Even if it doesn’t make a huge difference to the meaning, it is still important because we are supposed to be using music as a tool to bring out the mood and meaning of a particular pangti (line). Unfortunately most of us do the latter, often without realizing it. This is especially important for Keertanis – they should create and adjust their tunes based on the Shabad, rather than fit the Shabad to the tune. However, we should still make our best effort. We may not always be correct, because our understanding is limited and Gurbani is above and beyond our intellect. Typically there we can tell if the meaning is contrary to Gurmat and therefore not likely. We can rely on research and translations of previous Gursikhs and the context of the shabad to try our best to understand where the pause is. Sometimes it is not clear or there are conflicting translations. So how do we know where the bisraam is? Usually our doubts can be cleared by stopping and doing vichar on the meanings of the lines or reading some steeks/meanings.
If we put the bisraam after ghar and say “Gur Arjun Ghar, Gur Raam Daas.” it would mean that Guru Raam Daas ji was born into the house of Guru Arjun Dev Ji, which doesn’t make any sense! In the House of Guru Raam Daas, the devotee of the Lord, Guru Arjun was born. “Roko, na Jaan deo” – Stop them, don’t let them go.Įxample from Gurbani (commas added for illustration): ਰੋਕੋ ਨਾ, ਜਾਣ ਦਿਓ। “Roko na, Jaan deo” – Don’t stop them, let them go.Two entirely different meanings conveyed just by changing the comma placement (Bisraam)! “Woman, without her man, is worthless.”.“Woman, without her, man is worthless.”.This is important because a slight difference in bisraam can convey a message completely opposite to a line’s actual meaning.įor the sake of getting this point across – Here are some examples where incorrect placement/pronunciation of a comma can completely change the intended meaning. Other times we have to make a conscious effort to figure it out and understand. Most of the time the pause is intuitive and we can naturally tell where it is as we read. Correct bisraams (pauses) help to convey the right meaning, while an incorrect bisraam can completely change the meaning of the tuk(line). On the contrary, there are inherent pauses in each line and we ourselves have to know when to pause while reading. However, that doesn’t mean that every line is just read continuously. Today, I’d like to take a moment to pause and reflect on an important topic: Pausing.
Vaheguroo Ji Ka Khalsa Vaheguroo Ji Ki Fateh what should you do while reading Gurbani?
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