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ਜੈ ਘਰਿ ਕੀਰਤਿ ਆਖੀਐ ਕਰਤੇ ਕਾ ਹੋਇ ਬੀਚਾਰੋ ॥

Jai ghar keerat aakheeai karate kaa hoe beechaaro.

Meaning Transliteration
Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji · Ang 12 · Sohila Sahib · Raag Gauri Deepaki · Guru Nanak Dev Ji
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ਜੈ ਘਰਿ ਕੀਰਤਿ ਆਖੀਐ ਕਰਤੇ ਕਾ ਹੋਇ ਬੀਚਾਰੋ ॥

Jai ghar keerat aakheeai karate kaa hoe beechaaro.

Meaning · GurVichaar explanation, not a scholarly translation

In the home where the Creator's praises are sung and the Creator is contemplated —

ਜਿਸ ਘਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਰਤਾਰ ਦੀ ਸਿਫ਼ਤ-ਸਾਲਾਹ ਗਾਈ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਕਰਤਾਰ ਨੂੰ ਧਿਆਇਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ —

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Context

This line is by Guru Nanak Dev Ji.

It is from Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 12, in Sohila Sahib, Raag Gauri Deepaki.

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Sources

  1. Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 12
  2. Gurmukhi text and Ang checked against BaniDB (Khalis Foundation) on 2026-09-27

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