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Chapter 19: Structure and Uniqueness of Sikh Ardas
The congregational Sikh Ardas was put together by a group of selected Gurmukh
Sikh Scholars, who also wrote the text of the Sikh Rehit Mariyada. The
Gurmukhi text can be broadly divided into 7 parts. In the congregation the Ardas
may be led by a man or a Woman. At the end of first five sections, the person
leading the Ardas says “Khalsa Ji Bolo Ji Waheguru” and the congregation says
“Wahay Guru”. At the end of the Ardas the whole congregation says “Nanak
Naam Chardikala, Tere Bhane Sarbat Da Bhalaa”.
Sikh Ardas is unique in so many ways. Ardas starts with “Var Sri Bhagauti Ji Ki”.
In the first part of the Ardas, the first eight lines, up to remembering Guru Teg
Bahadur Ji are taken from Chandi Di Vaar written by Guru Gobind Singh Ji. The
word Bhagauti in the start of Ardas means Kharag, but here has been used to
represent the primal power of the Akal Purkh.
<> sRI vwihgurU jI kI Pqih]
sRI BgOqI jI shwie] vwr sRI BgOqI jI kI] pwqSwhI 10]
ipRQm BgOqI ismir kY gur nwnk leI iDAwie]
iPr AMgd gur qy Amrdwsu rwmdwsY hoeIN shwie]
Arjn hirgoibMd no ismrO sRI hirrwie]
sRI hirikRSn iDAweIAY ijs ifTy siB duiK jwie]
qyg bhwdr ismrIAY Gr nau iniD AwvY Dwie]
sB QweIN hoie shwie] (dsm 119)
dsvyN pwiqSwh sRI gurU goibMd isMG swihb jI sB QweIN hoie shwie]
dsW pwiqSwhIAW dI joiq sRI gurU gRMQ swihb jI dy
pwT dIdwr dw iDAwn Dr ky, bolo jI vwihgurU]
After paying respect to all the Gurus including Guru Granth Sahib, the Ardas
recounts the sacrifices of Sikhs but makes no mention of the enemies of the
Sikhs. The basic idea is to inspire the Sikhs to similar heroic deed in any future
times of need.
pMjW ipAwirAW, cOhW swihbzwidAW, cwlHIAW mukiqAW, hTIAW, jpIAW, qpIAW,
ijnHW nwm jipAw, vMf CikAw, dyg clweI, qyg vwhI, dyK ky Axif~T kIqw, iqnHW
ipAwirAW, sicAwirAW dI kmweI dw iDAwn Dr ky bolo jI vwihgurU]
The following section pays tribute to Sikh Martyrs of 18 century and later.
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