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Introduction
Following the Sabad
A verse or a short composition in the Guru Granth Sahib.
‘Kuchaji,’
In the Guru Granth Sahib, the human being is also depicted as a bride (seeker) and the Divine (IkOankar) as the Husband, in addition to many other relationship models such as child-parent, friends, devotee-Divine, etc. In Panjabi society and culture, a woman who is not proficient in housework and interpersonal conduct is called a ‘kuchaji.’ In this Sabad, a seeker who is separated from the Divine is called ‘kuchaji.’
also on page number 762-763 of the Guru Granth Sahib is this ten-line Sabad by Guru Nanak Sahib recorded under the title ‘Suchaji.’
In the Guru Granth Sahib, the human-being is also depicted as a woman (human-bride or seeker) and the Divine (IkOankar) as the husband, in addition to many other relationship-models such as parent-child, friends, devotee-Divine, etc. In Panjabi society and culture, a woman who is proficient in housework and conduct is called ‘suchaji.’ In this Sabad, a seeker who is connected to the Divine is called ‘suchaji.’
It has only one stanza of ten lines. The Sabad is revealed while addressing the Divine (IkOankar).
In order to convey the message of Gurbani to the masses, various addressing techniques have been used in the Guru Granth Sahib, such as addressing the Divine or Guru, addressing the people or the self.