Asa Di Var, (

Gurmukhi Gurmukhī ( pa, ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ, , Shahmukhi: ) is an abugida developed from the Laṇḍā scripts, standardized and used by the second Sikh guru, Guru Angad (1504–1552). It is used by Punjabi Sikhs to write the language, commonly r ...

: ਆਸਾ ਦੀ ਵਾਰ) meaning “A ballad of hope,” is a collection of 24

stanza In poetry, a stanza (; from Italian language, Italian ''stanza'' , "room") is a group of lines within a poem, usually set off from others by a blank line or Indentation (typesetting), indentation. Stanzas can have regular rhyme scheme, rhyme and ...

s (''pauris'') in the

Guru Granth Sahib The Guru Granth Sahib ( pa, ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ, ) is the central holy religious scripture of Sikhism, regarded by Sikhs as the final, sovereign and Guru Maneyo Granth, eternal Guru following the lineage of the Sikh gur ...

, from ang 462 to ang 475. Some people argue that the founder of Sikhism,

Guru Nanak Dev Guru ( sa, गुरु, IAST: ''guru;'' Pali'': garu'') is a Sanskrit term for a "mentor, guide, expert, or master" of certain knowledge or field. In pan-Indian traditions, a guru is more than a teacher: traditionally, the guru is a reverentia ...

, wrote the first 9 stanzas together on one occasion and later wrote 15 more on a different occasion; however, some Sikh scholars believe that the whole ''

vaar The var, in Punjabi poetry, is a heroic ode or ballad which generally narrates legend such as stories of Punjabi folk heroes or a historical event.''The Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature (Volume One - A to Devo)''. Amaresh Datta, ed. Sahitya Akadem ...

'' was written at the same place as the ''vaar'' itself proceeds in a definite uniformity. The whole ''vaar'' was compiled by

Guru Arjan Guru Arjan (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਅਰਜਨ, pronunciation: ; 15 April 1563 – 30 May 1606) was the first of the two Gurus martyred in the Sikh faith and the fifth of the ten total Sikh Gurus. He compiled the first official edition of th ...

, the fifth Guru, in 1604 AD.

Overview

When Guru Arjan was compiling the Guru Granth Sahib, he added a few ''sloks'' of Guru Nanak and in some cases

Guru Angad Guru Angad (31 March 1504 – 29 March 1552; Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਅੰਗਦ, pronunciation: ) was the second of the ten Sikh gurus of Sikhism. After meeting Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, becoming a Sikh, and serving and working with ...

, the second Guru. These sloks are tied together in a way that they relate to the same theme as highlighted in the pauri. In its present form, the ''Asa Di Var'' contains a few more shabads recited by

Guru Ram Das Guru Ram Das (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਰਾਮ ਦਾਸ, pronunciation: ; 24 September 1534 – 1 September 1581) was the fourth of the ten Ten Gurus of Sikhism, Gurus of Sikhism. He was born in a family based in Lahore. His birth n ...

, the fourth Sikh Guru.

References

External links

Read Asa Di Vaar Bani in PunjabiSound Recording by Dya Singh group 2006 with full text, 2CD boxed set
* ttp://fateh.sikhnet.com/sikhnet/Register.nsf/Files/PDABanis/$file/Asa%20Di%20Var%20-%20Eng-Rom-Gurm.doc Asa di Var in Gurmukhi - Romanized - English (needs Gurmukhi Font)

Audio

Gurmej Singh (Retired Hazoori Raagi) - Asa De Var
* ttp://sikhsangeet.com/albumid552-Surjan-Singh-Ragi-Asa-Di-War.html Surjan Singh Ragi - Asa Di Warbr>Gurmail Singh (Hazoori Ragi Sri Darbar Sahib Amritsar) - Asa Di WarProudtobeSikhSound sample of a Shabad
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