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Vaheguroooo ji ka Khalsaa Vaheguroooo ji ki Fateh!!!!

gur mMqR hIxs´ jo pRwxI iDRgMq jnm BRstxh ]
gur ma(n)thr heenasy jo praanee dhhriga(n)th janam bhrasattaneh ||

Is Gurmantr one word or two separate words as Gur Mantr? Any advice based on Gurbani Viakran will be helpful.

Also is the meaning as Vaheguroo Gurmantr or the advice (updesh) of Guru as mentioned in Prof. Sahib Singh Ji steek.

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gur mMqR hIxs´ jo pRwxI iDRgMq jnm BRstxh ]
gur ma(n)thr heenasy jo praanee dhhriga(n)th janam bhrasattaneh ||

Is Gurmantr one word or two separate words as Gur Mantr? Any advice based on Gurbani Viakran will be helpful.

ਗੁਰਮੰਤ੍ਰ ਹੀਣਸ੍ਯ੍ ਜੋ ਪ੍ਰਾਣੀ ਧ੍ਰਿਗੰਤ ਜਨਮ ਭ੍ਰਸਟਣਹ ॥

Here the word ਗੁਰਮੰਤ੍ਰ is a compound word just like ਗੁਰਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ and therefore is one word as opposed to two separate words. The meaning of ਗੁਰਮੰਤ੍ਰ is ਗੁਰ ਦਾ ਮੰਤ੍ਰ and the meaning of ਗੁਰਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ is ਗੁਰ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦ ਰਾਹੀਂ.

Kulbir Singh