At the end there's another closing Shalok. The last few Stanzas (Pauris), 34-37, describe 5 'Khands' or stages through which the devotee graduates and reaches SachKhand - the stage of Truth, the God.Ħ. Order of Japji Sahib can be split into 9 parts - Prologue - Invocation, Worship, The Quest, The Divine Plan, Human Responsibility, Inscrutable Providence, Formalism and Sectarianism, Jnana (Wisdom), Epilogue - Shloka.ĥ. The Shalok is followed by 38 Stanzas which are traditionally called 'Pauris' (literally: steps of a ladder) these form the main body of the composition.ĥ. A Shalok is a kind of a short poem - generally a capsule of information or teachings often composed in only two lines.Ĥ. The main composition of Jap Ji starts with a Shalok. The title Jap' (recite) merges seamlessly and connects Mool-Mantra to the first Shalok of Japji in a very meaningful way.ģ. JapJi Sahib es un himno sagrado de los sikhs, que contiene la esencia de su filosofía y enseñanzas. Jap literally means to meditate, remember, and recite with unflinching faith and love. At the start of Jap Ji Sahib is what is now known as 'Mool Mantra' - whereby the Guru explains the most basic character of the otherwise undefinable God.Ģ.
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