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Dear Members, Today, I share with you my understanding of 27th Pauri of Japji Sahib. Preface: Just literal translation of what is said by Guru Sahib in Japji Sahib does not satisfy me. I seek the spiritual message of our Guru Sahib from each of the Pauri. As I study 27th Pauri...

Dear Members, This post is to share with you what I understand from 26th Pauri of Japji Sahib. Caution: My understanding of this Pauri is very different from what is given in published literature. In this post I will be as transparent as is possible for me as to why I understand it...

Dear Members, Here, I share with you my understanding of 25th Pauri of Japji Sahib. 1. bhuqw krmu iliKAw nw jwie ] bahutaa karam likhi-aa naa jaa-ay. The doings of ‘Karta Purakh’ are so numerous that they cannot be documented. 2. vfw dwqw iqlu n qmwie ] vadaa daataa til na...

Dear Readers, Through this post, I share with you all, what I have understood from 24th Pauri of Japji Sahib. 1. AMqu n isPqI khix n AMqu ] ant na siftee kahan na ant. There is no end to individuals who praise ‘Karta Purakh’ and there is no end to these praises. 2. AMqu n...

Dear Members, Through this post, I share with you what I understand from 23rd Pauri of Japji Sahib. The sentences of this Pauri are numbered serially for easy reference. 1. swlwhI swlwih eyqI suriq n pweIAw ] saalaahee saalaahi aytee surat na paa-ee-aa. The sycophants praise...

Dear Members, Through this post, I share with you my understanding of the 22nd Pauri of Japji Sahib. The sentences of this Pauri are serially numbered for easy reference. 1. pwqwlw pwqwl lK Awgwsw Awgws ] paataalaa paataal lakh aagaasaa aagaas. Nether world beneath nether worlds...

Dear members, Through this post, I share with you my understanding of the 21st Pauri of the Japji Sahib. The sentences of this Pauri are serially numbered. 1. qIrQu qpu dieAw dqu dwnu ] tirath tap da-i-aa dat daan. Pilgrimage, austere discipline, compassion and charity. 2...

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...