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of The Ardas**
- One Absolute Manifest;
victory belongeth to the Wonderous Destroyer of darkness. May the might of
the All-powerful help!
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- Ode to his might by the
Tenth lord.
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- Having first thought of
the Almighty’s prowess, let us think of Guru Nanak. Then of Guru Angad,
Amardas and Ramdas - may they be our rescuers! Remember then Arjan,
Hargobind and Harirai. Meditate then on revered Hari Krishan on seeing whom
all suffering vanishes. Think then of Tegh Bahadar, remembrance of whom
brings all nine treasures. He comes to rescue everywhere. Then of the tenth
lord, revered Guru Gobind Singh, who comes to rescue everywhere. The
embodiment of the light of all ten sovereign lordships, the Guru Granth
Sahib - think of the view and reading of it and say, “Waheguru (Wondrous
Destroyer of darkness)”.
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- Meditating on the
achievement of the dear and truthful ones, including the five beloved ones,
the four sons of the tenth Guru, forty liberated ones, steadfast ones,
constant repeaters of the Divine Name, those given to assiduous devotion,
those who repeated the Nam, shared their fare with others, ran free kitchen,
wielded the sword and everlooked faults and shortcomings, say “Waheguru”,
O Khalsa.
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- Meditating on the
achievement of the male and female members of the Khalsa who laid down their
lives in the cause of dharma (religion and righteousness), got their bodies
dismembered bit by bit, got their skulls sawn off, got mounted on spiked
wheels, got their bodies sawn, made sacrifices in the service of the shrines
(gurdwaras), did not betray their faith, sustained their adherence to the
Sikh faith with sacred unshorn hair uptill their last breath, say,
“Wondrous Destroyer of darkness”, O Khalsa.
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- Thinking of the five
thrones (seats of religious authority) and all gurdwaras, say, “Wondrous
Destroyer of darkness”, O Khalsa.
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- Now it is the prayer of
the whole Khalsa. May the conscience of the whole Khalsa be informed by
Waheguru, Waheguru, Waheguru and, in consequence of such remembrance, may
total well-being obtain. Wherever there are communities of the Khalsa, may
there be Divine protection and grace, and ascendance of the supply of needs
and of the holy sword, protection of the tradition of grace, victory to the
Panth, the succour of the holy sword, ascendance of the Khalsa. Say, O
Khalsa, “Wondrous Destroyer of darkness”.
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- Unto the Sikhs the gift
of the Sikh faith, the gift of the untrimmed hair, the gift of the disciple
of their faith, the gift of sense of discrimination, the gift of truest, the
gift of confidence, above all, the gift of meditation on the Divine and bath
in the Amritsar (holy tank at Amritsar). May hymns-singing missionary
parties, the flags, the hostels, abide from age to age. May righteousness
reign supreme. Say, “Wondrous Destroyer of darkness”.
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- May the Khalsa be imbued
with humility and high wisdom! May Waheguru guard its understanding!
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- O Immortal Being,
eternal helper of Thy Panth, benevolent Lord, bestow on the Khalsa the
beneficence of unobstructed visit to the free management of Nankana Sahib
and other shrines and places of the Guru from which the Panth have been
separated.
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- O Thou, the honour of
the humble, the strength of the weak, aid unto those who have none to rely
on, True Father, Wondrous Destroyer of darkness, we humbly render to
you...... 2 Pardon any
impermissible accretions, omissions, errors, mistakes. Fulfill the purposes
of all.
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- Grant us the association
of those dear ones, on meeting whom one is reminded of Your Name. O Nanak,
may the Nam (Holy) be ever in ascendance! In Thy will may the good of all
prevail!
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(b)
- On the conclusion of the Ardas, the entire congregation participating
in the Ardas should respectfully genuflect before the revered Guru
Granth, then stand up and call out, “The Khalsa is of the Wondrous
Destroyer of darkness; victory also is His”. The Congregation should,
thereafter, raise the loud spirited chant of Sat Sri Akal (True is the
Timeless Being).
(c)
- While the Ardas is being performed, all men and women in the
congregation should stand with hands folded. The person in attendance of
the Guru Granth should keep waving the whisk standing.
(d)
- The person who performs the Ardas should stand facing the Guru Granth
with hands folded. If the Guru Granth is not there, the performing of
the Ardas facing any direction is acceptable.
(e)
- When any special Ardas for and on behalf of one or more persons is
offered, it is not necessary for persons in the congregation other than
that person or those persons to stand up.
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