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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।

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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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