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Usage of Addressing Words in Gurbani

In Gurbani writing, a specific rule is followed where a word ending with เจ•เฉฐเจจเจพ is often used for addressing someone. Pronouncing such addressed words with a เจฌเจฟเฉฐเจฆเฉ€ย is considered incorrect. To maintain proper recitation, an exclamation mark (!) should be used after the addressed word to give

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Different Meanings of เจจเจพเจฎเฉ, เจจเจพเจฎ and เจจเจพเจฎเจฟ, as per Gurbani Grammar

In Gurbani, the wordย โ€œNaamโ€ appears in different forms, and each form has a slightly different meaning based on how it is written. This article primarily focuses on เจจเจพเจฎเฉ, เจจเจพเจฎ, and เจจเจพเจฎเจฟ. Other variations of Naam in Gurbani include: เจจเจพเจฎเฉˆ, เจจเจพเจฎเฉ‡, เจจเจพเจฎเฉ‹, เจจเจพเจฎเจนเจฟ. These small differences in

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Pronunciation Rules for Kanna-Ending Plural Nouns

In Gurbani, some nouns thatย normally do not end with a kanna (เจพ)ย may appear with one forย poetic, rhyming, or meter reasons. The pronunciation of such nouns, particularly whether they should be pronouncedย with or without a nasal sound, follows specific rules. It requires an understanding of Sambandhak. so,

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Pronounciation rules of เจœเจพ and เจคเจพ

The wordsย เจœเจพย andย เจคเจพย are often mispronounced due to a lack of understanding ofย Gurbani Viyakaranย (grammar). Some Gursikhs always pronounce them without a nasal sound onย Kanna, while others always pronounce them with a nasal sound. However, the correct pronunciation depends on theย contextย in which these words are used. The Rule of

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Rule of Sandhi (Word Joining)

The Sandhi rule dictates that when the first letter of a word is written as a prefix, it should be pronounced with a slight pause before merging with the remaining letters. Similarly, if a letter at the end of a word is written as a suffix,

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Can Reciting Naam for Personal Needs Be Wrong?

Below is a humble translation from extracts of Bhai Sahib Randhir Singh jee’s book – Gurmat Naam Abhyaas Kamaayee. It’s taken from pages 49-51 or so (edition 1999). Here Bhai Sahib is explaining that even if Naam abhyaas is done for a worldly reason in the

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The reality of this World

เจ‰เจฆเจฟเจ†เจจ เจฌเจธเจจเฉฐ เจธเฉฐเจธเจพเจฐเฉฐ เจธเจจเจฌเฉฐเจงเฉ€ เจธเฉเจตเจพเจจ เจธเจฟเจ†เจฒ เจ–เจฐเจน เฅฅ เจฌเจฟเจ–เจฎ เจธเจฅเจพเจจ เจฎเจจ เจฎเฉ‹เจน เจฎเจฆเจฟเจฐเฉฐ เจฎเจนเจพเจ‚ เจ…เจธเจพเจง เจชเฉฐเจš เจคเจธเจ•เจฐเจน เฅฅ เจนเฉ€เจค เจฎเฉ‹เจน เจญเฉˆ เจญเจฐเจฎ เจญเฉเจฐเจฎเจฃเฉฐ เจ…เจนเฉฐ เจซเจพเจ‚เจธ เจคเฉ€เจ–เฉตเจฃ เจ•เจ เจฟเจจเจน เฅฅ เจชเจพเจตเจ• เจคเฉ‹เจ… เจ…เจธเจพเจง เจ˜เฉ‹เจฐเฉฐ เจ…เจ—เจฎ เจคเฉ€เจฐ เจจเจน เจฒเฉฐเจ˜เจจเจน เฅฅ เจญเจœเฉ เจธเจพเจงเจธเฉฐเจ—เจฟ เจ—เฉ‹เฉเจชเจพเจฒ เจจเจพเจจเจ• เจนเจฐเจฟ เจšเจฐเจฃ เจธเจฐเจฃ เจ‰เจงเจฐเจฃ เจ•เฉเจฐเจฟเจชเจพ

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The Power of Naam Abhyaas in Gurmat

Below is a translation of a small extract from Bhai Sahib Randhir Singh Ji’s writing that sheds light on Naam Abhyaas: The rasna (tongue) of Punj Pyare with Naam Kamaayee (one’s who have earnings of Naam) is the rasna of Guru Sahib. Hearing the Naam Gurmantra

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Usage of Sihari with Nouns in Gurbani

In Gurbani, a rule is followed where theย Sihari (เจฟ )ย used with the last letter of aย nounย when acting as aย case marker is not pronunced. To clarify this rule, consider the following examples in Gurbani: เจฐเฉ‡ เจฎเจจ เจเจธเฉ€ เจนเจฐเจฟ เจธเจฟเจ‰ เจชเฉเจฐเฉ€เจคเจฟ เจ•เจฐเจฟ เจœเฉˆเจธเฉ€ เจœเจฒ เจ•เจฎเจฒเฉ‡เจนเจฟ เฅฅ (Ang: 59)

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The Use of โ€˜เจนโ€™ as a Vowel Sound in Gurbani

The Rule of Pronouncing โ€˜เจนโ€™ as a Vowel SoundIf a word ends with the letter โ€˜เจนโ€™ and it needs to be pronounced like a hora, then another โ€˜เจนโ€™ is added at the end, and an aunkad is placed with it. The final โ€˜เจนโ€™ with an aunkad

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