Source: https://jugti.com/kosh/words/vaheguru/ ਵ [Kosh](https://jugti.com/kosh/)/[Words](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/)/Noun Word # ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ vaheguru Say it**vaa-hay-gu-ROO**Type**Noun** In short Vaheguru, 'Wondrous Enlightener', is the Sikh name of God, whispered as the Gurmantra and chanted in meditation. ## How it's used 1. 1ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਦਾ ਸ਼ੁਕਰ ਹੈ, ਸਭ ਠੀਕ ਹੋ ਗਿਆ।Thank Vaheguru, everything turned out fine. 2. 2ਉਹ ਰੋਜ਼ ਸਵੇਰੇ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਦਾ ਸਿਮਰਨ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ।She meditates on Vaheguru every morning. 3. 3ਸੰਗਤ ਨੇ ਮਿਲ ਕੇ 'ਸਤਿਨਾਮ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ' ਦਾ ਜਾਪ ਕੀਤਾ।The congregation chanted 'Satnam Vaheguru' together. ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ 'ਅਦਭੁਤ ਗੁਰੂ', ਉਹ ਅਕਾਲ ਪੁਰਖ ਜੋ ਹੈਰਾਨੀ ਅਤੇ ਸ਼ਰਧਾ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ। ਇਹ ਸਿੱਖਾਂ ਦਾ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਨਾਮ ਹੈ, ਜੋ ਅਰਦਾਸ, ਜੈਕਾਰੇ ਅਤੇ ਸਿਮਰਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਸੰਚਾਰ ਵੇਲੇ ਹਰ ਅਭਿਲਾਖੀ ਦੇ ਕੰਨ ਵਿੱਚ 'ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ' ਗੁਰਮੰਤਰ ਵਜੋਂ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਨਾਮ ਸਿਮਰਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਿੱਖ 'ਸਤਿਨਾਮ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ' ਦਾ ਜਾਪ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ। ਗੁਰਬਾਣੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਭੱਟ ਗਯੰਦ ਜੀ ਨੇ ਗਾਇਆ ਹੈ, 'ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਵਾਹਿ ਜੀਉ', ਭਾਵ ਅਕਾਲ ਪੁਰਖ ਅਦਭੁਤ ਹੈ। ## Meaning Vaheguru joins vah, an exclamation of wonder, like 'wow!', with guru, the enlightener who dispels darkness. The name means the Wondrous Lord: God as the wonder that stops the mind and fills it with awe. It is the most-used name of God in Sikh life, the word on every Sikh's lips in prayer, greeting and meditation. Vaheguru is the Gurmantra, the mantra whispered into the ear of each candidate during the amrit ceremony, and the core of Naam simran, the meditative remembrance of God. Sikhs repeat it silently with the breath, chant it in congregations ('Satnam Vaheguru'), and cry it in the jaikara: 'Bole So Nihal, Sat Sri Akal.' The name appears in Gurbani itself, in the compositions of the Bhatts: > ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਵਾਹਿ ਜੀਉ ੥ Vaheguru, Vaheguru, Vaheguru, wondrous is the Divine Being. (Bhatt Gayand) ## Origin and history The Gurus used many names for God, Ram, Rahim, Allah, Kartar, Akal Purakh, teaching that all names point to the one Formless One. But Vaheguru became the distinctively Sikh name, the one that belongs to no other tradition, and over the centuries it became the Gurmantra of the Khalsa. Its rise mirrors the rise of the Sikh community's distinct identity: a people who could praise God in the shared vocabulary of India, but who greeted, prayed and meditated in their own word of wonder. ## Cultural context 'Vaheguru' punctuates Sikh speech the way 'God willing' punctuates others', in gratitude, in shock, in hope. A Sikh hearing good news breathes 'Vaheguru'; facing trouble, the same word becomes a prayer. The greeting 'Vaheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Vaheguru Ji Ki Fateh' carries the name twice, and Sikh children learn it among their first words. To chant Vaheguru in sangat, hundreds of voices as one, is for many Sikhs the deepest spiritual experience of their lives. ## What does vaheguru mean in Punjabi? The dictionary gives its short meaning as "Wondrous Lord; Sikh name of God". Vaheguru joins vah, an exclamation of wonder, like 'wow!', with guru, the enlightener who dispels darkness. The name means the Wondrous Lord: God as the wonder that stops the mind and fills it with awe. It is the most-used name of God in Sikh life, the word on every Sikh's lips in prayer, greeting and meditation. ## How is vaheguru used in a sentence? The entry gives this example: ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਦਾ ਸ਼ੁਕਰ ਹੈ, ਸਭ ਠੀਕ ਹੋ ਗਿਆ।, "Thank Vaheguru, everything turned out fine.". Another example from the entry: ਉਹ ਰੋਜ਼ ਸਵੇਰੇ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਦਾ ਸਿਮਰਨ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ।, "She meditates on Vaheguru every morning.". ## How do you pronounce vaheguru? The pronunciation hint given in the entry is "vaa-hay-gu-ROO". ## Where would you hear vaheguru used? The entry lists its usage as "Sikh prayer". ## ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ? ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ 'ਅਦਭੁਤ ਗੁਰੂ', ਉਹ ਅਕਾਲ ਪੁਰਖ ਜੋ ਹੈਰਾਨੀ ਅਤੇ ਸ਼ਰਧਾ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ। ਇਹ ਸਿੱਖਾਂ ਦਾ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਨਾਮ ਹੈ, ਜੋ ਅਰਦਾਸ, ਜੈਕਾਰੇ ਅਤੇ ਸਿਮਰਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ## ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਦੀ ਵਾਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਮਿਸਾਲ ਦਿਓ? ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਦਾ ਸ਼ੁਕਰ ਹੈ, ਸਭ ਠੀਕ ਹੋ ਗਿਆ। ## ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਬਾਰੇ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੋਰ ਕੀ ਦੱਸਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ? ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਸੰਚਾਰ ਵੇਲੇ ਹਰ ਅਭਿਲਾਖੀ ਦੇ ਕੰਨ ਵਿੱਚ 'ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ' ਗੁਰਮੰਤਰ ਵਜੋਂ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਨਾਮ ਸਿਮਰਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਿੱਖ 'ਸਤਿਨਾਮ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ' ਦਾ ਜਾਪ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ। ## Related words [ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤamritNectar; Sikh initiation rite](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/amrit/)[ਸਿਮਰਨsimranRemembrance of God](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/simran/)[ਜੈਕਾਰਾJaikaraCall of victory; the Sikh call-and-response cry](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/jaikara/) Sources (2) 1. Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha 2. Guru Granth Sahib Ji (Bhatt Gayand) [Report a correction](https://jugti.com/corrections/) **Jugti is free and independent.** Reader support keeps the Kosh growing. 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