WELCOME TO GURUDWARA SAHIB , SWITZERLAND

Gurbani Raag: Todi

A ragini .of Dipak in the Ragmala, Todi is today the head of a thata. It is considered one of the most important of the north Indian ragas. Todi was used by the Gurus for 32 hymns. This is a raga for the late morning hours and the mood is gentle, with an aura of adoration. The texts composed to this raga emphasize that no matter what problems man meets or what worldly affairs distract the mind, devotion to the Lord brings one back to the path of release from worldliness.
Aroh : Sa Re _Ga M'a Pa _Dha Ni Sa
Avroh : Sa Ni Dha Pa NI'a Ga _Re Sa
Pakar : _Dha Ni Sa, Re Ga, Re Sa, M'a _Ga Pa M'a Ga, _Re _Ga _Re _Sa
Vadi : Dha
Samvadi : Re
tofI bwxI BgqW kI (718-10)
todee banee bhagtaaN kee
Todee, The Word Of The Devotees:
<> siqgur pRswid ] (718-10)
ik-oNkaar satgur parsaad.
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
koeI bolY inrvw koeI bolY dUir ] (718-11, tofI, Bgq nwmdyv jI)
ko-ee bolai nirvaa ko-ee bolai door.
Some say that He is near, and others say that He is far away.
jl kI mwCulI crY KjUir ]1] (718-11, tofI, Bgq nwmdyv jI)
jal kee maachhulee charai khajoor. ||1||
We might just as well say that the fish climbs out of the water, up the tree.
||1||
kWie ry bkbwdu lwieE ] (718-11, tofI, Bgq nwmdyv jI)
kaaN-ay ray bakbaad laa-i-o.
Why do you speak such nonsense?
ijin hir pwieE iqnih CpwieE ]1] rhwau ] (718-11, tofI, Bgq nwmdyv jI)
jin har paa-i-o tineh chhapaa-i-o. ||1|| rahaa-o.
One who has found the Lord, keeps quiet about it. ||1||Pause||
pMifqu hoie kY bydu bKwnY ] (718-12, tofI, Bgq nwmdyv jI)
pandit ho-ay kai bayd bakhaanai.
Those who become Pandits, religious scholars, recite the Vedas,
mUrKu nwmdyau rwmih jwnY ]2]1] (718-12, tofI, Bgq nwmdyv jI)
moorakh naamday-o raameh jaanai. ||2||1||
but foolish Naam Dayv knows only the Lord. ||2||1||
kaun ko kl?ku rihE rwm nwmu lyq hI ] (718-13, tofI, Bgq nwmdyv jI)
ka-un ko kalank rahi-o raam naam layt hee.
Whose blemishes remain, when one chants the Lord's Name?
Kahan Ko Kalank Rahiyo (Todi Bani Naam Dev, Ang 988).mp3
piqq pivq Bey rwmu khq hI ]1] rhwau ] (718-13, tofI, Bgq nwmdyv jI)
patit pavit bha-ay raam kahat hee. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Sinners become pure, chanting the Lord's Name. ||1||Pause||
rwm sMig nwmdyv jn kau pRqigAw AweI ] (718-14, tofI, Bgq nwmdyv jI)
raam sang naamdayv jan ka-o partagi-aa aa-ee.
With the Lord, servant Naam Dayv has come to have faith.
eykwdsI bRqu rhY kwhy kau qIrQ jweˆØI ]1] (718-14, tofI, Bgq nwmdyv jI)
aykaadasee barat rahai kaahay ka-o tirath jaa-eeN. ||1||
I have stopped fasting on the eleventh day of each month; why should I
bother to go on pilgrimages to sacred shrines? ||1||
Bniq nwmdyau suik®q sumiq Bey ] (718-14, tofI, Bgq nwmdyv jI)
bhanat naamday-o sukarit sumat bha-ay.
Prays Naam Dayv, I have become a man of good deeds and good thoughts.
gurmiq rwmu kih ko ko n bYkuMiT gey ]2]2] (718-15, tofI, Bgq nwmdyv jI)
gurmat raam kahi ko ko na baikunth ga-ay. ||2||2||
Chanting the Lord's Name, under Guru's Instructions, who has not gone to
heaven? ||2||2||