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Sayth Nanak on 'Dance'

THIS ARTICLE PRESENTS A COMPREHENSIVE VIEW OF GURBANI ON 'DANCING' in two parts. Individual Gurbani Tuks in English (need further editing) have been consolidated in part-I as index. The index covers all those shabads in Granth Sahib which talk about the subject of dancing. Bulk of the main body text follows the index as part-II of the article. Oveall presentation and theme of entire text is guided by Prof Sahib Singh's DARPAN.

Part-I: Complete Index of Shabads on 'Dancing'

Angg...................Tuk
74 I shall not have to dance in the wrestling arena of life again. Nanak has searched, and found this opportunity. ||21||2||29||
121 Let your true and perfect tune be the subjugation of your love of Maya, and let yourself dance to the Shabad. ||3||
122 The love of Maya makes this mind dance, and the deceit within makes people suffer in pain. ||4||
122 For the sake of Maya, they set the stage and dance, but they are in love with duality, and they obtain only sorrow. ||6||
124 The Gurmukhs sing, the Gurmukhs dance, and focus their consciousness on the Lord. ||1||Pause||
142 Intoxicated with power and thrilled with wealth, they delight in their pleasures, and dance about shamelessly.
159 they dance and dance and jump all around, but they only suffer in terrible pain.
169 Make me the slave of the Lord's slaves, so that my mind might dance in Your Love. ||3||
277 Sometimes, they dance in various ways.
278 As it pleases God, they dance.
336 now unable to escape, O crazy mind, it is made to dance door to door. ||2||
338 O people, O victims of this Maya, abandon your doubts and dance out in the open.
349 Naarad dances to the tune of the Dark Age of Kali Yuga;
350 So dance in this love, and keep the beat with your feet. ||1||
350 other dances produce only temporary pleasure in the mind. ||1||Pause||
350 So dance in this love, and keep the beat with your feet. ||2||
350 Let the fear of God within your heart and mind be your spinning dance,
350 So dance in this love, and keep the beat with your feet. ||3||
350 So dance in this love, and keep the beat with your feet. ||4||6||
364 One may dance and play numerous instruments;
364 The Gurmukh's dance is to embrace love for the Lord;
364 But the dances and the worship of the hypocrites bring only pain. ||3||
368 How long must one dance and stretch out one's feet, and how long must one reach out with one's hands?
381 Making the effort, the mind becomes pure; in this dance, the self is silenced.
381 Your humble servant dances and sings Your Glorious Praises.
381 Such a dance eliminates hell; O Nanak, the Gurmukh remains wakeful. ||4||4||43||
412 He plays the instrument without hands, and dances without feet.
464 So many beggars dance, spinning around to the beat.
465 The disciples play the music, and the gurus dance.
465 According to their actions, so do all people dance.
465 Those who dance and dance and laugh, shall weep on their ultimate departure.
465 They dance and jump around on the urgings of their minds.
469 The spiritually wise dance and play their musical instruments, adorning themselves with beautiful decorations.
477 Putting on the skirt, the donkey dances around, and the water buffalo performs devotional worship. ||1||
480 and dance in the mind, teaching and speaking. ||1||Pause||
483 Now, I no longer dance to the tune.
484 you skip, dance and sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||3||
487 How does the puppet of clay dance?
506 I dance, and make this mind dance as well.
506 So dance, O mind, before your Guru.
506 If you dance according to the Guru's Will, you shall obtain peace, and in the end, the fear of death shall leave you. ||Pause||
506 One whom the Lord Himself causes to dance, is called a devotee. He Himself links us to His Love.
506 One who dances night and day, and banishes Shakti's Maya, enters the House of the Lord Shiva, where there is no sleep.
506 The world is asleep in Maya, the house of Shakti; it dances, jumps and sings in duality. The self-willed manmukh has no devotion. ||3||
506 The angels, mortals, renunciates, ritualists, silent sages and beings of spiritual wisdom dance.
506 The Siddhas and seekers, lovingly focused on the Lord, dance, as do the Gurmukhs, whose minds dwell in reflective meditation. ||4||
506 The planets and solar systems dance in the three qualities, as do those who bear love for You, Lord.
506 The beings and creatures all dance, and the four sources of creation dance. ||5||
506 They alone dance, who are pleasing to You, and who, as Gurmukhs, embrace love for the Word of the Shabad.
506 So many people dance for the sake of Maya; how rare are those who contemplate reality.
506 They alone dance, who are pleasing to Your Will, and who, as Gurmukhs, contemplate the Word of the Shabad.
693 Know that, through Krishna, the Lord, Har, Har, the dance of creation dances. ||1||
693 In this Garden of the Lord, we all dance, like water in the pots of the Persian wheel. ||1||Pause||
693 Women and men both dance.
834 This mind dances before the True Guru. The unstruck sound current of the Shabad resounds, vibrating the celestial melody.
872 He alone is a dancer, who dances with his mind.
872 The Lord is the Protector of the dancer with such a mind. ||2||
884 Move your mind like the rhythmic hand-motions; do the dance, and shake your ankle bracelets. ||1||
884 This is the rhythmic dance of the Lord.
884 Some are made to dance, and some are whirled around; some come and some go, and some are reduced to dust.
884 Says Nanak, one who meets with the True Guru, does not have to dance the dance of reincarnation again. ||4||7||
885 Such a dancer is not reincarnated again. ||3||
913 Some dance, wearing ankle bells.
975 The clouds hang low, the clouds tremble with thunder, and the mind dances joyfully like the peacock. ||3||
983 The peacock dances on the mountain, when the clouds hang low and heavy. ||4||
991 My slave mother dances, and my slave father sings; I practice devotional worship to You, O my Sovereign Lord. ||2||
1003 The temple dancers tie bells around their ankles to earn their living.
1020 As He makes them dance, so do they dance. Everyone lives their lives according to their past actions. ||7||
1094 O Nanak, as He Himself makes us dance, we dance. ||22||1|| Sudh||
1112 When you dance, what veil covers you? Break the water pot, and be unattached.
1139 I have seen Him among the men of severe self-discipline, the silent sages, the actors, dramas and dances. ||2||
1140 Without music, how is one to dance?
1147 There is no peace in watching dances and plays.
1165 He is like the prostitute, who comes to dance,
1165 She dances to the beat, exciting the breath of those who watch her.
1180 When the clouds and the rain come, the peacocks dance.
1252 You Yourself sing, and You Yourself dance. You Yourself blow the bugle.
1285 Some dance and dance and keep the beat, but they do not worship Him with devotion.
1290 Old age, the tyrant, dances on the mortal's shoulders.
1351 You dance, but your consciousness is filled with evil.
1351 You are lewd and depraved - this is such an unrighteous dance! ||3||
1358 You take the corrupt, sinful beings in your power, and make them dance like monkeys.
1383 Fareed, the world dances as it dances, and you dance with it as well.
1383 That soul alone does not dance with it, who is under the care of the Lord God. ||110||

Part-II: Relevant Extracts from Prof Sahib Singh's DARPAN