Waheguru
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Waheguru: Great Guru
- Waheguru is the Gurmantra; it is the reference to the Almighty God; the Crestor; the Supreme Soul; the Sustainer; etc The word 'Waheguru' liertally means the "Wonderful Lord" in the Gurmukhi language. God has many names in Sikhism and Waheguru is probably the most important.
- Others words for God are: ‘Satnaam’ breaks down into ‘Sat’ meaning True and ‘Nam’ meaning Name. So ‘Satnaam’ or ‘Satnam’ means True Name. Other popular names for God are: ‘OnKar’, ‘Nir-vair’, ‘Akaal-moorat’, Gobind, Hari, Ram, Pritam
The origins of the Gurmantar 'Waheguru' have been explained by Bhai Gurdas ji as follows:
In Satyug, Visnu in the form of Vasudev is said to have incarnated and ‘V’ Of Vahiguru reminds of Visnu. The true Guru of Dvapar is said to be Harikrsna and ‘H’ of Vahiguru reminds of Hari. |
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