Nitnem by Dr. Kulwant Singh, with Punjabi ... - Gurbanifiles.org

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“Tav Parsaad Svayae, Paatshahee 10,” Written by Your Grace, 10 th Master. 10 is phonated as
Dassveen – Tenth. This starts with “Saravag sudh smooh sidhaan kae.....” and is the
composition of Guru Gobind Singh. It is from the Bani named Akaal-Ustat, in Dassam-Granth.
Rahraas
It means the Right-Path. In Guru Granth Sahib, it is given from the page 8, line 13, and
contains 8 Hymns by the 1 st , 4 th and 5 th Gurus. Added to it later, by guru Gobind Singh are
Chaupaee “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 Anand
Sahib 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 is
followed 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 the
time of the sunset. It takes about 15-20 minutes to recite this.
Sohela - Kirtan Sohela
The “Song of His Praise.” It is given at the page 12, line 10, of Guru Granth Sahib. It is a
collection of 5 Shabads (Hymns), first three by the 1 st Guru Nank Dev, after this 1 by the 4 th
Guru Ram Das, and the concluding one by the 5 th Guru Arjun Dev. These 5 Hymns are from
different sections in Guru Granth Sahib. This is recited before retiring at night. If Raheras gets
delayed, Kirtan Sohela is recited along with that. It takes 2-3 minutes.
Bani not incuded in Nit-Nem
Shabad-Hajaarae
The “Hymns in His Presence” – invocation i.e. supplication. To start with, there are 4 Hymns
by the 5 th (Guru) Arjun Dev, addressed to his father Guru Ram Das (Waheguru). The remaining
6, 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 recited
by 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 the
son of his (Guru’s) nephew Sahaee Mall, and told him to return only when called. About four
months or so passed waiting, and then (Guru) Arjun Dev sent one by one three very eager
Hymn-letters to his Guru-Father Ram Das to very humbly remind him to call. The first two did
not but the third reached him. The fourth Shabad of thanks, he composed on meeting his father
after 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 within
parentheses.
Anand
Usually called Anand Sahib. It has 40 stanzas, and takes about 16 minutes to recite. It was
composed by the 3 rd Guru Amar Das. This is not now one of the Nit-Nem Scriptures, but is
recited by many in the morning.