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47. Sikhi kesaa-suaasa sang nibhaaounee – With every breath, live as a Sikh who has uncut hair. Know this kes to be equal to the Guru and give it the utmost respect. 48. Chori, yaari, tthugi, dhokaa, dagaa nahee karnaa – Abstain from thievery, adultery, cheating, deception, fraud, and pillaging. 49. Sikh da itbaar karnaa – Have confidence ...
On hearing the talk of the Sikh, he held his head with his left hand and removing the enemies from his way with the strokes of his 15 kg (33 lb) [citation needed] Khanda "with his right hand, reached the periphery of Harmandir Sahib where he breathed his last. The Singhs celebrated the Bandhi-Sor Divas of 1757 A.D. in Harmandir Sahib". [8]
Sikh musical tradition derives mostly from this scripture. [1] Traditional Sikh kirtan only sings verses sourced from either the Guru Granth Sahib, the Dasam Granth, the Varan of Bhai Gurdas, or the Ghazals of Bhai Nand Lal. [1] No other literary work is allowed to be a source for Sikh religious kirtan. [1]
The principal Sikh scripture is the Adi Granth (First Scripture), more commonly called the Guru Granth Sahib. The second most important scripture of the Sikhs is the Dasam Granth . Both of these consist of text which was written or authorised by the Sikh Gurus .
A Sikh Kirtan is a religious, aesthetic and social event, usually held in a congregational setting on Sundays or over certain festivals to honor the historical Gurus, but major temples in the Sikh tradition recite Kirtan every day as a mark of daily bhakti (devotional remembrance) of God's name. [53]
Gurbani (Punjabi: ਗੁਰਬਾਣੀ, pronunciation: [ɡɝbaːɳiː], lit. the Guru's words) is a Sikh term, very commonly used by Sikhs to refer to various compositions by the Sikh Gurus and other writers of Guru Granth Sahib. In general, hymns in the central text of the Sikhs, the Guru Granth Sahib, are called Gurbani.
[4]: 2 The work is further referenced in a 1911 work of Jodh Singh titled Sikhi Ki Hai ("What is Sikhism"). [ 4 ] : 2–3 The Vaaran of Bhai Gurdas and his other works are one of the only non-scriptural works allowed to be recited during Sikh worship outside of the scriptural texts , with the only other non-scriptural works allowed to be ...
Ardas is a formal prayer recited at the end of most Sikh rituals and at the end of morning and evening devotions. It consists of three parts: the first part invokes the ten Sikh gurus, the second part recalls trials and triumphs of the Sikh Panth, and the third part is a petition in which personal or panthic requests for intercession are often introduced. [1]