2nd Pauree
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This app tries to give you feel of reading japji sahib (Hindi) in real by providing page flipping effect. Just flip the page by your finger and read on. Japji Sahib is a universal sacred hymn about God composed by Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of the Sikh faith. The Japji Sahib consists of the Mool Mantra as the beginning followed by 38 hymns and a final Salok at the end of this composition. This Bani called Japji Sahib, appears at the very beginning of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib from Page 1 to Page 8 in the Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs. It is regarded as the most important Bani or 'set of verses' by the Sikhs and is recited every morning by all practising faithful of this religion. Jan 02, 2017 JAPJI Sahib path with Gurmukhi Slides bhai joginder singh ji bhai harbans singh ji bhai maskeen singh ji dhardriwala japji sahi full path rehras sahib full p.
Excerpted from the book Guru Nanak’s Call of the Soul: Japji Sahib:
In the first pauree Guru Nanak introduces the importance of recognizing the Will of the One. In the second pauree, he explains the unlimited scope of that domain and states that by recognizing the command of the One, the ego, which holds us back from having the experience of consciousness, is sublimated. He tells us Hukmee, which is from the word “Hukam” meaning command or order. Here in the Japji, Hukam also means the natural order of the universe. Guru Nanak says that everything is subject to the Hukam of the One; none is outside it…
Guru Nanak shows us the absolute authority of the Hukam over all things, seen and unseen, known and unknown, things of form and that which is formless. “Everyone is subject to Divine Order; no one is beyond Divine Order.”
Living in the Hukam is being fully present in the here and now – no illusion, no fantasy, no duality – living in alignment with the flow of the Divine. When we are fully present we see the Truth and this humbles us. We gain an attitude of gratitude for all that happens, both the good and the bad. Living in the Hukam, we understand the Siri Singh Sahib when he said, “All things come from God and all things go to God”….
Musical Recitation
Enjoy this beautiful recitation of the 2nd Pauree from Wahe Guru Kaur (WHA!), courtesy of the SikhNet Gurbani Media Center:
https://www.sikhdharma.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/WHA-2nd-Pauri.mp32nd Pauree
Hukmee hovan aakaar hukam na kahi-aa jaa-ee.
Hukmee hovan jee-a hukam milai vaddi-aa–ee.
Hukmee utam neech hukam likh dukh sukh paa-ee-eh.
Iknaa hukmee bakhsees ik hukmee sadaa bhavaa-ee-eh.
Hukmai andar sabh ko baahar hukam na koei
Windows xp 32 bit iso google drive. Naanak hukmai jay bujhai ta haumai kahai na koei. II 2 II
By the Divine Command, bodies are created,
the Divine Command cannot be described.
By the Divine Command, souls come into being, Crossfire mac free.
by the Divine Command, glory and greatness are obtained.
By the Divine Command, some are high and some are low,
by the written Divine Command, pain and pleasure are obtained.
By the Divine Command some are blessed and forgiven,
by the Divine Command others wander aimlessly forever.
Everyone is subject to the Divine Command,
no one is beyond the Divine Command.
Japji Sahib Path Written In Punjabi With Meaning
O Nanak, one who understands the Divine Command
does not speak in ego.
Need to practice your pronunciation of Japji Sahib?
One of the best ways to learn how to recite Japji is to listen to and read along with someone else reciting it.
To help with that, we have a FREE Japji for the Aquarian Age App for IOS and Android. Once you download it, you can use it to recite the complete Japji Sahib in your daily practice, or you can choose the “Repeat Paurees” feature and follow along with the recitation of each section of Japji Sahib.
A special 40 week practice of reciting Japji Sahib is to recite one section 11x a day for one week and then do the same for the next section and so on, until over 40 weeks, you’ve completed a practice of reciting each of the 40 sections of Japji Sahib 11x a day for a week.
In Guru Nanak’s Call of the Soul: Japji Sahib, by Gurutej Singh Khalsa with Shanti Kaur Khalsa, Based on the teachings of Siri Singh Sahib Yogi Bhajan:
In Japji Sahib, Guru Nanak touches the deepest essence of individual consciousness, elevating one to the universal consciousness. Japji is made up of 40 remarkable segments where Guru Nanak not only explains the mysteries of the cosmos, but also gives us spiritual instruction that we can follow to achieve the same experience of higher consciousness that Guru Nanak embodied. In this book the Mul Mantra and each of the 38 paurees of Japji, plus the Slok, are explained from a spiritual as well as historical perspective, enhanced by the teachings of Siri Singh Sahib Yogi Bhajan. It is our sincere prayer that this book will open up to you the miraculous wonder of Japji Sahib.
194 pages including an in-depth exploration of the 40 sections of Japji Sahib, 48 full color illustrations, 15 meditations that enhance the effects of the pauris, pronunciation guide and glossary and a foreword by Bhai Sahiba, Bibiji Inderjit Kaur Khalsa, PhD. Includes beautiful full-color paintings by Sewa Singh and Sewa Kaur.
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Original title | ਜਪੁਜੀ ਸਾਹਿਬ or ਜਪੁ ਜੀ ਸਾਹਿਬ |
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Written | 1604 |
First published in | Adi Granth, 1604 |
Language | Gurmukhi |
Subject(s) | Spirituality |
Genre(s) | Religion |
Lines | 38 Stanzas |
Followed by | So Dar Aasa (ਸੋ ਦਰੁ ਰਾਗੁ ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧) |
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Japji Sahib is a Sikh prayer, that appears at the beginning of the Guru Granth Sahib – the scripture of the Sikhs. It was composed by Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism. It begins with Mool Mantra and then follow 38 paudis (stanzas) and completed with a final Salok at the end of this composition.[1] The 38 stanzas are in different poetic meters.[2]
Japji Sahib is the first composition of Guru Nanak, and is considered the comprehensive essence of Sikhism.[1] It is first Bani in Nitnem. Notable is Nanak's discourse on 'what is true worship' and what is the nature of God'.[3][4] According to Christopher Shackle, it is designed for 'individual meditative recitation' and as the first item of daily devotional prayer for the devout.[2] It is a chant found in the morning and evening prayers in Sikh gurdwaras.[5] It is also chanted in the Sikh tradition at the Khalsa initiation ceremony and during the cremation ceremony.[1]
Related to Japji Sahib is the Jaap Sahib (Punjabi: :ਜਾਪੁ), the latter is found at the start of Dasam Granth and was composed by Guru Gobind Singh.[1][6]
Meaning of Jaap sahib[edit]
Following are some accepted meanings of Jap:
- A conventional meaning for Jap(u) is to recite, to repeat, or to chant.[3]
- Jap also means to understand. Gurbani cites Aisa Giaan Japo Man Mere, Hovo Chakar Sache Kere, where the word Jap means to understand wisdom.[7]
Content[edit]
The Japji Sahib’s first stanza or pauri states that one cannot be cleaned or stay clean by repeatedly taking bath at holy sites as the thoughts are not clean, by silence alone one cannot find peace as the thoughts come one after another in our mind, by food and all material gains alone one cannot satisfy one's hunger, to be purified one must abide in love of the divine.[8] Hymn 2 asserts that by God's command the ups and downs in life happen, it is He who causes suffering and happiness, it is He whose command brings release from rebirth, and it is His command by which one lives in perpetual cycles of rebirth from karma.[8][9]
With good karmas in past life and his grace is the gate to mukti (liberation); in him is everything, states verse 4.[8] The verse 5 states that He has endless virtues, so one must sing His name, listen, and keep the love for Him in one's heart.[8][10] The Guru's shabda (word) is the protecting sound and wisdom of the Vedas, the Guru is Shiva, Vishnu (Gorakh) and Brahma, and the Guru is mother Parvati and Lakshmi.[11][12] All living beings abide in Him. Verse 6 to 15 describe the value of listening to the word and having faith, for it is the faith that liberates.[9] God is formless and indescribable, state verses 16 to 19.[12] It is remembering His name that cleanses, liberates states Hymn 20. Hymns 21 through 27 revere the nature and name of God, stating that man's life is like a river that does not know the vastness of ocean it journeys to join, that all literature from Vedas to Puranas speak of Him, Brahma speaks, Siddhas speak, Yogi speaks, Shiva speaks, the silent sages speak, the Buddha speaks, the Krishna speaks, the humble Sewadars speak, yet one cannot describe Him completely with all the words in the world.[9][13]
Verse 30 states that He watches all, but none can see Him. God is the primal one, the pure light, without beginning, without end, the never changing constant, states Hymn 31.[14]
Japji Sahib and Jaap Sahib[edit]
The Guru Granth Sahib starts with Japji Sahib, while Dasam Granth starts with Jaap Sahib.[1] Guru Nanak is credited with the former, while Guru Gobind Singh is credited with the latter.[1]Jaap Sahib is structured as a stotra that are commonly found in 1st millennium CE Hindu literature. The Jaap Sahib, unlike the Japji Sahib, is composed predominantly in Braj-Hindi and the Sanskrit language, with a few Arabic and Persian words, and with 199 stanzas making it longer than Japji Sahib.[1] The Jaap Sahib is, like Japji Sahib, in praise of God as the unchanging, loving, unborn, ultimate power and includes within it 950 names of God,[1] starting with Brahma, Shiva, Vishnu and moving on to over 900 names and avatars of gods and goddesses found in Hindu traditions, with the assertion that these are all manifestations of the One, the limitless eternal creator.[6] This is similar to Sahasranama texts of India, and for this reason this part is also called as Akal Sahasranama.[6] The text includes Arabic and Persian words for God such as Khuda and Allah. The Japu Sahib includes a mention of God as wielder of weapons, consistent with the martial spirit of Dasam Granth.[1]
References[edit]
Japji Sahib With Meaning
- ^ abcdefghiHS Singha (2009), The Encyclopedia of Sikhism, Hemkunt Press, ISBN978-8170103011, page 110
- ^ abChristopher Shackle (2014). Pashaura Singh and Louis Fenech (ed.). The Oxford Handbook of Sikh Studies. Oxford University Press. pp. 111–112. ISBN978-0-19-969930-8.
- ^ abS Deol (1998), Japji: The Path of Devotional Meditation, ISBN978-0-9661027-0-3, page 11
- ^B Singh and GP Singh (2007), Japji, Hemkunt Press, ISBN81-7010-182-4, pages 17–42
- ^W.O. Cole; Piara Singh Sambhi (2016). Sikhism and Christianity: A Comparative Study. Springer. p. 123. ISBN978-1-349-23049-5.
- ^ abcAmarjit Singh (1985), Concept of God in Jap Sahib, Studies in Sikhism and Comparative Religion, Volume 4, pages 84-102
- ^Nihang, Dharam Singh. Naad Ved Vichar(Exegesis)
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- ^ abcdS Deol (1998), Japji: The Path of Devotional Meditation, ISBN978-0966102703, page 29-32
- ^ abcKamaljeet Singh Dogra (2006), Prayer at Dawn, Trafford, ISBN978-1-4251-0237-1, pages 17–61
- ^B Singh and GP Singh (2007), Japji, Hemkunt Press, ISBN81-7010-182-4, pages 26–29
- ^Pashaura Singh (2000), The Guru Granth Sahib: Canon, Meaning and Authority, Oxford University Press, ISBN978-0-19-564894-2, pages 249–250
- ^ abS Deol (1998), Japji: The Path of Devotional Meditation, ISBN978-0-9661027-0-3, pages 32–39
- ^S Deol (1998), Japji: The Path of Devotional Meditation, ISBN978-0-9661027-0-3, pages 38–53
- ^Kamaljeet Singh Dogra (2006), Prayer at Dawn, Trafford, ISBN978-1-4251-0237-1, pages 67–93
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