- Introduction: In the Guru Granth Sahib, there are fifty-seven saloks and fifty-nine Sabads revealed by Guru Teghbahadar Sahib (1621-1675). While the saloks are recorded without any prescribed rag (musical mode), th ...more
- Sabad 1: In this Sabad, the mind is addressed and is asked to join the company of the truth-oriented beings and remember IkOankar (the Divine). It is only through this remembrance that the mind can engage in r ...more
- Sabad 2: In this Sabad, by depicting the temporariness of all relations, wealth, and material affairs of the earth, the being is advised to remember the Nam of IkOankar (the Divine). Without the remembrance of ...more
- Sabad 3: In this Sabad, the mind has been addressed and asked to avoid flawed understanding, lust, and slander. Absorbed in them, the mind forgets the devotion to IkOankar (the Divine); it cannot attain conten ...more
- Sabad 4: In this Sabad, the mind is addressed and inspired to come into the sanctuary of IkOankar (the Divine). The remembrance of IkOankar liberates even a prostitute like Ganika, a childlike Dhruv, and a sin ...more
- Sabad 5: In this Sabad, the question has been asked as to what effort the being needs to make to develop devotion to IkOankar (the Divine), through which all fears are dispelled. The answer has been given that ...more
- Sabad 6: In this Sabad, a question is raised as to how a human being entangled in material attachment and ignorance can experience IkOankar (the Divine), the Owner of creation. The ignorance in which the being ...more
- Sabad 7: A question is raised in this Sabad: How to control the mind which is constantly running after materialistic pleasures. Then, an understanding is given that the mind can be controlled in the company of ...more
- Sabad 8: In this Sabad, this truth is affirmed that the world is transient like a dream. The comforts and pleasures of this world are also temporary. Therefore, one needs to remember the Nam of IkOankar (the D ...more
- Sabad 9: This Sabad explains that no one is our eternal companion in this world. Everyone forms relationships with others in pursuit of their own comfort and wellbeing. In times of crisis, they are no longer a ...more
- Sabad 10: In this Sabad, the mind is addressed and reminded to imbibe the teachings of the Wisdom (Guru). Without inculcating these teachings, donning religious garbs, or engaging in rituals do not help one cha ...more
- Sabad 11: In this Sabad, it is stated that IkOankar (the Divine) dwells in the heart of that being who is unaffected by the opposite pulls of life, like sorrow and happiness, praise and slander, greed and attac ...more
- Sabad 12: In this Sabad, we are reminded that no one is an eternal companion in this world. The relationships that people have in the world are driven by individual pursuits of comfort and happiness. In happine ...more
