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Japji Sahib Composition Guru Nanak Dev Ji

It is a long poem consisting of: The Mool Mantar (the basic doctrine) - one verse 1 Sloak in the begining 38 Pauris 1 Sloak in the end

<> siq nwmu krqw purKu inrBau inrvYru Akwl mUriq AjUnI sYBM gur pRswid ] ik oa(n)kaar sath naam karathaa purakh nirabho niravair akaal moorath ajooneesaibha(n) gur prasaadh || One Universal Creator God. The Name Is Truth. Creative Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred. Image Of The Undying, Beyond Birth, Self-Existent. By Guru's Grace ~

] jpu ] || jap || Chant, Get to know And Meditate: Awid scu jugwid scu ] aadh sach jugaadh sach || True In The Primal Beginning. True Throughout The Ages. hY BI scu nwnk hosI BI scu ]1] hai bhee sach naanak hosee bhee sach ||1|| True Here And Now. O Nanak, Forever And Ever True. ||1||

sloku ] salok || Salok: pvxu gurU pwxI ipqw mwqw Driq mhqu ] pavan guroo paanee pithaa maathaa dhharath mehath || Air is the Guru, Water is the Father, and Earth is the Great Mother of all. idvsu rwiq duie dweI dwieAw KylY sgl jgqu ] dhivas raath dhue dhaaee dhaaeiaa khaelai sagal jagath || Day and night are the two nurses, in whose lap all the world is at play. cMigAweIAw buirAweIAw vwcY Drmu hdUir ] cha(n)giaaeeaa buriaaeeaa vaachai dhharam hadhoor || Good deeds and bad deeds-the record is read out in the Presence of the Lord of Dharma.

krmI Awpo AwpxI ky nyVY ky dUir ] karamee aapo aapanee kae naerrai kae dhoor || According to their own actions, some are drawn closer, and some are driven farther away. ijnI nwmu iDAwieAw gey mskiq Gwil ] jinee naam dhhiaaeiaa geae masakath ghaal || Those who have meditated on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and departed after having worked by the sweat of their brows nwnk qy muK aujly kyqI CutI nwil ]1] naanak thae mukh oujalae kaethee shhuttee naal ||1|| -O Nanak, their faces are radiant in the Court of the Lord, and many are saved along with them! ||1||

38 Pauris. Pauris - Literally there is no difference between a shabad and a pauri. In Punjabi language a pauri means a ladder. A Spiritual Ladder The practical difference is that a pauri carries its idea further.

The main themes of Japji Sahib   How the distance between God and Man can be eliminated How one goes from Kurhiar to Sachiar  What is 'Hukam' The law of nature

BASIC SIKH BELIEVES BASIC QUALITIES OF GOD Mool Mantar BASIC SIKH BELIEVES BASIC QUALITIES OF GOD

ੴ Ek: one, only one, not different just for the Sikhs but only one for all. ONkaar: infinite, all pervading God. Continues never ending. In all bodies and all over His Hukam --laws of nature continuously working.

Sat: always true, one that exists continuously, immortal, eternal. Naam: God’s name, praise, power. Those who are in oneness with God are always attached to the eternal truth ( laws of nature )

Kartaa: doer of all, creator. Purakh: formless, all pervading. Those in oneness with God have acquired divine qualities and all those are reflected in their deeds.

Nirbha-o: Nir means without and Bhao means fear, without fear, not afraid of anyone or anything, does not experience the emotion of fear. Those in oneness of God are not afraid. They always stand for truth.

Nirvair: Nir means without and vair means enmity, without enmity, holds no animosity towards anyone, does not experience the emotion of hate. God is love. He does not discriminate against anyone. His blessings are befalling upon all the same, as sun is giving its light to all. Some are not in tune with the Lord to receive them. Those in oneness with God don’t keep animosity. They treat everyone with equality.

Akaal: timeless, time has no influence on Him, time does not make him older or different in anyway like we do. He stays the same forever Moorat: image, form. Although God does not have any particular physical form, but the word is used to describe the virtues of God, that such is His form. . One who is in oneness with God, does not get swayed with maya and death of consciousness does not happen.

Ajoonee: beyond birth and death cycle Ajoonee: beyond birth and death cycle. One who does not incarnate or take birth at all. Those with one of God do not go into cycles of death and birth of consciousness.

SaibhaNg: emergence from self, no one created Him SaibhaNg: emergence from self, no one created Him. Lord does not have mother or father. He is self sustained, does not depend upon anyone or anything.

Gur: The technique or method or the way Parsaad: blessing, offering, grace. No one can unite with God on their own. It is only through the Guru we learn Gur- the technique and can be one with Him. However, it is only on those Lord Himself is pleased with.