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Khalsa Mahima (or Khalsa Mehma ; Punjabi : ਖਾਲਸਾ ਮਹਿਮਾ lit. 'Praise of the Khalsa') is the name of two compositions that praise the Khalsa in poetic form, composed by Guru Gobind Singh , each present in Dasam Granth and Sarbloh Granth .

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10-577: In Dasam Granth, the composition is present at end of the 33 Savaiyes and is followed in sequence by the Shastar Naam Mala. It contains four stanzas whilst others describe it as containing three stanzas and a couplet ( Dohra ). It is essentially an utterance the Guru gave to a Brahmin at the base of the Naina Devi temple, when the latter was angered by Sikhs receiving alms rather than Brahmins priests after

20-601: A Hindu scholar, on the conclusion of a Yagna at Naina Devi , although the Yagna is not treated as a Sikh ritual. The second part of this composition is recited among Sikhs in Kirtans: ਜੁੱਧ ਜਿਤੇ ਇਨ ਹੀ ਕੇ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ਇਨ ਹੀ ਕੇ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ਸੁ ਦਾਨ ਕਰੇ ॥ ਅਘ ਅਉਘ ਟਰੈ ਇਨ ਹੀ ਕੇ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ਇਨ ਹੀ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਫੁਨ ਧਾਮ ਭਰੇ ॥ ਇਨ ਹੀ ਕੇ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ਸੁ ਬਿੱਦਿਆ ਲਈ ਇਨ ਹੀ ਕੀ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਸਭ ਸ਼ੱਤ੍ਰੁ ਮਰੇ ॥ ਇਨ ਹੀ ਕੀ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਕੇ ਸਜੇ ਹਮ ਹੈਂ ਨਹੀ ਮੋਸੋ ਗਰੀਬ ਕਰੋਰ ਪਰੇ ॥੨॥ Guru Gobind Singh gave equal status to Khalsa when he eulogized that it

30-577: A sacrificial ceremony. The Guru states the Brahmin will receive gifts but the almighty will look after the Guru and ensure his success. This composition praises the Khalsa army . It was composed in Kapal Mochan after Battle of Bhangani , when Guru Gobind Singh provided robes of honor to his warriors and was addressed to Mishar, a Hindu Scholar. It is believed that the composition was addressed to Pandit Kesho Dutt,

40-547: Is present in that composition. This hymn is also called Khalsa da Martaba. It is also considered to be a Vaisakhi Hymn. 33 Savaiye 33 Savaiye (Gurmukhi: ੩੩ ਸਵਈਏ; alternatively transliterated as Swayyae ; also known as Sri Mukhvak Savaiya ) is a religious work written by Guru Gobind Singh which is included in Dasam Granth , second scripture of Sikhs . It is present after Sabad Patshahi 10 and continued with Khalsa Mahima . It explains qualities of Supreme and

50-499: The Khalsa. The compositions lauds a divine conception that is unreached and unknowable by the elucidations used in the Quranic , Vedic , Biblical , and Puranic literature. It also openly challenges anyone who venerates particular avatars of the divine rather than the whole and those who present themselves to be religious people in public yet remain ignorant. The thirtieth savaiya of

60-515: The composition is present under the title "Bisanupad Dhanuaki Dev Plasi" on line 459, which starts with Khalsa Mero Roop Hai Khaas . The Sarbloh Granth is revered as the Khalsa's third main scripture by many, including the Nihang Singhs, but it is otherwise unknown to the general Sikh community. The Khalsa Mahima composition from the Sarbloh Granth, ironically, is probably the more well-known of

70-415: The two. Many Sikhs have probably heard the hymn "Khalsa Mero Roop Hai Khaas," a Shabad that many Ragis have performed over the years. Though the authenticity of Sarabloh Granth is uncertain, its treatment of Khalsa is traditionally and philosophically accurate. Khalsa Akaal Purakh Ki Fauj is the phrase of Saint-Soldiery, common among Sikhs, which is commonly recited as Khalsa Kaal Purakh Ki Fauj (Page 531),

80-495: The wisdom of Almighty , and that both characters are played by Khalsa. Guru Gobind Singh makes it abundantly clear in his Khalsa Mahima that he considers the Khalsa to have equal status with him. ਉਪਮਾ ਖ਼ਾਲਸੇ ਜਾਤ ਨ ਕਹੀ ॥ Praise to the caste-less Khalsa. Kirpa Ram, was one such Brahmin who joined the Khalsa shedding his caste and Varna and preached Gurmat, taught and fought and martyred in Battle of Chamkaur . In Sarabloh Granth,

90-521: The work is a strong rebuking of the materialisticly greedy and corrupted masands , as per Dharam Pal Ashta in The Poetry of the Dasam Granth (1959) . Some verses of the work are used occasionally for Amrit Sanchar baptismal ceremonies. It was written at Anandpur Sahib . This Sikhism-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Savaiya Sawaiya

100-515: Was because of Khalsa that he has been what he is. He conveyed that he would donate to Khalsa rather than the Hindu Brahmin because Khalsa preached Gurmat thoughts, provided charity for the poor, gave food to hungry, and purchased arms to fight against tyranny. This hymn opposes the Varna classification and stresses that Brahmins should fight like Kshatriyas and Kshatriyas should learn and preach

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