- Introduction: Out of the twenty-two vars recorded in the Guru Granth Sahib, Asa Ki Var is one such spiritually impactful var, that mentors an ordinary person to become Divine-like (an enlightened being full of Divi ...more
- Invocation: ikoaṅkār sati nāmu kartā purakhu nirbhaü nirvairu akāl mūrati ajūnī saibhaṅ gur prasādi. āsā mahalā 1. vār salokā nāli salok bhī mahale pahile ke likhe ṭunḍe asrājai kī dhunī.
- Pauri 1: The first pauri is accompanied by three saloks. The first and second saloks contain two lines each, while the third salok contains four lines. In the first two saloks, after an invocation to the Guru, ...more
- Pauri 2: The second pauri is accompanied by three saloks. The first salok contains twelve lines, the second contains nine lines, and the third contains five. In the first salok, it is mentioned that the entire ...more
- Pauri 3: The third pauri is accompanied by two saloks. The first salok is comprised of sixteen lines and the second is comprised of nine lines. In the first salok, through the repetition of the word ‘vismād,’ ...more
- Pauri 4: The fourth pauri is accompanied by two saloks. The first salok is comprised of fourteen lines and the second is comprised of ten. In the first salok, the message being communicated is that there is no ...more
- Pauri 5: The fifth pauri is accompanied by two saloks. The first salok is comprised of four lines and the second is comprised of twenty-six. In the first salok, there is a description of the Divine-play (rās) ...more
- Pauri 6: The sixth pauri is accompanied by two saloks. The first salok is comprised of fourteen lines and the second is comprised of ten. The first salok discusses ritual practices of Muslims, Hindus, Yogis, p ...more
- Pauri 7: The seventh pauri is accompanied by two saloks. The first salok is comprised of eighteen lines and the second is comprised of seven. Both the saloks are concerned with the disease of haumai (ego). The ...more
- Pauri 8: The eighth pauri is accompanied by two saloks. The first salok is comprised of nine lines and the second is comprised of six. The central message of the first salok is that the Creator knows the entir ...more
- Pauri 9: The ninth pauri is accompanied by two saloks. The first salok consists of five lines, and the second salok consists of twenty-three lines. In the first salok, the futility of worldly education that re ...more
- Pauri 10: The tenth pauri is accompanied by two saloks. The first salok is comprised of nine lines and the second is comprised of twelve. The first salok informs us that without the Creator, everything else is ...more
- Pauri 11: The eleventh pauri is accompanied by three saloks. There are six lines in the first salok, ten lines in the second salok, and four lines in the third salok. In the first salok the prevalence of falseh ...more
- Pauri 12: The twelfth pauri is accompanied by five saloks. The first salok has two lines, the second salok has three lines, the third salok has four lines, the fourth salok has three lines, and the fifth salok ...more
- Pauri 13: The thirteenth pauri is accompanied by two saloks. The first salok has six lines, and the second salok has fourteen lines. In the first salok, Guru Granth Sahib’s perspective has been proposed/establi ...more
- Pauri 14: The fourteenth pauri is accompanied by two saloks. The first salok has eight lines, and the second salok has ten lines. The first salok advises people to stay humble by using the metaphor of the Silk- ...more
- Pauri 15: The fifteenth pauri is accompanied by four saloks. There are seven lines in the first salok, six lines in the second salok, two lines in the third salok, and ten lines in the fourth salok. These salok ...more
- Pauri 16: The sixteenth pauri is accompanied by two saloks. The first salok has four lines, and the second salok has twenty-two lines. Both saloks highlight the difference between the statements and the actions ...more
- Pauri 17: The seventeenth pauri is accompanied by two saloks. Both the saloks have four lines each. With the backdrop of rituals conducted for deceased ancestors, the first salok satirizes the charity done from ...more
- Pauri 18: The eighteenth pauri is accompanied by three saloks. The first salok has six lines, and the second and third saloks have four lines each. The saloks use satire with rational arguments to counter the s ...more
- Pauri 19: The nineteenth pauri is accompanied by two saloks. The first salok has nine lines and the second salok has eight lines. The first salok mocks at the fake notions of purity and impurity regarding food ...more
- Pauri 20: The twentieth pauri is accompanied by two saloks. The first salok has four lines and the second salok has nine lines. The first salok, by centering on the attribute of indifference in human behavior d ...more
- Pauri 21: The twenty-first pauri is accompanied by two saloks. The first salok has four lines and the second salok has two lines. The first salok defines a true lover and the true love of the Beloved and juxtap ...more
- Pauri 22: The twenty-second pauri is accompanied by five saloks. The first salok has four lines, the second has two lines, the third has five lines, the fourth and fifth have two lines each. The first salok con ...more
- Pauri 23: The twenty-third pauri is accompanied by two saloks. Both saloks have two lines each. First saloks instruct the individual that IkOankar’s pleasure cannot be bartered or bought with any kind of servic ...more
- Pauri 24: The twenty-fourth pauri is accompanied by two saloks. The first salok has four lines and the second salok has three lines. Both saloks revolve around the same theme of IkOankar being the Creator, Pres ...more
