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Daily Nitnem
ਜਪੁਜੀ ਸਾਹਿਬJapji SahibThe opening baani of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji and the first of the morning Nitnem, composed by Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Mool Mantar, 38 pauris and a closing salok.ਜਾਪੁ ਸਾਹਿਬJaap SahibThe second morning Nitnem baani, composed by Guru Gobind Singh Ji at the start of Sri Dasam Granth Sahib Ji. 199 verses in praise of the formless Akal Purakh.ਤ੍ਵ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ਸਵੱਯੇTav Prasad SavaiyeTen savaiye from Akal Ustat in Sri Dasam Granth Sahib Ji, read in the morning Nitnem. They reject ritual without love and remembrance of the One.ਬੇਨਤੀ ਚੌਪਈ ਸਾਹਿਬChaupai SahibKabyo Baach Benti Chaupai from Sri Dasam Granth Sahib Ji, read in the morning Nitnem and in Rehras Sahib. A prayer for protection and the destruction of fear.ਅਨੰਦੁ ਸਾਹਿਬAnand SahibGuru Amar Das Ji’s baani of bliss in Raag Ramkali, 40 pauris. The full baani closes the morning Nitnem and its six-pauri form is read at every Sikh ceremony.ਰਹਰਾਸਿ ਸਾਹਿਬRehras SahibThe evening Nitnem, read at sunset. So Dar, So Purakh, Chaupai Sahib, Anand Sahib (six pauris) and Mundavani, as read at Sri Darbar Sahib.ਕੀਰਤਨ ਸੋਹਿਲਾKirtan SohilaThe night Nitnem, five shabads read before sleep and at the time of antim sanskar. The last baani of the daily Nitnem.ਅਰਦਾਸArdaasThe Sikh prayer of supplication, read standing at the end of every Nitnem, paath and congregation. It opens with Guru Gobind Singh Ji’s invocation from Chandi Di Vaar.
Widely read baanis
ਸੁਖਮਨੀ ਸਾਹਿਬSukhmani SahibGuru Arjan Dev Ji’s “Psalm of Peace” in Raag Gauri, 24 ashtpadis on the Naam. One of the most widely read baanis for peace of mind and in times of difficulty.ਆਸਾ ਕੀ ਵਾਰAsa Ki VaarGuru Nanak Dev Ji’s vaar in Raag Asa with saloks by Guru Angad Dev Ji, sung as kirtan every morning at Sri Darbar Sahib. 24 pauris with chhants.ਸ਼ਬਦ ਹਜ਼ਾਰੇShabad HazareSeven shabads from Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, beginning with Guru Arjan Dev Ji’s “Mera man lochai”, read after Japji Sahib in many Nitnem traditions.ਆਰਤੀAartiGuru Nanak Dev Ji’s Aarti in Raag Dhanasari, “Gagan mai thaal”, sung in the evening after Rehras Sahib.
Sri Dasam Granth Sahib Ji
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਹਜ਼ਾਰੇ ਪਾਤਿਸ਼ਾਹੀ ੧੦Shabad Hazare Patshahi 10Ten shabads of Guru Gobind Singh Ji from Sri Dasam Granth Sahib Ji, including “Mittar pyare nu”, read in the Nitnem of the Dal Panth and the Taksal.ਅਕਾਲ ਉਸਤਤਿAkal UstatGuru Gobind Singh Ji’s praise of the Timeless One in Sri Dasam Granth Sahib Ji, the baani that Tav Prasad Savaiye is taken from.ਤ੍ਵ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ਸਵੱਯੇ (ਦੀਨਨ ਕੀ)Tav Prasad Savaiye (Deenan Ki)The second set of ten savaiye from Akal Ustat, read in the Nitnem of the Dal Panth and the Taksal after Sravag Sudh.ਚੰਡੀ ਦੀ ਵਾਰChandi Di VaarGuru Gobind Singh Ji’s vaar in Sri Dasam Granth Sahib Ji whose first pauri opens the Sikh Ardaas. Read in the Nitnem of the Dal Panth.
More from Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
ਸਲੋਕ ਮਹਲਾ ੯Salok Mahalla 9The 57 saloks of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji near the close of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, on detachment, mortality and remembrance of the Naam.ਬਾਰਹ ਮਾਹਾ ਮਾਝBarah MahaGuru Arjan Dev Ji’s song of the twelve months in Raag Majh, read at the start of each Nanakshahi month and at Sangrand.ਲਾਵਾਂLaavanThe four laavan of Guru Ram Das Ji in Raag Suhi, read and sung during the Anand Karaj, the Sikh wedding ceremony.ਸਿਧ ਗੋਸਟਿSidh GoshtGuru Nanak Dev Ji’s dialogue with the Siddhs in Raag Ramkali, 73 pauris on the true path of the Gurmukh against yogic renunciation.ਬਾਵਨ ਅਖਰੀBavan AkhriGuru Arjan Dev Ji’s acrostic baani in Raag Gauri on the 52 letters, each salok and pauri opening with a letter of the alphabet.ਓਅੰਕਾਰੁDakhni OankaarGuru Nanak Dev Ji’s baani in Raag Ramkali Dakhni, 54 pauris, spoken to the pandit at Oankaar on the one Creator behind the letters.ਰਾਮਕਲੀ ਸਦੁRamkali SaddBaba Sundar Ji’s account of Guru Amar Das Ji’s final instructions, read at the time of a death and before the bhog of a paath.ਅਲਾਹਣੀਆAlahnianGuru Nanak Dev Ji’s songs in Raag Vadhans that replace the wailing of mourning with remembrance of the Creator, read at antim sanskar.
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