Laava

A laava (plural laavan) is one of the four hymns of the Anand Kaaraj (Sikh wedding ceremony). The four hymns are from the Guru Granth Sahib, pages 773-774.

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Guru Ram Das says on page 788 of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib of the meaning of the marriage:

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"They are not said to be husband and wife who merely sit together.

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Rather they alone are called husband and wife, who have one soul in two bodies."

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Anand Kaaraj

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