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Written work

Kuchaji and Suchaji, raga Suhi

ਕੁਚਜੀ / ਸੁਚਜੀ (ਸੂਹੀ)

Guru Nanak en un mural del gurdwara Baba Atal Rai
byGuru Nanak

Two complementary poems in raga Suhi: the inept wife (kuchaji), who has wasted her life and does not know how to please the Husband, and the virtuous wife (suchaji), who receives everything from him. An example of the nuptial language in which Nanak speaks of the soul.

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Authorship note

A composition by Guru Nanak preserved in the Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh scripture compiled by Guru Arjan in 1604 from manuscript books handed down by the gurus; the attribution is marked by the heading "Mahala 1" ("first guru"). It is among the most secure attributions in Indian devotional literature.

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Other works by Guru Nanak

Sources

  • Srī Gurū Granth Sāhib (Ādi Granth). Compilado por Guru Arjan en 1604; recensión de Damdama, 1706. Edición estándar de 1.430 páginas (ang). Trad. inglesa de Manmohan Singh, 8 vols. Amritsar: Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, 1962-1969.

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