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