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ਆਪਣ ਹਥੀ ਆਪਣਾ ਆਪੇ ਹੀ ਕਾਜੁ ਸਵਾਰੀਐ ॥੨੦॥

Aapan hathee aapanaa aape hee kaaj savaareeai.

Meaning Transliteration
Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji · Ang 474 · Asa di Vaar, Pauri · Raag Asa · Guru Nanak Dev Ji
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ਆਪਣ ਹਥੀ ਆਪਣਾ ਆਪੇ ਹੀ ਕਾਜੁ ਸਵਾਰੀਐ ॥੨੦॥

Aapan hathee aapanaa aape hee kaaj savaareeai.

Meaning · GurVichaar explanation, not a scholarly translation

With your own hands, set your own life's work right.

ਆਪਣੇ ਹੱਥੀਂ ਆਪਣੇ ਜੀਵਨ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਜ ਆਪ ਸਵਾਰੋ।

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Context

This line is by Guru Nanak Dev Ji.

It is from Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 474, in Asa di Vaar, Pauri, Raag Asa.

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Sources

  1. Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 474
  2. Gurmukhi text and Ang checked against BaniDB (Khalis Foundation) on 2026-09-27

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