri. I have given serial numbers to the sentences of this Pauri for ease of reference in the text. 1. AsMK Bgq gux...

Dear Members, In this posting, I share with you my understanding of the 16th Pauri of Japji Sahib. I have given serial # to the sentences of this Pauri for easy reference where needed. 1. pMc prvwx pMc prDwnu ] panch parvaan panch parDhaan. Five accepted five lead. My...

Dear Members, In this post, I share with you all, my understanding of 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th Pauri of Japji Sahib. I have taken these four Pauris together because all of these basically talk about mMny or mMnY The sentences of these Pauris are given serial number of easy reference...

Dear Members, Here I share with you, my understanding of the 8th Pauri of Japji Sahib. The translation published by SGPC translates the word suixAY as ‘By hearing’ another translation uses the word ‘Listening’. I have taken the word to mean ‘One hears about/that’, why so I explain in the...

Dear Members, In this post, I share with you all my understanding of the 7th Pauri of Japji Sahib. In this Pauri Guru Sahib is making a clear distinction between ‘Status’ and ‘Stature’. ‘Status’ is what the individual gets because of her/his position in the society. ‘Status’ is always...

Dear Members, Today I share with you my understanding of the 6th Pauri of Japji Sahib. In this Pauri, Guru Sahib tells us how important it is and what a great matter of satisfaction it is, if ‘Karta Purakh’ accepts the individual. He is telling us that the ritualistic aspect of reverence...

Dear Members, I share with you my understanding of 5th Pauri of Japji Sahib. In this Pauri, Guru Sahib has tried to convey to us what could be explained about ‘Karta Purakh’ with all the limitations of the tools of communication that we humans have i.e. words and perceptions. In the end...

Dear Members, In this posting, I share with you all, my understanding of 4th Pauri of Japji Sahib. As was the case with 3rd Pauri, Guru Sahib continues to dwell on the immenseness of ‘Sat Kartar’. Guru Sahib compares ‘The Absolute’ who is unlimited with we humans who have all the...

Dear Members, Once again I share my understanding of Gurbani with you all. The Summary of this Pauri (3rd Pauri) is that The ‘Karta Purakh’ is beyond the capabilities of the beings. In the sixth sentence Guru Sahib even say that there is no combination of life and body, which can...

Dear Members, In this posting, I share with you my deliberations and the resulting understanding of the 2nd Pauri of Japji Sahib. In the 1st Pauri, Guru Sahib has asked us to merrily harmonise ourselves with the ‘Hukam’. In this Pauri Guru Sahib has not elaborated on what this ‘Hukam’ is and...

Dear Members, In this posting, I share with you my understanding of 1st Pauri of Japji Sahib. Awid scu jugwid scu ] aad sach jugaad sach. hY BI scu nwnk hosI BI scu ]1] hai bhee sach naanak hosee bhee sach. ||1|| Guru Sahib is telling us that the ‘Karta Purakh’ mentioned in the ‘Mool Mantra’...

Japji Quote: Pauri 1 1.Sochai soch na howee je sochi Iakhwar. Chupal chup na howee je lai rahan livetar. Bhukhian bhukh na utree je banna puria bhar. Sehas sianpa Iakh hoeh ta ek na chalay nal. Kiv sachiara hoiyai kiv kurai tutai pal. Hukam rajaee chalana Nanak Iikhya naL I would like to...

Dear Members, In this posting, I share with you my metal deliberations on the first four sentences of 16th Pauri of Japji Sahib.Trying to understand what teaching Guru Sahib is trying to me in these four lines, I looked into some of the literature to which I had access. The first sentence...