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ਪਹਿਲਾ ਮਰਣੁ ਕਬੂਲਿ ਜੀਵਣ ਕੀ ਛਡਿ ਆਸ ॥

Pahilaa maran kabool jeevan kee chhad aas.

Meaning Transliteration
Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji · Ang 1102 · Maru ki Vaar, Salok · Raag Maru · Guru Arjan Dev Ji
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ਪਹਿਲਾ ਮਰਣੁ ਕਬੂਲਿ ਜੀਵਣ ਕੀ ਛਡਿ ਆਸ ॥

Pahilaa maran kabool jeevan kee chhad aas.

Meaning · GurVichaar explanation, not a scholarly translation

First, accept death; give up clinging to life — then come to the path.

ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਮੌਤ ਨੂੰ ਕਬੂਲ ਕਰੋ; ਜੀਉਣ ਦਾ ਮੋਹ ਛੱਡੋ — ਫਿਰ ਇਸ ਰਾਹ ਉੱਤੇ ਆਓ।

Context

This line is by Guru Arjan Dev Ji.

It is from Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 1102, in Maru ki Vaar, Salok, Raag Maru.

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Sources

  1. Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 1102
  2. Gurmukhi text and Ang checked against BaniDB (Khalis Foundation) on 2026-09-27

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