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Adi Granth in Guru Granth Sahib
Adi Granth
Sri Guru Granth Sahib is the most sacred and the only revered religious scripture of the Sikhs. Due to its simplicity, universality and stress on inner piety, it has been declared a 'World Heritage'. Despite the variety in......More
First Three Words in Guru Granth Sahib
First Three Words in Guru Granth Sahib
The first three words of the SGGS come from Sanskrit: Sri (prosperity), Guru (teacher) and Granth (treatise) and the fourth is from Persian, Sahib (master). It is a master treatise that teaches us and......More
Mystic Aum in Guru Granth Sahib
Mystic Aum in Guru Granth Sahib
Therefore, it is an eminent creation, distinguished and extraordinary, noble and elevated, illustrious and glorious, majestic and sublime. It possesses the divinity, vitality, spirituality and mystic element of......More
The Eternal Guru in Guru Granth Sahib
The Eternal Guru in Guru Granth Sahib
The history of SGGS, also known as the Adi Grantb, began when Guru Nanak began composing and singing its verses and collecting his own hymns. When he began collecting the Sakhis, he knew the importance......More
Guru Arjun Devs legacy
Guru Arjun Devs legacy
The recorded history of SGGS began when the fifth Guru, Arjun Dev, with the help of devoted saints, disciples and wise men compiled it from 1601 to 1604. This included all the Vanis composed up to that time. The effort......More
Guru Gobind Singhs legacy
Guru Gobind Singhs legacy
The tenth Guru, Gobind Singh, re-edited the SGGS and gave it finishing touches at Damdama Sahib. Bhai Mani Singh did all the writing work. The vanis composed by the ninth Guru, Tegh Bahadur, were also included.......More
Ultimate Guru in Guru Granth Sahib
The Ultimate Guru in Guru Granth Sahib
However, the real history of SGGS begins when the tenth Guru, Gobind Singh, placed the Sri Guru Granth Sahib on a high pedestal, bowed before it, declared it to be divine and sacred, and formally......More
Kartarpur Bir
Kartarpur Bir
After a name change, Pothi Sahib became Kartarpur Bir. There is a long story behind the change. It was kept in the house of the sixth master Guru Har Gobind. His grandson Dhir Mal wanted to become the next Guru. In order to put......More
Banno Bir
Banno Bir
There is another Granth known as Banno Bir. This is now treated as an unauthorised version. Guru Arjun Dev gave a copy of the Granth to Bhai Banno to take to Lahore for binding. Bhai Banno was an obedient disciple but he......More
Coming Full Circle
Coming Full Circle
History came full circle when Guru Gobind Singh declared the SGGS to be the next and only Guru after him. This marked the end of human guruship.
This did not happen easily. Guru Gobind Singh undertook the tedious task......More
Guru In Sri Guru Granth Sahib
Gurus Verses
Guru Nanak was superior to all other saints of his time. He enjoyed royal dignity. In fact, he was a man free from worldly cares and anxieties and taught freedom to all.
The sacred scripture Sri Guru Granth Sahib......More
Remarkable Scripture
Remarkable Scripture
The Adi Granth or Sri Guru Granth Sahib is the eleventh and last Guru of the Sikhs who believe only in the Gurus and the Adi Granth.
The Sikh scripture SGGS is the greatest work of Punjabi literature that includes......More
Guru Vani From Sri Guru Granth Sahib
Guru Vani From Sri Guru Granth Sahib
1. The Infinite, transcendental Lord, the Supreme God is the one whom Nanak has known as his Master. Sorath,559
2. There is but one True Lord in the whole world, there is no other.
Dhansari, 660......More
