Gurbani Word Of The Day: sursaree
ਸੁਰਸਰੀ (sursaree)
Meaning: noun: Literally, river of the gods, the Ganges or Ganga, a major river in the Indian subcontinent flowing through the plains of northern India into Bangladesh.
Quote:
ਤ੍ਰਿਤੀਆ...
Gurbani Word Of The Day: Jamun
ਜਮੁਨ (jamun)
Meaning: noun: Yamuna, a sacred river in Hinduism.
Quote:
ਦੁਤੀਆ ਜਮੁਨ ਗਏ ਗੁਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਜਪਨੁ ਕੀਆ॥
duteeaa jamun ga-e gur hari hari japan keeaa
Second, Guru...
Gurbani Word Of The Day: Kulkhet
ਕੁਲਖੇਤਿ (kulkhet)
Meaning: noun: Kurukshetra, a city in the state of Haryana, India, where the war described in the Hindu epic of Mahabharata is supposed to have been fought.
Quote:
ਪ੍ਰਥਮ ਆਏ...
Gurbani Word Of The Day: Udhraṇ
ਉਧਰਣ (udhraṇ)
Meaning: noun: Saving, deliverance.
Quote:
ਤੀਰਥ ਉਦਮੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਕੀਆ ਸਭ ਲੋਕ ਉਧਰਣ ਅਰਥਾ॥
teerath udam satiguroo keeaa sabh lok udhraṇ arthaa
The true Guru endeavoured to go...
Gurbani Word Of The Day: abheech
Theme for the Week:
Do you know that Guru Amar Das undertook a journey and visited a few sacred places of Hindus like Guru Nanak did?
Do you wonder why the Gurus visited...
Gurbani Word Of The Day: Siraadh
ਸਿਰਾਧ (siraadh)
Meaning: noun: Shradh, feasts held in memory of ancestors.
Quote:
ਜੀਵਤ ਪਿਤਰ ਨ ਮਾਨੈ ਕੋਊ ਮੂਏਂ ਸਿਰਾਧ ਕਰਾਹੀ॥
jeevat pitar na maanai ko-oo mooeṅ siraadh karaahee
One...
Gurbani Word Of The Day: Piňḍ
ਪਿੰਡੁ (piňḍ)
Meaning: noun: Ball of rice (offered as offering to deceased ancestors).
Quote:
ਪਿੰਡੁ ਪਤਲਿ ਮੇਰੀ ਕੇਸਉ ਕਿਰਿਆ ਸਚੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਰਤਾਰੁ॥
piňḍ patal meree kesau kiriaa sach naam...
Gurbani Word Of The Day: Pothee
ਪੋਥੀ (pothee)
Meaning: noun: Book, religious book; here, the collection of Gurbani.
Quote:
ਪੋਥੀ ਪਰਮੇਸਰ ਕਾ ਥਾਨੁ॥
pothee parmesar kaa thaan
The collection of Gurbani is the abode of the...