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The Guru Granth Sahib (Punjabi: ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ, pronounced [ɡʊɾuː ɡɾənt̪ʰᵊ säː(ɦ)(ɪ)bᵊ(˦)]) is the central holy religious scripture of Sikhism, regarded by Sikhs as the final, sovereign and eternal Guru following the lineage of the ten human gurus of the religion.
Akhand Path (Punjabi: ਅਖੰਡ ਪਾਠ, Punjabi pronunciation: [əkʰəɳɖᵊ paːʈʱ]) The continuous and uninterrupted recitation of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji is known as Akhand Path Sahib. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The Granth has 1430 Ang Sahib (ang meaning limb since the Guru Granth Sahib is not a book but it is the eternal Guru for Sikhs) divided into 39 chapters. All copies are exactly alike. The Sikhs are forbidden from making any changes to the text within this scripture. The Guru Granth Sahib was compiled by Guru Arjan Dev, the fifth guru of the ...
Paath is the recitation of Gurbani.However it is considered lower than gurbani vichar/discussion. It can also be called prayers of some instances. It may be done individually or in a group; it can be the recitation of one’s Banis or any part of the Siri Guru Granth Sahib, alone or with others listening or reciting along.
The archaic language of the Guru Granth Sahib is highly inflected; [16] the suffixed short vowels parenthesized above indicate various declensions. In the Mūl Mantar, the suffixed - u indicates nouns and adjectives in the masculine singular direct case , though some words ending with - ā (like karat ā ) can also indicate this case. [ 17 ]
They are usually small and easily fit in the hand of a person. Nowadays, the title 'Panj Granthi' has become a misnomer as a Panj Granthi may include more than five hymns from Guru Granth Sahib. A parallel booklet known as 'Das Granth' also exists which exclusively contains chosen compositions from Dasam Granth. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The recitation of the Guru Granth Sahib is started at the beginning of the Granth Sahib and the whole of the 1430 pages of the Guru Granth is read in a slow fashion over from seven days to, in some cases, over several months. [3] [4] It is a slow, intermittent, non-regular, and non-urgent reading of the whole of the Guru Granth Sahib. [5]
Mul Mantar — the opening words of the Guru Granth Sahib, citing the basic statement of creed in Sikhism. Rehras — evening prayer; Sukhmani Sahib ('Psalm of Peace') — a popular set of hymns in the Guru Granth Sahib, divided into 24 sections; Ragmala; Dasam Granth — the secondary holy book of Sikhism 33 Savaiye; Benti Chaupai; Chandi di Var