Ardas
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Ardas is a central Sikh prayer of supplication and gratitude, recited in congregational and personal worship to seek divine guidance and blessings.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sikh prayer
ⓘ
religious supplication ⓘ |
| addressedTo |
Akal Purakh
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Waheguru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Guru Gobind Singh
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ⓘ
Khalsa tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | standard prayer in Sikh Rehat Maryada ⓘ |
| closingPhrase |
Bole So Nihal, Sat Sri Akal
ⓘ
Waheguru ji ka Khalsa, Waheguru ji ki Fateh ⓘ |
| communityRole | unifying Sikh congregational practice ⓘ |
| gesture |
facing Guru Granth Sahib
ⓘ
standing with folded hands ⓘ |
| invokes |
Guru Granth Sahib
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ⓘ
Guru Khalsa Panth NERFINISHED ⓘ Panj Pyare NERFINISHED ⓘ Sikh martyrs NERFINISHED ⓘ Ten Sikh Gurus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Punjabi ⓘ |
| liturgicalRole | formal communal prayer in Sikhism ⓘ |
| performedBy |
Sikh granthi
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any initiated Sikh ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
expression of gratitude
ⓘ
seeking blessings ⓘ seeking divine guidance ⓘ supplication ⓘ |
| recitedAt |
Akhand Path ceremonies
ⓘ
Amrit Sanchar ceremonies NERFINISHED ⓘ Antim Sanskar ceremonies ⓘ Sikh weddings ⓘ before important decisions ⓘ before starting new tasks ⓘ end of Sikh congregational services ⓘ |
| religion | Sikhism ⓘ |
| script | Gurmukhi ⓘ |
| structure |
closing salutation
ⓘ
collective supplication ⓘ historical remembrance ⓘ opening invocation ⓘ |
| theme |
Sarbat da Bhala
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collective welfare ⓘ gratitude for divine grace ⓘ remembrance of Sikh history ⓘ submission to divine will ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Gurdwara services
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Sikh ceremonies ⓘ congregational worship ⓘ daily Sikh practice ⓘ personal worship ⓘ |
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