Table of Contents of 'The Name of My Beloved Verses of The Sikh Gurus' By Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh

Acknowledgements  ix

Foreword  xi
 

One Reality Is    1
From Guru Nanak to the Guru Granth    19

From East to West  35
 

VERSES OF THE SIKH GURUS    47
MORNING: Jap   49
 

MORNING: Shabad Hazare    69

Majh Mahalla 5   71
Dhanasri Mahalla 1    72

Tilang Mahalla 1    73
Tilang Mahalla 1  74
Suhi Mahalla 1   75
Rag Bilaval Mahalla 1   76

Bilaval Mahalla 1  77
 

MORNING: Jaap   79
 

MORNING AND INITIATION: Savayye   113
EVENING: Rahiras    119
Sodar Rag Asa Mahalia 1    121

Asa Mahalla 1    122
Asa Mahalla 1    123
Rag Gujri Mahalla 4   124
Rag Gujri Mahalla 5     125     
Rag Asa Mahalla 4     125     
Asa Mahalla 4     127     
Asa Mahalla 1     128    
Asa Mahalla 5     128    
Chaupai Benati     129   
Savayya     133   
Dohra     133    
Ramkali Mahalh 3 Anand     133  
Mundavani Mahalla 5     135    
Shalok Mallaha 5     136   
      
MORNING AND EVENING: Ardas     137   
       
NIGHT TIME AND DEATH: Kirtan Sohila     143   
Sohila Rag Gauri Dipaki Mahalla 1     145    
Rag Asa Mahalla 1     146   
Rag Dhanasri Mahalla 1     146    
Rag Gauri Purbi Mahalla 4     147    
Rag Gauri Purbi Mahalla 5     148     
 

MARRIAGE: Lavan     149     
 

COMMUNAL: Barah Maha     153     
COMMUNAL: Shaloks of the Ninth Guru     163     
PERSONAL AND COMMUNAL: Sukhmani     175     
APPENDIX ONE: The Ten Sikh Gurus     249     
APPENDIX TWO: Contributors to the Guru Granth     250     
Glossary of Terms and Phrases     252     
Select Bibliography     256     
 

From the Backcover of 'The Name of My Beloved Verses of The Sikh Gurus' By Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh

The vision of Guru Nanak, the fifteenth-century founder of the Sikh faith, celebrated the oneness of the Divine that both dwells within and transcends the endless diversity of life. Guru Nanak's vision inspired the rich and inclusive philosophy of Sikhism, which is reflected in this modern English translation of poems from the Guru Granth Sahib, and from the highly esteemed Dasam Granth. The Guru Granth Sahib consists of poems and hymns by Guru Nanak, his successors, and Hindu and Islamic saints, and the Dasam Granth collects the poetry of the tenth guru. Poetry from both texts is heard daily and at rites of passage and celebration in Sikh homes and gurudwaras, carrying forward Sikh belief in the oneness and equality of all humanity.

A significant contribution to the understanding of the essentials of the Sikhs' sacred scriptures. -------Khushwant Singh