Slok?

[Guest Guradhaev maathaa]

is it mandatory to read this slok before and after every bani ( as guruji says in the slok that read it in begining and after)....or is it out of chioce?

This Shabad is by Guru Arjan Dev Ji in Raag Gauree on Pannaa 262

sloku ]

salok ||

Salok:

gurdyv mwqw gurdyv ipqw gurdyv suAwmI prmysurw ]

guradhaev maathaa guradhaev pithaa guradhaev suaamee paramaesuraa ||

The Divine Guru is our mother, the Divine Guru is our father; the Divine Guru is our Lord and Master, the Transcendent Lord.

gurdyv sKw AigAwn BMjnu gurdyv bMiDp shodrw ]

guradhaev sakhaa agiaan bha(n)jan guradhaev ba(n)dhhip sehodharaa ||

The Divine Guru is my companion, the Destroyer of ignorance; the Divine Guru is my relative and brother.

gurdyv dwqw hir nwmu aupdysY gurdyv mMqu inroDrw ]

guradhaev dhaathaa har naam oupadhaesai guradhaev ma(n)th nirodhharaa ||

The Divine Guru is the Giver, the Teacher of the Lord's Name. The Divine Guru is the Mantra which never fails.

gurdyv sWiq siq buiD mUriq gurdyv pwrs prs prw ]

guradhaev saa(n)th sath budhh moorath guradhaev paaras paras paraa ||

The Divine Guru is the image of peace, truth and wisdom. The Divine Guru is the Philosopher's Stone - touching it, one is transformed.

gurdyv qIrQu AMimRq srovru gur igAwn mjnu AprMprw ]

guradhaev theerathh a(n)mrith sarovar gur giaan majan apara(n)paraa ||

The Divine Guru is the sacred shrine of pilgrimage, and the pool of divine nectar; bathing in the Guru's wisdom, one experiences the Infinite.

gurdyv krqw siB pwp hrqw gurdyv piqq pivq krw ]

guradhaev karathaa sabh paap harathaa guradhaev pathith pavith karaa ||

The Divine Guru is the Creator, and the Destroyer of all sins; the Divine Guru is the Purifier of sinners.

gurdyv Awid jugwid jugu jugu gurdyv mMqu hir jip auDrw ]

guradhaev aadh jugaadh jug jug guradhaev ma(n)th har jap oudhharaa ||

The Divine Guru existed in the very beginning, throughout the ages, in each and every age. The Divine Guru is the Mantra of the Lord's Name; chanting it, one is saved.

gurdyv sMgiq pRB myil kir ikrpw hm mUV pwpI ijqu lig qrw ]

guradhaev sa(n)gath prabh mael kar kirapaa ham moorr paapee jith lag tharaa ||

O God, please be merciful to me, that I may be with the Divine Guru; I am a foolish sinner, but holding onto Him, I will be carried across.

gurdyv siqguru pwrbRhmu prmysru gurdyv nwnk hir nmskrw ]1]

guradhaev sathigur paarabreham paramaesar guradhaev naanak har namasakaraa ||1||

The Divine Guru is the True Guru, the Supreme Lord God, the Transcendent Lord; Nanak bows in humble reverence to the Lord, the Divine Guru. ||1||

eyhu sloku Awid AMiq pVxw ]

eaehu salok aadh a(n)th parranaa ||

Read this Salok at the beginning, and at the end. ||

[Guest Guest]

Baba Harnam Singh used to read it at the start and end, and he believed it should be read at the start and end of everybani.

I personally do not read it at the start and end of every bani, however if it should or should be read.....only guru sahib knows for sure

[Guest Guest]

There's 2 versions to this Salok, the one you have above and the same again but without the last Tuk. I've always done the Salok without the last Tuk before I do my Paath and then the version above after I've completed it.

[Guest Papi]

eaehu salok aadh a(n)th parranaa ||

Read this Salok at the beginning, and at the end. ||

what does guruji mean by this? read at the beginning of what and end of what??? :wub: