Source: https://jugti.com/kosh/words/ardas/ ਅ [Kosh](https://jugti.com/kosh/)/[Words](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/)/Noun Word # ਅਰਦਾਸ ardas Say it**ar-DAAS**Type**Noun** In short Ardas is the standing Sikh prayer said at the close of every service, a petition to God made before the Guru Granth Sahib, ending with 'Nanak naam chardi kala'. ## How it's used 1. 1ਦੀਵਾਨ ਦੀ ਸਮਾਪਤੀ 'ਤੇ ਗ੍ਰੰਥੀ ਸਿੰਘ ਨੇ ਅਰਦਾਸ ਕੀਤੀ।At the close of the divan, the granthi performed the ardas. 2. 2ਨਵੀਂ ਦੁਕਾਨ ਖੋਲ੍ਹਣ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਉਸ ਨੇ ਅਰਦਾਸ ਕਰਵਾਈ।Before opening the new shop, he had an ardas performed. 3. 3ਸਾਰੀ ਸੰਗਤ ਖੜ੍ਹੀ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਅਰਦਾਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹੋਈ।The whole congregation stood and joined in the ardas. ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ ਅਰਦਾਸ ਸਿੱਖ ਧਰਮ ਦੀ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਮਹੱਤਵਪੂਰਨ ਪ੍ਰਾਰਥਨਾ ਹੈ। ਇਹ ਹਮੇਸ਼ਾ ਖੜ੍ਹੇ ਹੋ ਕੇ, ਹੱਥ ਜੋੜ ਕੇ, ਸ੍ਰੀ ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਜੀ ਦੇ ਸਨਮੁਖ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ। ਹਰ ਦੀਵਾਨ ਦੇ ਅੰਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਦਾਸ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ, ਅਤੇ ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਸ਼ੁਭ ਕੰਮ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਕਰਨ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਅਰਦਾਸ ਕਰਨਾ ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ ਸਮਝਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਅਰਦਾਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਦਸਾਂ ਗੁਰੂ ਸਾਹਿਬਾਨ, ਪੰਜਾਂ ਪਿਆਰਿਆਂ, ਚਾਰਾਂ ਸਾਹਿਬਜ਼ਾਦਿਆਂ, ਚਾਲੀ ਮੁਕਤਿਆਂ ਅਤੇ ਸ਼ਹੀਦ ਸਿੰਘਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਯਾਦ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਫਿਰ ਆਪਣੀ ਮੰਗ ਮੰਗੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ। ਅੰਤ ਵਿੱਚ 'ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮ ਚੜ੍ਹਦੀ ਕਲਾ, ਤੇਰੇ ਭਾਣੇ ਸਰਬੱਤ ਦਾ ਭਲਾ' ਕਹਿ ਕੇ 'ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕਾ ਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ, ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕੀ ਫ਼ਤਹਿ' ਦਾ ਜੈਕਾਰਾ ਲਾਇਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਅਰਦਾਸ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਕੜਾਹ ਪ੍ਰਸ਼ਾਦ ਵਰਤਾਇਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਘਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੀ ਸਿੱਖ ਸਵੇਰੇ-ਸ਼ਾਮ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਖ਼ਾਸ ਮੌਕੇ 'ਤੇ ਅਰਦਾਸ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ। ਇਹ ਪ੍ਰਾਰਥਨਾ ਸਿੱਖ ਸੰਗਤ ਨੂੰ ਇੱਕ ਸੂਤਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਿਰੋਂਦੀ ਹੈ। ## Meaning Ardas means a petition or humble request, from the Persian word arzdasht. It is the formal Sikh prayer, always performed standing with folded hands before the Guru Granth Sahib. It is said at the end of every divan (congregational service), and also whenever Sikhs begin or complete something significant, a journey, an exam, a new venture, a wedding. The prayer follows a fixed structure. It opens with the invocation 'Ik Oankar Vaheguru Ji Ki Fateh, Sri Bhagauti Ji Sahai', victory belongs to the one God; the divine sword lends its aid. Then it remembers, one by one, the ten Sikh Gurus, the Panj Piare, the four Sahibzade (the Guru's sons), the forty Mukte who died at Muktsar, the martyrs and all devoted Sikhs who kept the faith through persecution. After this remembrance comes the actual petition, the specific request of the moment, such as success in an undertaking or wellbeing of a person. The Ardas closes with the famous lines asking that through the Guru's name the spirit stays ever-rising, and that by God's will all beings prosper: > ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮ ਚੜ੍ਹਦੀ ਕਲਾ ੥ ਤੇਰੇ ਭਾਣੇ ਸਰਬੱਤ ਦਾ ਭਲਾ ੥ Nanak, through the Name comes rising spirit; by Your will, may all be well. The prayer ends with 'Vaheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Vaheguru Ji Ki Fateh', repeated by the whole sangat. ## Origin and history Collective supplication is as old as the Sikh sangat itself, the early Sikhs gathered to pray together from Guru Nanak's time. The Ardas in something close to its present form developed over the eighteenth century, when Sikhs facing persecution would gather in secret and pray for the Panth's survival, remembering their martyrs by name. The invocation to 'Sri Bhagauti', the divine sword, God's power to destroy evil, comes from the opening of the Chandi di Var, the ballad of the goddess's battle, which stands at the head of the Ardas. The remembrance of the forty Mukte refers to the forty Sikhs who deserted Guru Gobind Singh at Anandpur, then returned to fight and die beside him at the Battle of Muktsar in 1705; the Guru tore up their letter of desertion and blessed them as the liberated ones. The text was standardised in the Sikh Rehat Maryada, so the Ardas said in Amritsar today is the same as the one said in Toronto or London. ## Cultural context Ardas is the moment in a Sikh service when the whole congregation stands as one. Anyone, the granthi or any Sikh man or woman, may perform it. After the Ardas, karah prashad, the blessed sweet pudding, is distributed to everyone present. Sikhs also do a personal ardas at home: standing before a picture of the Gurus or simply with folded hands, they ask for guidance before exams, operations, journeys or new jobs. Doing ardas is considered the proper way to begin anything, Sikhs say no undertaking should start without it. ## What is the Ardas? Ardas means a petition or humble request, from the Persian word arzdasht. It is the formal Sikh prayer, always performed standing with folded hands before the Guru Granth Sahib. It is said at the end of every divan (congregational service), and also whenever Sikhs begin or complete something significant, a journey, an exam, a new venture, a wedding. ## How is the Ardas structured? The prayer follows a fixed structure. It opens with the invocation 'Ik Oankar Vaheguru Ji Ki Fateh, Sri Bhagauti Ji Sahai', victory belongs to the one God; the divine sword lends its aid. Then it remembers, one by one, the ten Sikh Gurus, the Panj Piare, the four Sahibzade (the Guru's sons), the forty Mukte who died at Muktsar, the martyrs and all devoted Sikhs who kept the faith through persecution. After this remembrance comes the actual petition, the specific request of the moment. The Ardas closes asking that through the Guru's name the spirit stays ever-rising (chardi kala), and that by God's will all beings prosper: 'Nanak naam chardi kala, tere bhane sarbat da bhala.' ## When did the Ardas take its present form? Collective supplication is as old as the Sikh sangat itself, but the Ardas in something close to its present form developed over the eighteenth century, when Sikhs facing persecution would gather in secret and pray for the Panth's survival, remembering their martyrs by name. The invocation to 'Sri Bhagauti', the divine sword, comes from the opening of the Chandi di Var. The text was standardised in the Sikh Rehat Maryada, so the Ardas said in Amritsar today is the same as the one said in Toronto or London. ## ਅਰਦਾਸ ਕੀ ਹੈ? ਅਰਦਾਸ ਸਿੱਖ ਧਰਮ ਦੀ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਮਹੱਤਵਪੂਰਨ ਪ੍ਰਾਰਥਨਾ ਹੈ। ਇਹ ਹਮੇਸ਼ਾ ਖੜ੍ਹੇ ਹੋ ਕੇ, ਹੱਥ ਜੋੜ ਕੇ, ਸ੍ਰੀ ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਜੀ ਦੇ ਸਨਮੁਖ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ। ਹਰ ਦੀਵਾਨ ਦੇ ਅੰਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਦਾਸ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ, ਅਤੇ ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਸ਼ੁਭ ਕੰਮ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਕਰਨ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਅਰਦਾਸ ਕਰਨਾ ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ ਸਮਝਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ## ਅਰਦਾਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ-ਕੀ ਯਾਦ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ? ਅਰਦਾਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਦਸਾਂ ਗੁਰੂ ਸਾਹਿਬਾਨ, ਪੰਜਾਂ ਪਿਆਰਿਆਂ, ਚਾਰਾਂ ਸਾਹਿਬਜ਼ਾਦਿਆਂ, ਚਾਲੀ ਮੁਕਤਿਆਂ ਅਤੇ ਸ਼ਹੀਦ ਸਿੰਘਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਯਾਦ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਫਿਰ ਆਪਣੀ ਮੰਗ ਮੰਗੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ। ਅੰਤ ਵਿੱਚ 'ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮ ਚੜ੍ਹਦੀ ਕਲਾ, ਤੇਰੇ ਭਾਣੇ ਸਰਬੱਤ ਦਾ ਭਲਾ' ਕਹਿ ਕੇ ਜੈਕਾਰਾ ਲਾਇਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਅਰਦਾਸ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਕੜਾਹ ਪ੍ਰਸ਼ਾਦ ਵਰਤਾਇਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ## Related words [ਸੰਗਤsangatCompany; a congregation](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/sangat/)[ਅਖੰਡ ਪਾਠakhand paththe uninterrupted reading of the whole Guru Granth Sahib, completed in about 48 hours](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/akhand-path/) Sources (3) 1. 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