- Introduction: Sabads recited before the Wedding Ceremony After the ‘Birth and Naming’ and ‘Amrit or Initiation’ ceremonies, the third ceremony is ‘Anand or Wedding’ (popularly Anand Karaj). Wedding ceremonies hold ...more
- Sabad 1: Engagement (kurmai) is an important ceremony performed to connect two individuals and two families before marriage. In this Sabad, the Guru has used the symbolism of the engagement ceremony to describ ...more
- Sabad 2: The first stanza of this Sabad describes the excitement of union with the Divine-Husband (IkOankar). The seeker is keen to enjoy bliss by experiencing IkOankar (the Divine) through the eternal Nam. Th ...more
- Sabad 3: During Sikh weddings, the first stanza of this Sabad is often recited at the arrival of the groom’s wedding procession. The entire Sabad equates the joy experienced on the arrival of the wedding proce ...more
