ASA-DI-WAR Is utterances of Guru Nank Dev Ji, composed in the Raga Asa which is the Raga of the early morning and in the poetic form of War which is peculiar to Punjab and Rajasthan. A War is an account of the heroic deeds of the brave Gurunanak, the first guru of Sikhs, used this form to sing the glorious deeds of the Lord Creator of the whole Universe. ASA-DI-WAR Is an attempt to exhort men to lead a life of Dharam i e, of Ethical and Moral values, for it is the life of dharma which is the first step towards ultimate Deliverance of Mukti. On the path of the Lord, There are a number of Stages which have been outlined by the Guru in JAP JI. ASA-DI-WAR Is thus an exposition of the first stage of the path of the Lord and is complementary to the JAP JI, Sikhs recite it in KIRTAN at the daybreak.