Japji Sahib · Stanza 31
Pauri 31
God's storehouses fill every world, given once and forever — and the Creator lovingly watches it all.
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ਆਸਣੁ ਲੋਇ ਲੋਇ ਭੰਡਾਰ ॥
Aasan loe loe bhandaar.
God's seat and storehouses are found in world after world.
ਜੋ ਕਿਛੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਸੁ ਏਕਾ ਵਾਰ ॥
Jo kichh paaiaa su ekaa vaar.
Whatever was placed in them was placed once, for all time.
ਕਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਵੇਖੈ ਸਿਰਜਣਹਾਰੁ ॥
Kar kar vekhai sirjanhaar.
Having made creation, the Creator keeps watching over it.
ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚੇ ਕੀ ਸਾਚੀ ਕਾਰ ॥
Naanak sache kee saachee kaar.
Says Nanak: the work of the True One is itself true.
ਆਦੇਸੁ ਤਿਸੈ ਆਦੇਸੁ ॥
Aades tisai aades.
I bow, again and again I bow, to that One.
ਆਦਿ ਅਨੀਲੁ ਅਨਾਦਿ ਅਨਾਹਤਿ ਜੁਗੁ ਜੁਗੁ ਏਕੋ ਵੇਸੁ ॥੩੧॥
Aad aneel anaad anaahat jug jug eko ves. ॥31॥
God is the very first, pure, without beginning, never destroyed — the same in every age. ॥31॥
✦ The Gurmukhi shown is the original Gurbani. The transliteration and English meaning are a simple, kid-friendly rendering for learning — under review, not a replacement for the original bani.
Words to know
4 words from this stanza
ਆਸਣੁ
Aasan
Seat; throne; resting place
ਭੰਡਾਰ
Bhandaar
Storehouses; treasuries
ਸਿਰਜਣਹਾਰੁ
Sirjanhaar
The Creator; the One who makes
ਕਾਰ
Kaar
Work; doing; action
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Activities for this stanza
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