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ਸਤਸੰਗਤਿ ਕੈਸੀ ਜਾਣੀਐ ॥ ਜਿਥੈ ਏਕੋ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਖਾਣੀਐ ॥

Satsangat kaisee jaaneeai. Jithai eko naam vakhaaneeai.

Meaning Transliteration
Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji · Ang 72 · Raag Siri Raag · Guru Nanak Dev Ji
Verified · BaniDB

ਸਤਸੰਗਤਿ ਕੈਸੀ ਜਾਣੀਐ ॥ ਜਿਥੈ ਏਕੋ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਖਾਣੀਐ ॥

Satsangat kaisee jaaneeai. Jithai eko naam vakhaaneeai.

Meaning · GurVichaar explanation, not a scholarly translation

How is the true congregation (Sangat) recognised? It is where the One Name alone is spoken of.

ਸੱਚੀ ਸੰਗਤ ਦੀ ਪਛਾਣ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ? ਇਹ ਉਹ ਥਾਂ ਹੈ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਸਿਰਫ਼ ਇੱਕ ਨਾਮ ਦੀ ਹੀ ਗੱਲ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ।

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Context

This line is by Guru Nanak Dev Ji.

It is from Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 72, Raag Siri Raag.

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Sources

  1. Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 72
  2. Gurmukhi text and Ang checked against BaniDB (Khalis Foundation) on 2026-09-27

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