1. Sri Rag
A. Shabad
Guru Nanak Dev wrote 33 Shabads in this Rag. Please note
the verse; connected with “Pause”. Out of them, there are 10
Shabads, where these verses begin with -

1.Man re 5 Shabads
2. Bhai re 3 Shabads
3. Mere Mun 1 Shabad
4. Mundbe ... 1 Shabad

Now we may note the Shabads of Guru Amar Das. They are 31 in number. Out of these there are 28 Shabads, where the verses connected with “Pause” resemble with those of Guru Nanak’s Shabads -

1.Man Re 5 Shabads
2.Mere mun……. or Mun mere……2 Sbabads
3.Bhai re 9 Shabads
4. Mundhe 2 Shabads

If we read the Compositions of these Two Gurus, we shall note that both the Gurus composed in lenghty verses, such as --

Guru Nanak Dev

1. kot koti men arja, pavan pian apao.
2, motita mandar oosarai, ratni tai boeb jarao.
3. aape rasia aap ras, aape ravan bar.
4. amal galola koor ka, dita devanbar.

Guru Amar Das

1. hon satgur sevi aapna, ik mun ik cbit bbae.
2. jis bi ki sir kar sbai, tis bi ka sabb koeb.
3. jini sun kai munya, tina nij gbar vas.
4. sukb sagar bar nam bai, gurmukh paeyajaeb.

NOTE: This similarity also exists in Guru Ram Das’s Compositions. He has composed six Shabads. Out of these Shabads, there are two Shabads, where the verses connected with “Pause”, began with the words “bhai re”. The length of verses is also the

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