Rehras & Kirtan Sohila - Bhagat Puran Singh JI
Rehras & Kirtan Sohila - Bhagat Puran Singh JI
Rehras & Kirtan Sohila - Bhagat Puran Singh JI
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<strong>Kirtan</strong> <strong>Sohila</strong><br />
Though popularly known as “<strong>Kirtan</strong> <strong>Sohila</strong>”, the name of<br />
this composition as given in Sri Guru Granth Sahib is only<br />
“<strong>Sohila</strong>” meaning song of prosperity or auspiciousness. This<br />
is recited at night before retiring to bed and also after cremation<br />
ceremony in a Gurdwara or any other clean place.<br />
Originally, it contained only the first three stanzas by Shri<br />
Guru Nanak Dev and was recited in the afternoon. Shri Guru<br />
Angad Dev once noticed that Shri Guru Nanak Dev’s feet were<br />
bleeding. On inquiry he told that one cowherd was reciting<br />
<strong>Sohila</strong> while grazing cattle in the fields with great devotion. So<br />
he followed him bare foot. The sharp leftover stumps in the<br />
field had caused the injuries and bleeding. After this incident,<br />
Guru Angad Dev decided that <strong>Sohila</strong> be recited at night instead<br />
of the day.<br />
Shri Guru Arjan Dev added one stanza by Guru Ramdas<br />
and another of his own and included “<strong>Sohila</strong>” in Shri Guru<br />
Granth Sahib on pages 12 and 13.<br />
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(51) Rahras and <strong>Kirtan</strong> <strong>Sohila</strong>
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