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ਗੁਰੁ ਦਾਤਾ ਗੁਰੁ ਹਿਵੈ ਘਰੁ ਗੁਰੁ ਦੀਪਕੁ ਤਿਹ ਲੋਇ ॥

Gur daataa gur hivai ghar gur deepak tih loe.

Meaning Transliteration
Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji · Ang 137 · Majh ki Vaar, Salok · Raag Majh · Guru Nanak Dev Ji
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ਗੁਰੁ ਦਾਤਾ ਗੁਰੁ ਹਿਵੈ ਘਰੁ ਗੁਰੁ ਦੀਪਕੁ ਤਿਹ ਲੋਇ ॥

Gur daataa gur hivai ghar gur deepak tih loe.

Meaning · GurVichaar explanation, not a scholarly translation

The Guru is the Giver; the Guru is a home of cooling calm; the Guru is the lamp that lights all the worlds.

ਗੁਰੂ ਦਾਤਾ ਹੈ; ਗੁਰੂ ਠੰਢਕ ਅਤੇ ਸ਼ਾਂਤੀ ਦਾ ਘਰ ਹੈ; ਗੁਰੂ ਉਹ ਦੀਵਾ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਸਾਰੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਰੌਸ਼ਨ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ।

Context

This line is by Guru Nanak Dev Ji.

It is from Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 137, in Majh ki Vaar, Salok, Raag Majh.

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Sources

  1. Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 137
  2. Gurmukhi text and Ang checked against BaniDB (Khalis Foundation) on 2026-09-27

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