41. KANRE KI VAR

KANRE KI VAR, by Guru Ram Das, is one of the twentytwo compositions entered in the Guru Granth Sahib under the rubric of vdr. Like oilier vdrs it is assigned to a specific musical measure Kanra, in this instance. At the head of the Vdr is recorded by...

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42. KARHAIE

KARHAIE is the title under which two compositions, each of ten verses, by Guru Ram Das appear in the Guru Granth Sahib in Raga Gaun Purabi. The title has been picked from the text of the hymns wherein the term karhale (plural form) or karhald (singul...

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43. KHALSA MAHIMA

KHALSA MAHIMA, literally praise of the Khalsa, is a short poem by Guru Cobind Singh inserted at the end oftlic thirtythree Savaiyyc in the Dasam Granlh. The language is Braj Bhasa, i.e. medieval Hindi of the MathuraAgra region. The setting is provide...

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44. KUCHAJI

KUCHAJI, lit. an awkward, illmannered woman, is the title of one of Guru Nanak`s compositions, in measure Suhi in the Guru Granth Sahib. Antithetically it is followed by another of his compositions called Suchaji (lit. a woman of good manner and acco...

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45. LAVAN

LAVAN is the title traditionally given a short fourslan/a composition by Guru Ram Das included under rdga Suhi (p. 773) in the Guru Granth Sahib. The word Idvdn, in the Indian tradition, also stands for the marriage ceremony: in Hindu society the cou...

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