Sikhi

A new podcast series, blending storytelling with Sikh sacred music and the classical music of the Indian subcontinent, is now available free for listeners. The...

How many authors are there in the Sri Guru Granth Sahib (SGGS)? The answer: 35. Some of the contributors come from different faiths, social class...

ਨਿਰਬਾਨੁ (nirbaan) Meaning: noun: A state of final emancipation, an idealized state of freedom from suffering, pain, worries, etc. Quote: ਤੂੰ ਹਰਿ ਭਜੁ ਮਨ ਮੇਰੇ ਪਦੁ ਨਿਰਬਾਨੁ॥ ਬਹੁਰਿ...

ਮੰਤ੍ਰੁ (maňtra) Meaning: noun: Mantra, formula; instruction, teaching. Quote: ਦੁਖੁ ਕਲੇਸੁ ਨ ਭਉ ਬਿਆਪੈ ਗੁਰ ਮੰਤ੍ਰੁ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਹੋਇ॥ dukh kales na bhau biaapai gur maňtra hirdai hoi. Suffering, agony...

ਤਿਲੁ (til) Meaning: noun: Literally a sesame-seed, as tiny as a sesame seed; a little moment, a mere instant. Quote: ਇਕੁ ਤਿਲੁ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਵਿਸਰੈ ਦੁਖੁ ਲਾਗੈ ਸੁਖੁ ਜਾਇ॥ ik...

  ਸੋਭਾ (sobhaa)   Meaning: adjective: Glory, dignity, praise.   Quote: ਜੇ ਕੋ ਅਪੁਨੀ ਸੋਭਾ ਲੋਰੈ॥ ਸਾਧਸੰਗਿ ਇਹ ਹਉਮੈ ਛੋਰੈ॥ je ko apunee sobhaa lorai. saadh-saňg ih haumai chhorai. If one wishes...

  ਬੋਲਿਐ (boliai)   Meaning: Indeclinable locative past participle: By speaking. ਨਾਨਕ ਫਿਕੈ ਬੋਲਿਐ ਤਨੁ ਮਨੁ ਫਿਕਾ ਹੋਇ॥ naanak phikai boliai tan man phikaa hoi. Nanak! By speaking insipid words,...

| Gurbani Vichaar | 24 March  2017 | Asia Samachar | ਭੂਰ  (bhoor) Meaning: adjective: Grey. Quote: ਦੇਖੁ ਫਰੀਦਾ ਜੁ ਥੀਆ ਦਾੜੀ ਹੋਈ ਭੂਰ॥ ਅਗਹੁ ਨੇੜਾ ਆਇਆ ਪਿਛਾ ਰਹਿਆ ਦੂਰਿ॥ dekh phareedaa ju theeaa...

By Dr Harjinder Singh Dilgeer | OPINION | Guru Nanak Sahib, son of (Mata) Tripta and (Baba) Kalyan Das (son of Baba Shiv Narayan and...

| Opinion | 22 Nov 2016 | Asia Samachar |   By Giani Jagtar Singh Jachak (Translated by Jarnail Singh Arshi) History is proof that before 1790 in Darbar Sahib, Amrtisar, and up...