Verse study

ਗੁਰਾ ਇਕ ਦੇਹਿ ਬੁਝਾਈ ॥ ਸਭਨਾ ਜੀਆ ਕਾ ਇਕੁ ਦਾਤਾ ਸੋ ਮੈ ਵਿਸਰਿ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥੫॥

Guraa ik dehi bujhaaee. Sabhnaa jeeaa kaa ik daataa so mai visar na jaaee.

Meaning Transliteration
Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji · Ang 2 · Japji Sahib, Pauri 5 · Guru Nanak Dev Ji
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ਗੁਰਾ ਇਕ ਦੇਹਿ ਬੁਝਾਈ ॥ ਸਭਨਾ ਜੀਆ ਕਾ ਇਕੁ ਦਾਤਾ ਸੋ ਮੈ ਵਿਸਰਿ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥੫॥

Guraa ik dehi bujhaaee. Sabhnaa jeeaa kaa ik daataa so mai visar na jaaee.

Meaning · GurVichaar explanation, not a scholarly translation

O Guru, give me this one understanding: there is one Giver of all living beings — may I never forget that One.

ਹੇ ਗੁਰੂ, ਮੈਨੂੰ ਇਹ ਇੱਕ ਸਮਝ ਬਖ਼ਸ਼ੋ: ਸਾਰੇ ਜੀਵਾਂ ਦਾ ਦਾਤਾ ਇੱਕੋ ਹੈ — ਮੈਂ ਉਸ ਇੱਕ ਨੂੰ ਕਦੇ ਨਾ ਭੁੱਲਾਂ।

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Context

This line is by Guru Nanak Dev Ji.

It is from Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 2, in Japji Sahib, Pauri 5.

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Sources

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

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