A Gursikh in private mail, has asked the following questions with respect to Siri Jap jee Sahib Santhiya that was uploaded on this site:
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ਕਰਮੀ ਆਵੈ ਕਪੜਾ, ਨਦਰੀ ਮੋਖੁ ਦੁਆਰੁ ॥ - Shouldn't the word ਨਦਰੀ be pronounced with nasal sound?
ਗੁਰਾ ਇਕ ਦੇਹਿ ਬੁਝਾਈ ॥ - I think word Gura shouldn't be with nasal sound because it is a request to Guru Ji as in "O Guru Ji, please give me this realization that". A devotee is requesting. Had he been telling it would be pronounced with nasal sound.
Below are humble responses from Daas.
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ਕਰਮੀ ਆਵੈ ਕਪੜਾ, ਨਦਰੀ ਮੋਖੁ ਦੁਆਰੁ ॥ - Shouldn't the word ਨਦਰੀ be pronounced with nasal sound?
ਨਦਰਿ means his glance of Mehar and it is a singular noun. From ਨਦਰਿ the word ਨਦਰੀ (Singular noun in Instrumental case i.e. Karan Kaarak Naav) has been formed and this too is singular. Therefore, it should be pronounced without nasal sound. If ਨਦਰੀ had been a Plural Instrumental Case noun as the word ਕਰਮੀ is in "Karmee Sehaj na Oopjai", then it would have been pronounced as nasal sound in the end.
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ਗੁਰਾ ਇਕ ਦੇਹਿ ਬੁਝਾਈ ॥ - I think word Gura shouldn't be with nasal sound because it is a request to Guru Ji as in "O Guru Ji, please give me this realization that". A devotee is requesting. Had he been telling it would be pronounced with nasal sound.
Its a matter of interpretation. Most scholars interpret it as you have interpreted but Bhai Sahib Randhir Singh jee has interpreted it differently in "Gurbani diyaan Laga Matra dee Vilakhanta".
Bhai Sahib has interpreted this Pankiti as ਗੁਰਾਂ ਨੇ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਇਕ ਸਿਖਸ਼ਾ ਬੁਝਾਇ ਦਿਤੀ ਹੈ। What is that Sikhsha? This is mentioned in the next Pankiti - ਸਭਨਾ ਜੀਆ ਕਾ ਇਕੁ ਦਾਤਾ ਸੋ ਮੈ ਵਿਸਰਿ ਨ ਜਾਈ। If you go with this interpretation of Bhai Sahib, then you should pronounce the nasal sound on ਗੁਰਾ.
However, if you go with the interpretation of Professor Sahib Singh ----- ਹੇ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ! (ਤੇਰੇ ਅੱਗੇ ਅਰਦਾਸ ਹੈ ਕਿ) ਮੈਨੂੰ ਇਕ ਸਮਝ ਦੇਹ ਕਿ ਜਿਹੜਾ ਸਭਨਾਂ ਜੀਵਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਦਾਤਾਂ ਦੇਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਇਕ ਰੱਬ ਹੈ, ਮੈਂ ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਭੁਲਾ ਨਾ ਦਿਆਂ। ---- then you should pronounce the word ਗੁਰਾ without the nasal sound.
Gurbani is Agam Agadh Bodh. May Guru Sahib forgive our mistakes while doing Vichaar on Gurbani.
Kulbir Singh