At the end there's another closing Shalok. The last few Stanzas (Pauris), 34-37, describe 5 'Khands' or stages through which the devotee graduates and reaches SachKhand - the stage of Truth, the God.Ħ. Order of Japji Sahib can be split into 9 parts - Prologue - Invocation, Worship, The Quest, The Divine Plan, Human Responsibility, Inscrutable Providence, Formalism and Sectarianism, Jnana (Wisdom), Epilogue - Shloka.ĥ. The Shalok is followed by 38 Stanzas which are traditionally called 'Pauris' (literally: steps of a ladder) these form the main body of the composition.ĥ. A Shalok is a kind of a short poem - generally a capsule of information or teachings often composed in only two lines.Ĥ. Immerse yourself in the profound depths of Japji Sahib in its original form, written in Punjabi or Gurmukhi script. It is placed first in the Sri Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh Scripture (Guru). The main composition of Jap Ji starts with a Shalok. Japji Sahib in Punjabi: The Japji Sahib is Gurbani composed by Guru Nanak Sahib. The title Jap' (recite) merges seamlessly and connects Mool-Mantra to the first Shalok of Japji in a very meaningful way.ģ. Jap literally means to meditate, remember, and recite with unflinching faith and love. At the start of Jap Ji Sahib is what is now known as 'Mool Mantra' - whereby the Guru explains the most basic character of the otherwise undefinable God.Ģ.
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