The Bhai Sahiba’s Favorite Shabads

Bhai Sahiba BibiJi Inderjit Kaur Khalsa, wife of the Siri Singh Sahib Ji and the Bhai Sahiba of Sikh Dharma International, has been an inspiration to our Global Sangat since she travelled to the West over 50 years ago.  She taught many in our Sangat about Shabad Guru, whether they were Kundalini Yoga students who did not know anything about who Sikhs were, or longtime Sangat members on this dharmic path. She has always been available to guide and teach us.  We are forever grateful for her patience, love, grace and compassion.

To celebrate her 91st birthday on January 22, 2026, we asked her what her favorite Shabads are which she plays and recites to uplift her in her life.  Here is her response:

“These are my 2 favorite Shabads, which I have recited from when I was 11 years old till now.  During any difficult time, they give me support and the Guru stands with me and never waivers through the thick and thin of life’s journey.

These have been the mottos of my life. I will chant these Shabads the whole day, and Guru just gives me strength.  The problems are solved, and they give me strength, so I can lean onto the Guru to lift me through any difficult time.”

Parmesar Ditta Banna (Guru Arjan Dev Ji, Siri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 627)

ਸੋਰਠਿ ਮਹਲਾ ੫॥ ਪਰਮੇਸਰਿ ਦਿਤਾ ਬੰਨਾ॥ ਦੁਖ ਰੋਗ ਕਾ ਡੇਰਾ ਭੰਨਾ॥ ਅਨਦ ਕਰਹਿ ਨਰ ਨਾਰੀ॥ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਧਾਰੀ॥੧॥ ਸੰਤਹੁ ਸੁਖੁ ਹੋਆ ਸਭ ਥਾਈ ॥ ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਪੂਰਨ ਪਰਮੇਸਰੁ ਰਵਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਸਭਨੀ ਜਾਈ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ॥ ਧੁਰ ਕੀ ਬਾਣੀ ਆਈ ॥ ਤਿਨਿ ਸਗਲੀ ਚਿੰਤ ਮਿਟਾਈ॥ ਦਇਆਲ ਪੁਰਖ ਮਿਹਰਵਾਨਾ॥ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾਚੁ ਵਖਾਨਾ॥੨॥੧੩॥੭੭॥ Sorath 5th Guru. The Transcendent Lord has given me His support. The house of pain and disease is demolished. The men and women make celebrate. The Lord God, Har Har has extended His Mercy॥1॥ O Saints, there is peace everywhere. The Supreme Lord God, the Perfect Transcendent Lord, is pervading everywhere. ॥Pause॥ The Bani of His Word emanated from the Primal Lord. It eradicates all anxiety. The Lord is merciful, kind and compassionate. Nanak chants the Naam, the Name of the True Lord. ॥2॥ ॥13॥ ॥77॥

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Aaithai Othai Rakhavaalaa (Guru Arjan Dev Ji, Siri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 628)

ਸੋਰਠਿ ਮਹਲਾ ੫॥ ਐਥੈ ਓਥੈ ਰਖਵਾਲਾ॥ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਦੀਨ ਦਇਆਲਾ॥ ਦਾਸ ਅਪਨੇ ਆਪਿ ਰਾਖੇ ॥ ਘਟਿ ਘਟਿ ਸਬਦੁ ਸੁਭਾਖੇ ॥੧॥ ਗੁਰ ਕੇ ਚਰਣ ਊਪਰਿ ਬਲਿ ਜਾਈ ॥ ਦਿਨਸੁ ਰੈਨਿ ਸਾਸਿ ਸਾਸਿ ਸਮਾਲੀ ਪੂਰਨੁ ਸਭਨੀ ਥਾਈ॥ ਰਹਾਉ॥ ਆਪਿ ਸਹਾਈ ਹੋਆ॥ ਸਚੇ ਦਾ ਸਚਾ ਢੋਆ॥ ਤੇਰੀ ਭਗਤਿ ਵਡਿਆਈ॥ ਪਾਈ ਨਾਨਕ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਸਰਣਾਈ॥੨॥੧੪॥੭੮॥ Sorath 5th Guru॥ Here and hereafter, He is our Savior. God, the True Guru, is Merciful to the meek. He Himself protects His slaves. In each and every heart, the Beautiful Word of His Shabad resounds. ॥1॥ I am a sacrifice to the Guru’s Feet. Day and night, with each and every breath, I remember Him; He is totally pervading and permeating all places. ॥Pause॥ He Himself has become my help and support. True is the support of the True Lord. Glorious and great is devotional worship to You. Nanak has found God’s Sanctuary. ॥2॥॥14॥॥78॥

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Bibiji Inderjit Kaur Khalsa, PhD (India/USA) holds the distinguished position of Bhai Sahiba or Chief Religious Minister of Sikh Dharma, and she was the wife of Siri Singh Sahib Bhai Sahib Harbhajan Singh Khalsa Yogiji for 52 years. To Sikhs around the globe, she is a revered “mother” and honored as an ambassador of good will and a harbinger of interfaith dialogue among religious leaders.

The Bhai Sahiba is responsible to advise Sikh Dharma on religious matters and promote good relations with the global community.

In 2006 she was named the New Mexico Ambassador of Peace by Senator Shannon Robinson. New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson appointed Bibiji as his Representative to India in 2007.

In 2005, Bibiji received the honorific ‘Panth Rattan,’ from Singh Sahib Iqbal Singh of Takhat Sri Patna Sahib. In Sikhism, we honor those people with title of Panth Rattan meaning “The Jewel of the Nation,” for outstanding service given to the Sikh panth. It is a title seldom granted, and then only after serious consideration. In November of 2004, Bibiji was recognized by the Akal Takhat as the Bhai Sahiba of Sikh Dharma of the Western Hemisphere, a position she has held in the West since 1975.

Read More of BibiJi’s extensive life accomplishments.