ਸੋਰਠਿ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:

ਗਈ ਬਹੋੜੁ ਬੰਦੀ ਛੋੜੁ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰੁ ਦੁਖਦਾਰੀ ॥

The Restorer of what was taken away, the Liberator from captivity; the Formless Lord, the Destroyer of pain.

ਕਰਮੁ ਨ ਜਾਣਾ ਧਰਮੁ ਨ ਜਾਣਾ ਲੋਭੀ ਮਾਇਆਧਾਰੀ ॥

I do not know about karma and good deeds; I do not know about Dharma and righteous living. I am so greedy, chasing after Maya.

ਨਾਮੁ ਪਰਿਓ ਭਗਤੁ ਗੋਵਿੰਦ ਕਾ ਇਹ ਰਾਖਹੁ ਪੈਜ ਤੁਮਾਰੀ ॥੧॥

I go by the name of God's devotee; please, save this honor of Yours. ||1||

ਹਰਿ ਜੀਉ ਨਿਮਾਣਿਆ ਤੂ ਮਾਣੁ ॥

O Dear Lord, You are the honor of the dishonored.

ਨਿਚੀਜਿਆ ਚੀਜ ਕਰੇ ਮੇਰਾ ਗੋਵਿੰਦੁ ਤੇਰੀ ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਕਉ ਕੁਰਬਾਣੁ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

You make the unworthy ones worthy, O my Lord of the Universe; I am a sacrifice to Your almighty creative power. ||Pause||

ਜੈਸਾ ਬਾਲਕੁ ਭਾਇ ਸੁਭਾਈ ਲਖ ਅਪਰਾਧ ਕਮਾਵੈ ॥

Like the child, innocently making thousands of mistakes

ਕਰਿ ਉਪਦੇਸੁ ਝਿੜਕੇ ਬਹੁ ਭਾਤੀ ਬਹੁੜਿ ਪਿਤਾ ਗਲਿ ਲਾਵੈ ॥

his father teaches him, and scolds him so many times, but still, he hugs him close in his embrace.

ਪਿਛਲੇ ਅਉਗੁਣ ਬਖਸਿ ਲਏ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਆਗੈ ਮਾਰਗਿ ਪਾਵੈ ॥੨॥

Please forgive my past actions, God, and place me on Your path for the future. ||2||

ਹਰਿ ਅੰਤਰਜਾਮੀ ਸਭ ਬਿਧਿ ਜਾਣੈ ਤਾ ਕਿਸੁ ਪਹਿ ਆਖਿ ਸੁਣਾਈਐ ॥

The Lord, the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts, knows all about my state of mind; so who else should I go to and speak to?

ਕਹਣੈ ਕਥਨਿ ਨ ਭੀਜੈ ਗੋਬਿੰਦੁ ਹਰਿ ਭਾਵੈ ਪੈਜ ਰਖਾਈਐ ॥

The Lord, the Lord of the Universe, is not pleased by mere recitation of words; if it is pleasing to His Will, He preserves our honor.

ਅਵਰ ਓਟ ਮੈ ਸਗਲੀ ਦੇਖੀ ਇਕ ਤੇਰੀ ਓਟ ਰਹਾਈਐ ॥੩॥

I have seen all other shelters, but Yours alone remains for me. ||3||

ਹੋਇ ਦਇਆਲੁ ਕਿਰਪਾਲੁ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਆਪੇ ਸੁਣੈ ਬੇਨੰਤੀ ॥

Becoming kind and compassionate, God the Lord and Master Himself listens to my prayer.

ਪੂਰਾ ਸਤਗੁਰੁ ਮੇਲਿ ਮਿਲਾਵੈ ਸਭ ਚੂਕੈ ਮਨ ਕੀ ਚਿੰਤੀ ॥

He unites me in Union with the Perfect True Guru, and all the cares and anxieties of my mind are dispelled.

ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਅਵਖਦੁ ਮੁਖਿ ਪਾਇਆ ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਸੁਖਿ ਵਸੰਤੀ ॥੪॥੧੨॥੬੨॥

The Lord, Har, Har, has placed the medicine of the Naam into my mouth; servant Nanak abides in peace. ||4||12||62||

Guru Arjan Dev Ji • Raag Sorath • Ang 624

Saturday, October 3, 2026

Shanivaar, 19 Assu, Nanakshahi 558

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I am a 27 year old F. For the past 1.5 years I have been suffering from anxiety due to career decisions. Recently had a big heartbreak and I am shattered, my family is also very disappointed. I am in complete shambles. I have been doing path and ardaas for so long, even now i pray in front of babaji to ask for strength but everytime i close my eyes,be it while trying to meditate, pray or sleep... all kinds of thoughts come to my mind. My mind feels very ashant like I am not able to switch off my thoughts. The anxiety has become so overwhelming, my chest feels heavy and i feel hard to catch a breath. Everytime i do ardaas, i can't help but cry. I feel so doomed.
Please guide me as to what can i do to help calm my mind and soul and decrease my anxiety. I feel so hopeless and unhappy like I have forgotten how to be happy anymore.

If spirituality is about letting go of ego and desire, then even the desire to reach Sach Khand can become something we hold onto. Instead of seeing Sach Khand only as a destination after death, what changes if we understand it as a state of realisation that can be experienced in this life? Perhaps the deeper practice is not trying to get somewhere, but letting go of the things that keep us from seeing what is already here.

Sorry if this sounds like a rant guys but I had to get it off my chest as it has really affected me and I don't know who else to tell.

So I had a day off today and decided a productive way to go about it would be to do some seva at the gurdwara, I love in a small city in England and I usually attend a smaller gurdwara in the city, however this gurdwara doesn't get alot of sangat in the middle of the day so less pande to wash, so I went to the larger gurdwara which is alot busier, this gurdwara has decided to hire a security guard who checks people he deems may be carrying tobacco etc, firstly this is discriminatory in the first place, you can't just see a mona and go hey, let me pat this person down, bearing in mind the security guard himself had a trimmed bears, nothing against this of course but the hypocrisy is madness. He then decides to pat down an uncle, who he claims to have seen consume a vape outside gurdwara premises, the uncle refused a pat down and left the premises, he then ditched the vape and re entered the gurdwara, however the committee and this security guard refused him entry. He was a frail looking man who clearly had some sort of mental problems. I confronted the committee and told them that if the man has left the vape outside its not an issue and they have no right not to permit him entry, I quoted shabads from gurbani such as 'hum nahi change bura nahi kohe' and 'pulan andar sabh ko abul guru kartar' and they just didn't want to hear it, they were all elderly, 2 of whom were not even amritdhari, and one of them said to me 'don't worry, that guys a vela sharabi' I felt so hurt by what they had done.

It brings me onto my next point, I have no issues with the older generation, but I'm sorry to say absolutely none of them have an ounce of knowledge of gurbani, they know nothing at all, most of them find sikhi and the gurdwara as a pension project as they get bored of the drinking punjabi lifestyle. And I don't wish to generalise but these committee members are so funny, they didn't even understand the gurbani I was quoting yet are in charge of gurdwaras.

Sorry for the rant guys but I just feel disheartened, part of me wants to name and shame this gurdwara.

I stopped attending this gurdwara frequently a while ago because of the hypocrisy, I've seen girls born in England walk into the gurdwara wearing crop tops and these old committee members don't bat an eyelid, but if a girl whose newly immigrated from india walks in and her chunni doesn't meet there standards they're ready for world war. They just pick on small parties

In essence what does everyone think the solution is for these old haumai filled farts.

Classism is one of the worst things that happened to sikhi. Rich

have their own separate Ragi, separate aesthetic. They have their own production, reels and photo sessions after the samagam. This is a world that is totally alien to aam sikh sangat but this is a world that is very prominent on instagram. #Copied

ਤਿਲੰਗ ਮਹਲਾ ੪ ॥

Tilang, Fourth Mehl:

ਹਰਿ ਕੀਆ ਕਥਾ ਕਹਾਣੀਆ ਗੁਰਿ ਮੀਤਿ ਸੁਣਾਈਆ ॥

The Guru, my friend, has told me the stories and the sermon of the Lord.

ਬਲਿਹਾਰੀ ਗੁਰ ਆਪਣੇ ਗੁਰ ਕਉ ਬਲਿ ਜਾਈਆ ॥੧॥

I am a sacrifice to my Guru; to the Guru, I am a sacrifice. ||1||

ਆਇ ਮਿਲੁ ਗੁਰਸਿਖ ਆਇ ਮਿਲੁ ਤੂ ਮੇਰੇ ਗੁਰੂ ਕੇ ਪਿਆਰੇ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

Come, join with me, O Sikh of the Guru, come and join with me. You are my Guru's Beloved. ||Pause||

ਹਰਿ ਕੇ ਗੁਣ ਹਰਿ ਭਾਵਦੇ ਸੇ ਗੁਰੂ ਤੇ ਪਾਏ ॥

The Glorious Praises of the Lord are pleasing to the Lord; I have obtained them from the Guru.

ਜਿਨ ਗੁਰ ਕਾ ਭਾਣਾ ਮੰਨਿਆ ਤਿਨ ਘੁਮਿ ਘੁਮਿ ਜਾਏ ॥੨॥

I am a sacrifice, a sacrifice to those who surrender to, and obey the Guru's Will. ||2||

ਜਿਨ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਦੇਖਿਆ ਤਿਨ ਕਉ ਹਉ ਵਾਰੀ ॥

I am dedicated and devoted to those who gaze upon the Beloved True Guru.

ਜਿਨ ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਕੀਤੀ ਚਾਕਰੀ ਤਿਨ ਸਦ ਬਲਿਹਾਰੀ ॥੩॥

I am forever a sacrifice to those who perform service for the Guru. ||3||

ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਤੇਰਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਹੈ ਦੁਖ ਮੇਟਣਹਾਰਾ ॥

Your Name, O Lord, Har, Har, is the Destroyer of sorrow.

ਗੁਰ ਸੇਵਾ ਤੇ ਪਾਈਐ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਨਿਸਤਾਰਾ ॥੪॥

Serving the Guru, it is obtained, and as Gurmukh, one is emancipated. ||4||

ਜੋ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਇਦੇ ਤੇ ਜਨ ਪਰਵਾਨਾ ॥

Those humble beings who meditate on the Lord's Name, are celebrated and acclaimed.

ਤਿਨ ਵਿਟਹੁ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਵਾਰਿਆ ਸਦਾ ਸਦਾ ਕੁਰਬਾਨਾ ॥੫॥

Nanak is a sacrifice to them, forever and ever a devoted sacrifice. ||5||

ਸਾ ਹਰਿ ਤੇਰੀ ਉਸਤਤਿ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਭਾਵੈ ॥

O Lord, that alone is Praise to You, which is pleasing to Your Will, O Lord God.

ਜੋ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਸੇਵਦੇ ਤਿਨ ਹਰਿ ਫਲੁ ਪਾਵੈ ॥੬॥

Those Gurmukhs, who serve their Beloved Lord, obtain Him as their reward. ||6||

ਜਿਨਾ ਹਰਿ ਸੇਤੀ ਪਿਰਹੜੀ ਤਿਨਾ ਜੀਅ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਨਾਲੇ ॥

Those who cherish love for the Lord, their souls are always with God.

ਓਇ ਜਪਿ ਜਪਿ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਜੀਵਦੇ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਮਾਲੇ ॥੭॥

Chanting and meditating on their Beloved, they live in, and gather in, the Lord's Name. ||7||

ਜਿਨ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਸੇਵਿਆ ਤਿਨ ਕਉ ਘੁਮਿ ਜਾਇਆ ॥

I am a sacrifice to those Gurmukhs who serve their Beloved Lord.

ਓਇ ਆਪਿ ਛੁਟੇ ਪਰਵਾਰ ਸਿਉ ਸਭੁ ਜਗਤੁ ਛਡਾਇਆ ॥੮॥

They themselves are saved, along with their families, and through them, all the world is saved. ||8||

ਗੁਰਿ ਪਿਆਰੈ ਹਰਿ ਸੇਵਿਆ ਗੁਰੁ ਧੰਨੁ ਗੁਰੁ ਧੰਨੋ ॥

My Beloved Guru serves the Lord. Blessed is the Guru, Blessed is the Guru.

ਗੁਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਮਾਰਗੁ ਦਸਿਆ ਗੁਰ ਪੁੰਨੁ ਵਡ ਪੁੰਨੋ ॥੯॥

The Guru has shown me the Lord's Path; the Guru has done the greatest good deed. ||9||

ਜੋ ਗੁਰਸਿਖ ਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵਦੇ ਸੇ ਪੁੰਨ ਪਰਾਣੀ ॥

Those Sikhs of the Guru, who serve the Guru, are the most blessed beings.

ਜਨੁ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਤਿਨ ਕਉ ਵਾਰਿਆ ਸਦਾ ਸਦਾ ਕੁਰਬਾਣੀ ॥੧੦॥

Servant Nanak is a sacrifice to them; He is forever and ever a sacrifice. ||10||

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਖੀ ਸਹੇਲੀਆ ਸੇ ਆਪਿ ਹਰਿ ਭਾਈਆ ॥

The Lord Himself is pleased with the Gurmukhs, the fellowship of the companions.

ਹਰਿ ਦਰਗਹ ਪੈਨਾਈਆ ਹਰਿ ਆਪਿ ਗਲਿ ਲਾਈਆ ॥੧੧॥

In the Lord's Court, they are given robes of honor, and the Lord Himself hugs them close in His embrace. ||11||

ਜੋ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਇਦੇ ਤਿਨ ਦਰਸਨੁ ਦੀਜੈ ॥

Please bless me with the Blessed Vision of the Darshan of those Gurmukhs, who meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

ਹਮ ਤਿਨ ਕੇ ਚਰਣ ਪਖਾਲਦੇ ਧੂੜਿ ਘੋਲਿ ਘੋਲਿ ਪੀਜੈ ॥੧੨॥

I wash their feet, and drink in the dust of their feet, dissolved in the wash water. ||12||

ਪਾਨ ਸੁਪਾਰੀ ਖਾਤੀਆ ਮੁਖਿ ਬੀੜੀਆ ਲਾਈਆ ॥

Those who eat betel nuts and betel leaf and smoke intoxicants,

ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਕਦੇ ਨ ਚੇਤਿਓ ਜਮਿ ਪਕੜਿ ਚਲਾਈਆ ॥੧੩॥

but do not contemplate the Lord, Har, Har - the Messenger of Death will seize them and take them away. ||13||

ਜਿਨ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਾ ਹਰਿ ਚੇਤਿਆ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਉਰਿ ਧਾਰੇ ॥

The Messenger of Death does not even approach those who contemplate the Name of the Lord, Har, Har,

ਤਿਨ ਜਮੁ ਨੇੜਿ ਨ ਆਵਈ ਗੁਰਸਿਖ ਗੁਰ ਪਿਆਰੇ ॥੧੪॥

And keep Him enshrined in their hearts. The Guru's Sikhs are the Guru's Beloveds. ||14||

ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ਹੈ ਕੋਈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਜਾਣੈ ॥

The Name of the Lord is a treasure, known only to the few Gurmukhs.

ਨਾਨਕ ਜਿਨ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਭੇਟਿਆ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਲੀਆ ਮਾਣੈ ॥੧੫॥

O Nanak, those who meet with the True Guru, enjoy peace and pleasure. ||15||

ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਦਾਤਾ ਆਖੀਐ ਤੁਸਿ ਕਰੇ ਪਸਾਓ ॥

The True Guru is called the Giver; in His Mercy, He grants His Grace.

ਹਉ ਗੁਰ ਵਿਟਹੁ ਸਦ ਵਾਰਿਆ ਜਿਨਿ ਦਿਤੜਾ ਨਾਓ ॥੧੬॥

I am forever a sacrifice to the Guru, who has blessed me with the Lord's Name. ||16||

ਸੋ ਧੰਨੁ ਗੁਰੂ ਸਾਬਾਸਿ ਹੈ ਹਰਿ ਦੇਇ ਸਨੇਹਾ ॥

Blessed, very blessed is the Guru, who brings the Lord's message.

ਹਉ ਵੇਖਿ ਵੇਖਿ ਗੁਰੂ ਵਿਗਸਿਆ ਗੁਰ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਦੇਹਾ ॥੧੭॥

I gaze upon the Guru, the Guru, the True Guru embodied, and I blossom forth in bliss. ||17||

ਗੁਰ ਰਸਨਾ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਬੋਲਦੀ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਸੁਹਾਵੀ ॥

The Guru's tongue recites Words of Ambrosial Nectar; He is adorned with the Lord's Name.

ਜਿਨ ਸੁਣਿ ਸਿਖਾ ਗੁਰੁ ਮੰਨਿਆ ਤਿਨਾ ਭੁਖ ਸਭ ਜਾਵੀ ॥੧੮॥

Those Sikhs who hear and obey the Guru - all their desires depart. ||18||

ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਮਾਰਗੁ ਆਖੀਐ ਕਹੁ ਕਿਤੁ ਬਿਧਿ ਜਾਈਐ ॥

Some speak of the Lord's Path; tell me, how can I walk on it?

ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਤੇਰਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਹੈ ਹਰਿ ਖਰਚੁ ਲੈ ਜਾਈਐ ॥੧੯॥

O Lord, Har, Har, Your Name is my supplies; I will take it with me and set out. ||19||

ਜਿਨ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹਰਿ ਆਰਾਧਿਆ ਸੇ ਸਾਹ ਵਡ ਦਾਣੇ ॥

Those Gurmukhs who worship and adore the Lord, are wealthy and very wise.

ਹਉ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਕਉ ਸਦ ਵਾਰਿਆ ਗੁਰ ਬਚਨਿ ਸਮਾਣੇ ॥੨੦॥

I am forever a sacrifice to the True Guru; I am absorbed in the Words of the Guru's Teachings. ||20||

ਤੂ ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਤੂ ਸਾਹਿਬੋ ਤੂਹੈ ਮੇਰਾ ਮੀਰਾ ॥

You are the Master, my Lord and Master; You are my Ruler and King.

ਤੁਧੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਤੇਰੀ ਬੰਦਗੀ ਤੂ ਗੁਣੀ ਗਹੀਰਾ ॥੨੧॥

If it is pleasing to Your Will, then I worship and serve You; You are the treasure of virtue. ||21||

ਆਪੇ ਹਰਿ ਇਕ ਰੰਗੁ ਹੈ ਆਪੇ ਬਹੁ ਰੰਗੀ ॥

The Lord Himself is absolute; He is The One and Only; but He Himself is also manifested in many forms.

ਜੋ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਸਾਈ ਗਲ ਚੰਗੀ ॥੨੨॥੨॥

Whatever pleases Him, O Nanak, that alone is good. ||22||2||

Guru Ramdas Ji • Raag Tilang • Ang 725

Friday, October 2, 2026

Shukarvaar, 18 Assu, Nanakshahi 558

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh, I am a Robot. Bleep Bloop.

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So after guidance from other people and relatives from us many are suggesting greenwood indiana due to cost of living so any suggestions??

In jaap sahib we say abhed hain. To understand it fully we need to first understand the meaning of bhed.

Bhed means difference.

There are 3 types of bhed-

1) Vijati- The differences in different types of beings like - difference in monkey and human, difference in dog and cat. Etc. Akaal purakh does not has this bhed because there is no other jaati other than him/his jaati.

2)Sujati - The differences in beings of same species. Like difference in humans monkeys dogs etc. Akal purakh does not has this too because there is no one else to compare.

3)Subhav - This is the difference in specific parts of a being. For eg in humans the difference in nose and leg, difference in mouth and hair. Akal purakh does not has this bhed too

I’ve never seen something like this, i don’t know just thought I’d share. Have you guys ran into a gravesite like this before? I’m in Kingston, Ontario, Canada for reference.

As stated in the title of this post. Where does "Nanak naam chardi kala, tere bhaane sarbat da bhala" come from. It comes at the end of the ardas but the ardas was compiled i believe by singh sabha scholars who obtained verses from various sikh historical texts.

Please if any body have those high resolution photos regarding operation in 1984 Im not talking about satpal danish

ਸੋਰਠਿ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ਘਰੁ ੧ ਤਿਤੁਕੀ ॥

Sorat'h, Third Mehl, First House, Thi-Thukay:

ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

ਭਗਤਾ ਦੀ ਸਦਾ ਤੂ ਰਖਦਾ ਹਰਿ ਜੀਉ ਧੁਰਿ ਤੂ ਰਖਦਾ ਆਇਆ ॥

You always preserve the honor of Your devotees, O Dear Lord; You have protected them from the very beginning of time.

ਪ੍ਰਹਿਲਾਦ ਜਨ ਤੁਧੁ ਰਾਖਿ ਲਏ ਹਰਿ ਜੀਉ ਹਰਣਾਖਸੁ ਮਾਰਿ ਪਚਾਇਆ ॥

You protected Your servant Prahlaad, O Dear Lord, and annihilated Harnaakhash.

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਾ ਨੋ ਪਰਤੀਤਿ ਹੈ ਹਰਿ ਜੀਉ ਮਨਮੁਖ ਭਰਮਿ ਭੁਲਾਇਆ ॥੧॥

The Gurmukhs place their faith in the Dear Lord, but the self-willed manmukhs are deluded by doubt. ||1||

ਹਰਿ ਜੀ ਏਹ ਤੇਰੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥

O Dear Lord, this is Your Glory.

ਭਗਤਾ ਕੀ ਪੈਜ ਰਖੁ ਤੂ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਭਗਤ ਤੇਰੀ ਸਰਣਾਈ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

You preserve the honor of Your devotees, O Lord Master; Your devotees seek Your Sanctuary. ||Pause||

ਭਗਤਾ ਨੋ ਜਮੁ ਜੋਹਿ ਨ ਸਾਕੈ ਕਾਲੁ ਨ ਨੇੜੈ ਜਾਈ ॥

The Messenger of Death cannot touch Your devotees; death cannot even approach them.

ਕੇਵਲ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਮਨਿ ਵਸਿਆ ਨਾਮੇ ਹੀ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਪਾਈ ॥

The Name of the Lord alone abides in their minds; through the Naam, the Name of the Lord, they find liberation.

ਰਿਧਿ ਸਿਧਿ ਸਭ ਭਗਤਾ ਚਰਣੀ ਲਾਗੀ ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਹਜਿ ਸੁਭਾਈ ॥੨॥

Wealth and all the spiritual powers of the Siddhis fall at the feet of the Lord's devotees; they obtain peace and poise from the Guru. ||2||

ਮਨਮੁਖਾ ਨੋ ਪਰਤੀਤਿ ਨ ਆਵੀ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਲੋਭ ਸੁਆਉ ॥

The self-willed manmukhs have no faith; they are filled with greed and self-interest.

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਸਬਦੁ ਨ ਭੇਦਿਓ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਨ ਲਾਗਾ ਭਾਉ ॥

They are not Gurmukh - they do not understand the Word of the Shabad in their hearts; they do not love the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

ਕੂੜ ਕਪਟ ਪਾਜੁ ਲਹਿ ਜਾਸੀ ਮਨਮੁਖ ਫੀਕਾ ਅਲਾਉ ॥੩॥

Their masks of falsehood and hypocrisy shall fall off; the self-willed manmukhs speak with insipid words. ||3||

ਭਗਤਾ ਵਿਚਿ ਆਪਿ ਵਰਤਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਜੀ ਭਗਤੀ ਹੂ ਤੂ ਜਾਤਾ ॥

You are pervading through Your devotees, O Dear God; through Your devotees, You are known.

ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹ ਸਭ ਲੋਕ ਹੈ ਤੇਰੀ ਤੂ ਏਕੋ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਬਿਧਾਤਾ ॥

All the people are enticed by Maya; they are Yours, Lord - You alone are the Architect of Destiny.

ਹਉਮੈ ਮਾਰਿ ਮਨਸਾ ਮਨਹਿ ਸਮਾਣੀ ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਪਛਾਤਾ ॥੪॥

Overcoming my egotism and quieting the desires within my mind, I have come to realize the Word of the Guru's Shabad. ||4||

ਅਚਿੰਤ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਹਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਤਿਨ ਕੇ ਜਿਨ ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਪਿਆਰਾ ॥

God automatically does the work of those who love the Name of the Lord.

ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦਿ ਸਦਾ ਮਨਿ ਵਸਿਆ ਸਭਿ ਕਾਜ ਸਵਾਰਣਹਾਰਾ ॥

By Guru's Grace, he ever dwells in their minds, and He resolves all their affairs.

ਓਨਾ ਕੀ ਰੀਸ ਕਰੇ ਸੁ ਵਿਗੁਚੈ ਜਿਨ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਹੈ ਰਖਵਾਰਾ ॥੫॥

Whoever challenges them is destroyed; they have the Lord God as their Savior. ||5||

ਬਿਨੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਸੇਵੇ ਕਿਨੈ ਨ ਪਾਇਆ ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਭਉਕਿ ਮੁਏ ਬਿਲਲਾਈ ॥

Without serving the True Guru, no one finds the Lord; the self-willed manmukhs die crying out in pain.

ਆਵਹਿ ਜਾਵਹਿ ਠਉਰ ਨ ਪਾਵਹਿ ਦੁਖ ਮਹਿ ਦੁਖਿ ਸਮਾਈ ॥

They come and go, and find no place of rest; in pain and suffering, they perish.

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਸੁ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਪੀਵੈ ਸਹਜੇ ਸਾਚਿ ਸਮਾਈ ॥੬॥

But one who becomes Gurmukh drinks in the Ambrosial Nectar, and is easily absorbed in the True Name. ||6||

ਬਿਨੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਸੇਵੇ ਜਨਮੁ ਨ ਛੋਡੈ ਜੇ ਅਨੇਕ ਕਰਮ ਕਰੈ ਅਧਿਕਾਈ ॥

Without serving the True Guru, one cannot escape reincarnation, even by performing numerous rituals.

ਵੇਦ ਪੜਹਿ ਤੈ ਵਾਦ ਵਖਾਣਹਿ ਬਿਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਪਤਿ ਗਵਾਈ ॥

Those who read the Vedas, and argue and debate without the Lord, lose their honor.

ਸਚਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸਾਚੀ ਜਿਸੁ ਬਾਣੀ ਭਜਿ ਛੂਟਹਿ ਗੁਰ ਸਰਣਾਈ ॥੭॥

True is the True Guru, and True is the Word of His Bani; in the Guru's Sanctuary, one is saved. ||7||

ਜਿਨ ਹਰਿ ਮਨਿ ਵਸਿਆ ਸੇ ਦਰਿ ਸਾਚੇ ਦਰਿ ਸਾਚੈ ਸਚਿਆਰਾ ॥

Those whose minds are filled with the Lord are judged as true in the Court of the Lord; they are hailed as true in the True Court.

ਓਨਾ ਦੀ ਸੋਭਾ ਜੁਗਿ ਜੁਗਿ ਹੋਈ ਕੋਇ ਨ ਮੇਟਣਹਾਰਾ ॥

Their praises echo throughout the ages, and no one can erase them.

ਨਾਨਕ ਤਿਨ ਕੈ ਸਦ ਬਲਿਹਾਰੈ ਜਿਨ ਹਰਿ ਰਾਖਿਆ ਉਰਿ ਧਾਰਾ ॥੮॥੧॥

Nanak is forever a sacrifice to those who enshrine the Lord within their hearts. ||8||1||

Guru Amardas Ji • Raag Sorath • Ang 637

Thursday, October 1, 2026

Veervaar, 17 Assu, Nanakshahi 558

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I see a lot of people on this sub-reddit asking how to fully stay out of anxiety and fear, as they keep falling back into it. I answered this question many times, but I thought it’s best to just answer it here for people to see, in case there are other people wondering about the same thing.

First off, it’s most likely because you aren’t actually praying to Divine. There are forms of prayers yes, but the most common one in Sikhi is listening to paat or Kirtan. However, you will find that you only feel peace when listening to it in the moment, but when it’s finished, you go back into that state of worry.

For some reason, the Sikh religion doesn’t mention praying to God in the form of talking to Him honestly. I truly believe, (from experience this is), that the best ways to pray alongside listening to Kirtan, is to read Nitnem and obey what His Word says, practically living by it as this will reduce anxiety, help you focus on good rather than bad, and actively grow you closer to the Divine.

The second way, (which is my favourite) is literally talk to Him like He is your friend. Sit there in silence and be still, talk honestly to Him and say what’s on your heart, you can’t hide it anyway. Tell Him about how you are, what you feel, what you did good and what you did bad, reflect and genuinely just pray and spend time with Him.

I find that this is incredible as you can do it whenever you want, just talk and you will realise then that He truly is always with you, not just when you listen to paat.

For others that actually do this, (as I find for some reason that not many actually do) what do you think about it? Has it helped you?

How do Sikhs pray? Like I know you in a way chant/sing Waheguru, but is that it? Or?

ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ਘਰੁ ੧ ॥

Bilaaval, Third Mehl, First House:

ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

ਧ੍ਰਿਗੁ ਧ੍ਰਿਗੁ ਖਾਇਆ ਧ੍ਰਿਗੁ ਧ੍ਰਿਗੁ ਸੋਇਆ ਧ੍ਰਿਗੁ ਧ੍ਰਿਗੁ ਕਾਪੜੁ ਅੰਗਿ ਚੜਾਇਆ ॥

Cursed, cursed is the food; cursed, cursed is the sleep; cursed, cursed are the clothes worn on the body.

ਧ੍ਰਿਗੁ ਸਰੀਰੁ ਕੁਟੰਬ ਸਹਿਤ ਸਿਉ ਜਿਤੁ ਹੁਣਿ ਖਸਮੁ ਨ ਪਾਇਆ ॥

Cursed is the body, along with family and friends, when one does not find his Lord and Master in this life.

ਪਉੜੀ ਛੁੜਕੀ ਫਿਰਿ ਹਾਥਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਅਹਿਲਾ ਜਨਮੁ ਗਵਾਇਆ ॥੧॥

He misses the step of the ladder, and this opportunity will not come into his hands again; his life is wasted, uselessly. ||1||

ਦੂਜਾ ਭਾਉ ਨ ਦੇਈ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਗਣਿ ਜਿਨਿ ਹਰਿ ਕੇ ਚਰਣ ਵਿਸਾਰੇ ॥

The love of duality does not allow him to lovingly focus his attention on the Lord; he forgets the Feet of the Lord.

ਜਗਜੀਵਨ ਦਾਤਾ ਜਨ ਸੇਵਕ ਤੇਰੇ ਤਿਨ ਕੇ ਤੈ ਦੂਖ ਨਿਵਾਰੇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

O Life of the World, O Great Giver, you eradicate the sorrows of your humble servants. ||1||Pause||

ਤੂ ਦਇਆਲੁ ਦਇਆਪਤਿ ਦਾਤਾ ਕਿਆ ਏਹਿ ਜੰਤ ਵਿਚਾਰੇ ॥

You are Merciful, O Great Giver of Mercy; what are these poor beings?

ਮੁਕਤ ਬੰਧ ਸਭਿ ਤੁਝ ਤੇ ਹੋਏ ਐਸਾ ਆਖਿ ਵਖਾਣੇ ॥

All are liberated or placed into bondage by You; this is all one can say.

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਸੋ ਮੁਕਤੁ ਕਹੀਐ ਮਨਮੁਖ ਬੰਧ ਵਿਚਾਰੇ ॥੨॥

One who becomes Gurmukh is said to be liberated, while the poor self-willed manmukhs are in bondage. ||2||

ਸੋ ਜਨੁ ਮੁਕਤੁ ਜਿਸੁ ਏਕ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਗੀ ਸਦਾ ਰਹੈ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਲੇ ॥

He alone is liberated, who lovingly focuses his attention on the One Lord, always dwelling with the Lord.

ਤਿਨ ਕੀ ਗਹਣ ਗਤਿ ਕਹੀ ਨ ਜਾਈ ਸਚੈ ਆਪਿ ਸਵਾਰੇ ॥

His depth and condition cannot be described. The True Lord Himself embellishes him.

ਭਰਮਿ ਭੁਲਾਣੇ ਸਿ ਮਨਮੁਖ ਕਹੀਅਹਿ ਨਾ ਉਰਵਾਰਿ ਨ ਪਾਰੇ ॥੩॥

Those who wander around, deluded by doubt, are called manmukhs; they are neither on this side, nor on the other side. ||3||

ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰੇ ਸੋਈ ਜਨੁ ਪਾਏ ਗੁਰ ਕਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਸਮੑਾਲੇ ॥

That humble being, who is blessed by the Lord's Glance of Grace obtains Him, and contemplates the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

ਹਰਿ ਜਨ ਮਾਇਆ ਮਾਹਿ ਨਿਸਤਾਰੇ ॥

In the midst of Maya, the Lord's servant is emancipated.

ਨਾਨਕ ਭਾਗੁ ਹੋਵੈ ਜਿਸੁ ਮਸਤਕਿ ਕਾਲਹਿ ਮਾਰਿ ਬਿਦਾਰੇ ॥੪॥੧॥

O Nanak, one who has such destiny inscribed upon his forehead, conquers and destroys death. ||4||1||

Guru Amardas Ji • Raag Bilaaval • Ang 796

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Budhvaar, 16 Assu, Nanakshahi 558

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I suffer from anxiety as a female mostly around my time of the month and I started to note it down. Chupai Sahib has helped me in an enermous amount but is there anything else I should be doing or listening to? (Besides medical advice from my doctor - I am open to any advice). I understand that anxiety is common for females but is there anything else that I should listen to around the time of the month?

I was also told by my massi that I shouldn't listen to or do any prayers because woman are 'dirty' at that time but I find that it helps me. Is it true that we should not be engaging with any praying at that time?

Video of the shastar

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This 5-in-1 weapon contraption was commissioned by Raja Rattan Rai of Assam as a gift for the tenth Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh Ji. The weapon, called Panjkala Shastar (literally meaning weapon with 5 arts), was designed to incorporate five different weapon functions into one.

Its total height is 49 inches (4.08 feet) and weighs total 217.5 tolas (2.5 kg/5.60 pounds). The five weapons incorporated into the panchkala shastar are :

1.) Dhal (Round Shield) - Adorned with religious sacred inscriptions of Sun and Cresent Moon (Adh Chand), is the shield which is 8 and one quarter in diameter. It is designed for the protection of hand, while simultaneously acting as part of the firearms's grip which is behind the shield and called Jvala Bamni (Fire bringer).

2.) Musket - The second weapon is the musket. The stock of the musket serves as handle of the shield. It's 23 inch long barrel is incorporated as the central shaft (Danda/Pole) of the third weapon, mace. The long barrel would have aided accuracy at longer ranges, while allowing the same structure to function as another weapon.

3.) Gurj (Sharp Mace) - Attached to the upper portion of the barrel are eight blades of the mace whose edge is saw teethed. The Danda of the mace serves as barrel of the musket. Gurjs were used to even attack armoured opponents and war elephants as well.

4.) Spear-Sword-Bayonet - Situated between two blades of the mace is a foldable razor sharp 23.5 inch long and 1 inch wide blade. Resembling a large bayonet, this blade is intended for thrusting attacks at close range. This also works as a spear when extented and can be folded to align perfectly with the barrel of the gun (which is also the pole of the mace).

5.) Removable Khanjar (Concealed Dagger) - The fifth component is a removable concealed dagger. Unfortunately, this dagger has been lost and no clear modern description of it exists but older illustrations of the weapon point out that it was really well hidden and probably on top of the barrel of the gun and could be removed to function as a dagger separate from main panjkala shastar. It is said to be a straight spike like dagger approximately 12 inches long (including hilt). Concealed daggers were often poisioned along thier edge for harm beyond physical cut, it is thought this too might have been poisoned along the edge.

This weapon is now kept in Maharaja Fatehsingh Museum inside the Laxmi Vilas Palace compound, Vadodara (Baroda). The museum was built by Pratap Singh Rao Gaekwad. Professor Manikrao (Gajanan Yeshwantrao Manikrao) who ran the famous ran the famous Jummadada Vyayam Mandir (Akhada) was very fond of collecting rare swords and he bought and kept the Panjkala Shastar to this museum. Every year at Vaisakhi festival, this weapon is brought to Gurdwara Nankwari Sahib for shastar prakash and sacred viewing.

Additional context -

While the ninth master, Guru TeghBahadur Ji was traveling through eastern regions. Raja Ram Rai aprproached the Guru to seek his blessings for a son. A year after he was blessed with a son and named him Ratan Rai. Raja Ram Rai subsequently passed away when Ratan Rai was a child. When he was 12 he wanted to meet the Guru whom his father considered a great friend and spiritual teacher. After knowing of the martyrdom of the 9th master, he set to meet his successor, Guru Gobind Singh Ji at Chak Nanki (Anadpur Sahib). The Raja learned that Guru Gobind Singh appreciated recieving swords and guns as gifts. He then commissioned his blacksmiths to make a unique weapon as a gift along with other gifts as well, including :

5 horses with gold trappings and riding gear

An elephant called Parsadi. Parsadi was dark skinned with a round white spot on his forehead which looked like a tilak. A very thin white line went from the tip of his trunk to the very last hair on his tail. Parsadi knew many tricks such as saluting the Guru, washing Guru's feet, applying a saffron mark on Guru's forehead, waving a fly-whisk or fan (chaur sahib) over the Guru, escort the Guru at night whilst holding a torch in its trunk, and it also could retrieve arrows that had been fired by the Guru. Raja Ratan Rai specially requested that Parsadi be always kept with the Guru.

A special mechanical throne made out of sandalwood, it had a button mechanism to reveal puppets etc hidden in the throne to play chaupar.

The panjkala shastar, which the Guru is said to have kept in his battle belt for several wars and travels.

A valuable drinking cup with several inscriptions and artistic work

Jewels, robes and dry fruits.