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Jaikaaraa


JAIKAARAA

Jaikaaraa is combination of ‘jai’ (victory) and ‘kaaraa’ (repeat again and again); it means to repeat chant of and slogan for victory, applause, devotion etc again and again. It can also be regarded as war cry.

In Sikhism, a Jaikaaraa is an amalgam of spiritualism, warming up, optimism and high spirits:

Jo Jaikaaraa bulavay, nihal ho jaavay, Guru de man nun bhavay,

gajj ke bolanaa ji: Akaal! Akaal! Akaal!

Another popular version (probably a product of convenience/history) is:

Bole so nihaal, Sat Sri Akaal.

(Dr Harjinder Singh Dilgeer)