Nitnem by Dr. Kulwant Singh, with Punjabi & English ... - Gurbani Files

18“Tav Parsaad Svayae, Paatshahee 10,” Written by Your Grace, 10 th Master. 10 is phonated asDassveen – Tenth. This starts with “Saravag sudh smooh sidhaan kae.....” and is thecomposition of Guru Gobind Singh. It is from the Bani named Akaal-Ustat, in Dassam-Granth.RahraasIt means the Right-Path. In Guru Granth Sahib, it is given from the page 8, line 13, andcontains 8 Hymns by the 1 st , 4 th and 5 th Gurus. Added to it later, by guru Gobind Singh areChaupaee “Hamree Karo haath dae rachhaa.....” from stanza 1 to 25 + Savayaeeaa “Paaen’gahae jabb t.ae T.umrae.....” + Dohraa “Sagal d.uaar kau chhad kaae.....,” After this is AnandSahib by the 3 rd Guru Amar Dass (It is Chhotaa Anand Sahib –Starting 5 and last 40 th stanza of the regular i.e. full Anand Sahib with 40 stanzas). Anand isfollowed by Mundaavanee Mhlaa 5 (Phonated as Panjvaan) “Thaal vich t.inn vast.oo paeeo.....,and Slok Mhlaa 5 (Panjvaan) “T.aeraa keet.aa jaat.o naheen.....” Rahras is recited at thetime of the sunset. It takes about 15-20 minutes to recite this.Sohela - Kirtan SohelaThe “Song of His Praise.” It is given at the page 12, line 10, of Guru Granth Sahib. It is acollection of 5 Shabads (Hymns), first three by the 1 st Guru Nank Dev, after this 1 by the 4 thGuru Ram Das, and the concluding one by the 5 th Guru Arjun Dev. These 5 Hymns are fromdifferent sections in Guru Granth Sahib. This is recited before retiring at night. If Raheras getsdelayed, Kirtan Sohela is recited along with that. It takes 2-3 minutes.Bani not incuded in Nit-NemShabad-HajaaraeThe “Hymns in His Presence” – invocation i.e. supplication. To start with, there are 4 Hymnsby the 5 th (Guru) Arjun Dev, addressed to his father Guru Ram Das (Waheguru). The remaining6, are by the 1 st Guru Nanak Dev. All these Hymns are from Guru Granth Sahib.This Bani (Scripture) used to be included in the Nit-Nem - daily recitation of Scriptures,but now, by the decision of the Panth - the Sikh World, it is no more so. Even now, it is recitedby many, usually after Jappu ji Sahib in the morning.Guru Ram Das sent his son (Guru) Arjun Dev to Lahore to attend the marriage of theson of his (Guru’s) nephew Sahaee Mall, and told him to return only when called. About fourmonths or so passed waiting, and then (Guru) Arjun Dev sent one by one three very eagerHymn-letters to his Guru-Father Ram Das to very humbly remind him to call. The first two didnot but the third reached him. The fourth Shabad of thanks, he composed on meeting his fatherafter coming back home from Lahore.At that time Guru Ram Das was the Guru and “Guru-Father” has been used for him.(Guru) Arjun Dev was not yet a Guru, and so the word Guru for him has been placed withinparentheses.AnandUsually called Anand Sahib. It has 40 stanzas, and takes about 16 minutes to recite. It wascomposed by the 3 rd Guru Amar Das. This is not now one of the Nit-Nem Scriptures, but isrecited by many in the morning.