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Last week, The Guru Granth Sahib Project launched the annotation of pauris thirty-one to forty of Anand Sahib by Guru Amardas Sahib (1479-1574 CE) in Rag Ramkali, a musical mode that evokes compassion.
In the Sikh tradition, Anand Sahib is of such great significance that the entire composition or a portion (first five pauris and last pauri) is recited or sung to conclude all congregational and private ceremonies.
Explore Anand Sahib: GuruGranthSahib.io
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Gatha refers to a song or verse, rooted in the word gai, to speak, sing, or recite. It can also refer to a profound discourse with the self beyond simple praise or devotion.
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The essence of this composition is revealed in the stanza of rahau (Pause). In it, worldly accounting (entanglements) is described as useless.
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