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ਪਵਣੁ ਗੁਰੂ ਪਾਣੀ ਪਿਤਾ ਮਾਤਾ ਧਰਤਿ ਮਹਤੁ ॥

Pavan guroo paanee pitaa maataa dharat mahat.

Meaning Transliteration
Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji · Ang 8 · Japji Sahib, Salok · Guru Nanak Dev Ji
Verified · BaniDB

ਪਵਣੁ ਗੁਰੂ ਪਾਣੀ ਪਿਤਾ ਮਾਤਾ ਧਰਤਿ ਮਹਤੁ ॥

Pavan guroo paanee pitaa maataa dharat mahat.

Meaning · GurVichaar explanation, not a scholarly translation

Air is the teacher, water the father, and the great earth the mother of all.

ਹਵਾ ਗੁਰੂ ਹੈ, ਪਾਣੀ ਪਿਤਾ ਹੈ, ਅਤੇ ਮਹਾਨ ਧਰਤੀ ਸਭ ਦੀ ਮਾਂ ਹੈ।

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Context

This line is by Guru Nanak Dev Ji.

It is from Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 8, in Japji Sahib, Salok.

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Sources

  1. Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 8
  2. Gurmukhi text and Ang checked against BaniDB (Khalis Foundation) on 2026-09-27

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