- Introduction: Revealed by Guru Arjan Sahib (1563-1606 CE) in Rag Gauri, this composition is recorded on page 296 to 300 of the Guru Granth Sahib. It has seventeen pauris. There is one salok with every pauri, which ...more
- Pauri 1: The salok depicts the all-pervasiveness of IkOankar, the Creator of creation. The pauri advises that the being should give up superstition and always contemplate the virtues of IkOankar. Only by ta ...more
- Pauri 2: In this salok, it is stated that duality and wandering are removed in the company of virtuous beings. The pauri advises the being to remove lust, anger, greed, and false thinking and inculcate the ...more
- Pauri 3: The salok states that Maya has a strong influence over the human mind. Only a rare one is freed from it by contemplating the virtues of IkOankar (the Divine). The pauri states that under the influ ...more
- Pauri 4: The salok states that a being becomes wise and adept through the Nam of IkOankar (the Divine). By dispelling pride and enshrining Nam in the consciousness, all comforts and mind-desired fruits are rec ...more
- Pauri 5: The salok states that vices like lust and anger dwell in the mind of the being engrossed in material attachment. That being alone is vice-free who, by joining the company of virtuous beings, is imbued ...more
- Pauri 6: The salok states that although there is no limit to the virtues of IkOankar (the Divine), the devotees still sing praises by realizing IkOankar as ever-present and thus find honor here and hereafter. ...more
- Pauri 7: The salok states that the Wisdom-oriented (Guru-oriented) virtuous beings constantly sing praises of IkOankar (the Divine), through which their minds remain contented. The pauri states that the bei ...more
- Pauri 8: The salok states that if the virtues of IkOankar (the Divine) are always reflected upon, the fear of death does not afflict the being. The pauri states that all powers and treasures of the world ar ...more
