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Kundalini Yoga / Sikh Dharma
ਪਵਣ ਪਵਣ ਪਵਣ ਪਵਣ ਪਾਰ ਪਰਾ | ਪਵਣ ਗੁਰੂ ਪਵਣ ਗੁਰੂ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ | ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਪਵਣ ਗੁਰੂ
Pavan Guru
Pavan Pavan Pavan Pavan Par Paraa, Pavan Guru Pavan Guru Wahe Guru, Wahe Guru Pavan Guru
"The breath is the Guru — the divine breath from beyond the beyond"
Word by Word
- Pavan
- air, breath — the carrier of prana, the life force
- Par Paraa
- from beyond the beyond — the infinite source
- Guru
- the teacher — that which carries from darkness to light
- Wahe Guru
- ecstatic wonder — the wisdom beyond words
Full Translation
Breath, breath, breath, breath — from beyond the beyond. The breath is the Guru, the breath is the Guru — ecstasy beyond words. Ecstasy beyond words — the breath is the Guru. Air, the carrier of prana, is honored as the teacher itself: the one guide that has been with you since your first moment and will stay to your last.
Pronunciation Tips
PUH-vun PUH-vun PUH-vun PUH-vun par pah-RAH, PUH-vun goo-ROO PUH-vun goo-ROO WAH-hay goo-ROO — soft and continuous, riding the breath it describes