Pahare

Pahare

From pages 74 to 78 of the Guru Granth Sahib, four Sabads under the title ‘Pahare’ have been recorded in Rag Srirag. These include two Sabads by Guru Nanak Sahib and one each by Guru Ramdas Sahib and Guru Arjan Sahib. In these Sabads, life is compared to the four quarters of the night, and the being passing through these quarters is addressed as trader friend (vanjara mittar). Since these Sabads are based on the four quarters of a night, they have been given the title ‘Pahare.’