GurVichaar — Thoughts rooted in Sikhi, inspired for lifeBeta
Verse study

ਸਚਹੁ ਓਰੈ ਸਭੁ ਕੋ ਉਪਰਿ ਸਚੁ ਆਚਾਰੁ ॥੫॥

Sachahu orai sabh ko upar sach aachaar.

Meaning Transliteration
Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji · Ang 62 · Raag Siri Raag · Guru Nanak Dev Ji
Verified · BaniDB

ਸਚਹੁ ਓਰੈ ਸਭੁ ਕੋ ਉਪਰਿ ਸਚੁ ਆਚਾਰੁ ॥੫॥

Sachahu orai sabh ko upar sach aachaar.

Meaning · GurVichaar explanation, not a scholarly translation

Truth is higher than everything — but higher still is truthful living.

ਸੱਚ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਉੱਚਾ ਹੈ — ਪਰ ਉਸ ਤੋਂ ਵੀ ਉੱਚਾ ਹੈ ਸੱਚਾ ਜੀਵਨ ਜੀਉਣਾ।

Read Ang 62

Context

This line is by Guru Nanak Dev Ji.

It is from Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 62, Raag Siri Raag.

A single line is best understood within its full Shabad. Read the complete composition to see how this line fits the whole.

Read Ang 62 in the reader

The complete Shabad

Checking with BaniDB…

Loading from BaniDB…

Where this verse appears on GurVichaar

Sources

  1. Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 62
  2. Gurmukhi text and Ang checked against BaniDB (Khalis Foundation) on 2026-09-27

The “meaning” is GurVichaar’s own plain-language explanation — not a scholarly translation, and not attributed to any translator. The full Shabad’s translations come from BaniDB and are credited there. Punjabi explanations are drafts awaiting review.