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ਬਲਿਹਾਰੀ ਗੁਰ ਆਪਣੇ ਦਿਉਹਾੜੀ ਸਦ ਵਾਰ ॥ ਜਿਨਿ ਮਾਣਸ ਤੇ ਦੇਵਤੇ ਕੀਏ ਕਰਤ ਨ ਲਾਗੀ ਵਾਰ ॥੧॥

Balihaaree gur aapane diuhaarree sad vaar. Jin maanas te devate keee karat na laagee vaar.

Meaning Transliteration
Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji · Ang 462 · Asa di Vaar, Salok · Raag Asa · Guru Nanak Dev Ji
Verified · BaniDB

ਬਲਿਹਾਰੀ ਗੁਰ ਆਪਣੇ ਦਿਉਹਾੜੀ ਸਦ ਵਾਰ ॥ ਜਿਨਿ ਮਾਣਸ ਤੇ ਦੇਵਤੇ ਕੀਏ ਕਰਤ ਨ ਲਾਗੀ ਵਾਰ ॥੧॥

Balihaaree gur aapane diuhaarree sad vaar. Jin maanas te devate keee karat na laagee vaar.

Meaning · GurVichaar explanation, not a scholarly translation

I would give myself to my Guru a hundred times a day — the Guru who, without delay, turns ordinary people into godly beings.

ਮੈਂ ਆਪਣੇ ਗੁਰੂ ਤੋਂ ਦਿਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੌ ਵਾਰ ਕੁਰਬਾਨ ਜਾਵਾਂ — ਉਹ ਗੁਰੂ ਜੋ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਦੇਰ ਕੀਤਿਆਂ ਸਧਾਰਨ ਮਨੁੱਖਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਦੇਵਤੇ ਬਣਾ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ।

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This line is by Guru Nanak Dev Ji.

It is from Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 462, in Asa di Vaar, Salok, Raag Asa.

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Sources

  1. Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 462
  2. Gurmukhi text and Ang checked against BaniDB (Khalis Foundation) on 2026-09-27

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