Waheguru ji ka khalsa
Waheguru ji ki fateh
Why celebrate Holi
ਹਰਿ ਜੁਗੁ ਜੁਗੁ ਭਗਤ ਉਪਾਇਆ ਪੈਜ ਰਖਦਾ ਆਇਆ ਰਾਮ ਰਾਜੇ ॥
In each and every age, He creates His devotees and preserves their honor, O Lord King.
ਹਰਣਾਖਸੁ ਦੁਸਟੁ ਹਰਿ ਮਾਰਿਆ ਪ੍ਰਹਲਾਦੁ ਤਰਾਇਆ ॥
The Lord killed the wicked Harnaakhash, and saved Prahlaad.
Source: http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=Page&g=1&h=1&r=1&t=1&p=0&k= 0&Param=451
Shabad by Bhai Gurdaas Ji in Vaars, pannaa 10
ghar haranaakhas dhai(n)ath dhae kaalar kaval bhagath praehilaadha||
Prahlad, the saint, was born in the house of demon (king) Haranakhas like a lotus is born in the alkaline (barren) land.
parrhan pat(h)aayaa chaattasaal paa(n)dhhae chith hoaa ahilaadha||
When he was sent to seminary, the brahmin purohit became elated (because the king’s son was now his disciple).
simarai man vich raam naam gaavai shabadh anaahadh naadha||
Prahlad would remember the name of Ram in his heart and outwardly also he would eulogise the Lord.
bhagath karan sabh chaattarrae paa(n)dhhae hoe rehae visamaadha||
Now all the disciples became devotees of Lord, which was an awful and embarrassing situation for all the teachers.
raajae paas rooaaeiaa dhokhee dhai(n)ath vadhhaaeiaaa(n) vaadha||
The priest (teacher) reported or complained to the king (that O king your son has become devotee of God).
jal aganee vich ghathiaa jalai n ddubai gur parasaadha||
The malevolent demon picked up the quarrel. Prahlad was thrown into fire and water but with the grace of Guru (the Lord) neither he was burnt nor drowned.
kadt kharrag sadh pushhiaa koun s thaeraa hai ousathaadha||
Angered as he was, Hiranyaksyapu took out his double-edged sword and asked Prahlad who his Guru (Lord) was.
thha(n)m paarr paragattiaa nar si(n)gh roop anoop anaadha||
At the same moment Lord God in the form of man-lion came out of pillar. His form was grand and majestic.
baemukh pakarr pashhaarrian sa(n)th sehaaee aadh jugaadha||
That wicked demon was thrown down and killed and thus it was proved that the Lord is kind to devotees since the time immemorial.
jai jai kaar karan brehamaadh ||a||
Seeing this Brahma and other gods started eulogising the Lord.
Source: http://www.sikhitothemax.com/page.asp?ShabadID=5760
How to celebrate
ਬਸੰਤੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ਘਰੁ ੧ ਦੁਤੁਕੇ
Basant, Fifth Mehl, First House, Du-Tukay:
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
ਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵਉ ਕਰਿ ਨਮਸਕਾਰ ॥
I serve the Guru, and humbly bow to Him.
ਆਜੁ ਹਮਾਰੈ ਮੰਗਲਚਾਰ ॥
Today is a day of celebration for me.
ਆਜੁ ਹਮਾਰੈ ਮਹਾ ਅਨੰਦ ॥
Today I am in supreme bliss.
ਚਿੰਤ ਲਥੀ ਭੇਟੇ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ॥੧॥
My anxiety is dispelled, and I have met the Lord of the Universe. ||1||
ਆਜੁ ਹਮਾਰੈ ਗ੍ਰਿਹਿ ਬਸੰਤ ॥
Today, it is springtime in my household.
ਗੁਨ ਗਾਏ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਤੁਮ੍ਹ੍ਹ ਬੇਅੰਤ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
I sing Your Glorious Praises, O Infinite Lord God. ||1||Pause||
ਆਜੁ ਹਮਾਰੈ ਬਨੇ ਫਾਗ ॥
Today, I am celebrating the festival of Phalgun.
ਪ੍ਰਭ ਸੰਗੀ ਮਿਲਿ ਖੇਲਨ ਲਾਗ ॥
Joining with God's companions, I have begun to play.
ਹੋਲੀ ਕੀਨੀ ਸੰਤ ਸੇਵ ॥
I celebrate the festival of Holi by serving the Saint.
ਰੰਗੁ ਲਾਗਾ ਅਤਿ ਲਾਲ ਦੇਵ ॥੨॥
I am imbued with the deep crimson color of the Lord's Divine Love. ||2||
ਮਨੁ ਤਨੁ ਮਉਲਿਓ ਅਤਿ ਅਨੂਪ ॥
My mind and body have blossomed forth, in utter, incomparable beauty.
ਸੂਕੈ ਨਾਹੀ ਛਾਵ ਧੂਪ ॥
They do not dry out in either sunshine or shade;
ਸਗਲੀ ਰੂਤੀ ਹਰਿਆ ਹੋਇ ॥
they flourish in all seasons.
ਸਦ ਬਸੰਤ ਗੁਰ ਮਿਲੇ ਦੇਵ ॥੩॥
It is always springtime, when I meet with the Divine Guru. ||3||
ਬਿਰਖੁ ਜਮਿਓ ਹੈ ਪਾਰਜਾਤ ॥
The wish-fulfilling Elysian Tree has sprouted and grown.
ਫੂਲ ਲਗੇ ਫਲ ਰਤਨ ਭਾਂਤਿ ॥
It bears flowers and fruits, jewels of all sorts.
ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਿ ਅਘਾਨੇ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣਹ ਗਾਇ ॥
I am satisfied and fulfilled, singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.
ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਧਿਆਇ ॥੪॥੧॥
Servant Nanak meditates on the Lord, Har, Har, Har. ||4||1||
Source: http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=Page&g=1&h=1&r=1&t=1&p=0&k= 0&Param=1180
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Waheguru ji ki fateh
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Waheguru ji ki fateh
Why celebrate Holi
ਹਰਿ ਜੁਗੁ ਜੁਗੁ ਭਗਤ ਉਪਾਇਆ ਪੈਜ ਰਖਦਾ ਆਇਆ ਰਾਮ ਰਾਜੇ ॥
In each and every age, He creates His devotees and preserves their honor, O Lord King.
ਹਰਣਾਖਸੁ ਦੁਸਟੁ ਹਰਿ ਮਾਰਿਆ ਪ੍ਰਹਲਾਦੁ ਤਰਾਇਆ ॥
The Lord killed the wicked Harnaakhash, and saved Prahlaad.
Source: http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=Page&g=1&h=1&r=1&t=1&p=0&k= 0&Param=451
Shabad by Bhai Gurdaas Ji in Vaars, pannaa 10
ghar haranaakhas dhai(n)ath dhae kaalar kaval bhagath praehilaadha||
Prahlad, the saint, was born in the house of demon (king) Haranakhas like a lotus is born in the alkaline (barren) land.
parrhan pat(h)aayaa chaattasaal paa(n)dhhae chith hoaa ahilaadha||
When he was sent to seminary, the brahmin purohit became elated (because the king’s son was now his disciple).
simarai man vich raam naam gaavai shabadh anaahadh naadha||
Prahlad would remember the name of Ram in his heart and outwardly also he would eulogise the Lord.
bhagath karan sabh chaattarrae paa(n)dhhae hoe rehae visamaadha||
Now all the disciples became devotees of Lord, which was an awful and embarrassing situation for all the teachers.
raajae paas rooaaeiaa dhokhee dhai(n)ath vadhhaaeiaaa(n) vaadha||
The priest (teacher) reported or complained to the king (that O king your son has become devotee of God).
jal aganee vich ghathiaa jalai n ddubai gur parasaadha||
The malevolent demon picked up the quarrel. Prahlad was thrown into fire and water but with the grace of Guru (the Lord) neither he was burnt nor drowned.
kadt kharrag sadh pushhiaa koun s thaeraa hai ousathaadha||
Angered as he was, Hiranyaksyapu took out his double-edged sword and asked Prahlad who his Guru (Lord) was.
thha(n)m paarr paragattiaa nar si(n)gh roop anoop anaadha||
At the same moment Lord God in the form of man-lion came out of pillar. His form was grand and majestic.
baemukh pakarr pashhaarrian sa(n)th sehaaee aadh jugaadha||
That wicked demon was thrown down and killed and thus it was proved that the Lord is kind to devotees since the time immemorial.
jai jai kaar karan brehamaadh ||a||
Seeing this Brahma and other gods started eulogising the Lord.
Source: http://www.sikhitothemax.com/page.asp?ShabadID=5760
How to celebrate
ਬਸੰਤੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ਘਰੁ ੧ ਦੁਤੁਕੇ
Basant, Fifth Mehl, First House, Du-Tukay:
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
ਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵਉ ਕਰਿ ਨਮਸਕਾਰ ॥
I serve the Guru, and humbly bow to Him.
ਆਜੁ ਹਮਾਰੈ ਮੰਗਲਚਾਰ ॥
Today is a day of celebration for me.
ਆਜੁ ਹਮਾਰੈ ਮਹਾ ਅਨੰਦ ॥
Today I am in supreme bliss.
ਚਿੰਤ ਲਥੀ ਭੇਟੇ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ॥੧॥
My anxiety is dispelled, and I have met the Lord of the Universe. ||1||
ਆਜੁ ਹਮਾਰੈ ਗ੍ਰਿਹਿ ਬਸੰਤ ॥
Today, it is springtime in my household.
ਗੁਨ ਗਾਏ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਤੁਮ੍ਹ੍ਹ ਬੇਅੰਤ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
I sing Your Glorious Praises, O Infinite Lord God. ||1||Pause||
ਆਜੁ ਹਮਾਰੈ ਬਨੇ ਫਾਗ ॥
Today, I am celebrating the festival of Phalgun.
ਪ੍ਰਭ ਸੰਗੀ ਮਿਲਿ ਖੇਲਨ ਲਾਗ ॥
Joining with God's companions, I have begun to play.
ਹੋਲੀ ਕੀਨੀ ਸੰਤ ਸੇਵ ॥
I celebrate the festival of Holi by serving the Saint.
ਰੰਗੁ ਲਾਗਾ ਅਤਿ ਲਾਲ ਦੇਵ ॥੨॥
I am imbued with the deep crimson color of the Lord's Divine Love. ||2||
ਮਨੁ ਤਨੁ ਮਉਲਿਓ ਅਤਿ ਅਨੂਪ ॥
My mind and body have blossomed forth, in utter, incomparable beauty.
ਸੂਕੈ ਨਾਹੀ ਛਾਵ ਧੂਪ ॥
They do not dry out in either sunshine or shade;
ਸਗਲੀ ਰੂਤੀ ਹਰਿਆ ਹੋਇ ॥
they flourish in all seasons.
ਸਦ ਬਸੰਤ ਗੁਰ ਮਿਲੇ ਦੇਵ ॥੩॥
It is always springtime, when I meet with the Divine Guru. ||3||
ਬਿਰਖੁ ਜਮਿਓ ਹੈ ਪਾਰਜਾਤ ॥
The wish-fulfilling Elysian Tree has sprouted and grown.
ਫੂਲ ਲਗੇ ਫਲ ਰਤਨ ਭਾਂਤਿ ॥
It bears flowers and fruits, jewels of all sorts.
ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਿ ਅਘਾਨੇ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣਹ ਗਾਇ ॥
I am satisfied and fulfilled, singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.
ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਧਿਆਇ ॥੪॥੧॥
Servant Nanak meditates on the Lord, Har, Har, Har. ||4||1||
Source: http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=Page&g=1&h=1&r=1&t=1&p=0&k= 0&Param=1180
Waheguru ji ka khalsa
Waheguru ji ki fateh
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