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A prayer for seeking, devotion and finding the Divine

Jo Prabh Ko Milbo Chahe

ਜੋ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕੋ ਮਿਲਬੋ ਚਹੈ ਖੋਜ ਸਬਦ ਮਹਿ ਲੇਹ

Khoj Shabad Mein Leh — The Divine is found through the Word of the Guru

  • Dohra recited after Ardas
  • Dohra (Panth Prakash, Giani Gian Singh)
  • Traditional — attributed to the Rehatnama tradition

The Dohra sung at the close of every Ardas — the Guru's own instruction on where to look for God: not in a place, but inside the Shabad.

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Gurmukhi · Transliteration · Meaning

Jo Prabh Ko Milbo Chahe — lyrics and meaning

Read each line in layers: the original Gurmukhi, a Roman transliteration to sing from, and the English meaning. Line numbers follow the order sung in the recording.

1

ਆਗਿਆ ਭਈ ਅਕਾਲ ਕੀ ਤਬੀ ਚਲਾਇਓ ਪੰਥ ॥

Aagiaa bhaee Akaal kee tabee chalaaio Panth.

By the command of the Timeless One, the Panth was set in motion.

2

ਸਭ ਸਿਖਨ ਕੋ ਹੁਕਮ ਹੈ ਗੁਰੂ ਮਾਨਿਓ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ॥

Sabh Sikhan ko hukam hai Guru maanio Granth.

All Sikhs are commanded: accept the Granth as Guru.

3

ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਜੀ ਮਾਨਿਓ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਗੁਰਾਂ ਕੀ ਦੇਹ ॥

Guru Granth Ji maanio pragat Guraan kee deh.

Know the Guru Granth Sahib as the visible body of the Gurus.

4
Title line

ਜੋ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕੋ ਮਿਲਬੋ ਚਹੈ ਖੋਜ ਸਬਦ ਮਹਿ ਲੇਹ ॥

Jo Prabh ko milbo chahai khoj Shabad meh leh.

Whoever wishes to meet God — search for Him within the Shabad.

Gurbani is quoted from Dohra recited after Ardas. English renderings draw on the Sant Singh Khalsa translation and are lightly clarified for readers new to Gurbani.

About this shabad

The Dohra sung at the close of every Ardas — the Guru's own instruction on where to look for God: not in a place, but inside the Shabad.

Composed by Traditional — attributed to the Rehatnama tradition in Dohra (Panth Prakash, Giani Gian Singh). MedRise Gurbani presents it in a gentle, meditative arrangement so the words stay in front — sung for listeners who want to understand as they listen.

When to listen

A prayer for seeking, devotion and finding the Divine. Play it in the morning before the day begins, or whenever the situation it speaks to is on your mind. Reading the meaning first turns listening into simran.

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