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ਮਿਠਤੁ ਨੀਵੀ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਗੁਣ ਚੰਗਿਆਈਆ ਤਤੁ ॥

Mithat neevee naanakaa gun changiaaeeaa tat.

Meaning Transliteration
Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji · Ang 470 · Asa di Vaar, Salok · Raag Asa · Guru Nanak Dev Ji
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ਮਿਠਤੁ ਨੀਵੀ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਗੁਣ ਚੰਗਿਆਈਆ ਤਤੁ ॥

Mithat neevee naanakaa gun changiaaeeaa tat.

Meaning · GurVichaar explanation, not a scholarly translation

Sweetness and humility are the essence of all virtues and goodness.

ਮਿਠਾਸ ਅਤੇ ਨਿਮਰਤਾ ਸਾਰੇ ਗੁਣਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਚੰਗਿਆਈਆਂ ਦਾ ਤੱਤ ਹਨ।

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Context

This line is by Guru Nanak Dev Ji.

It is from Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 470, in Asa di Vaar, Salok, Raag Asa.

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Sources

  1. Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 470
  2. Gurmukhi text and Ang checked against BaniDB (Khalis Foundation) on 2026-09-27

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