The Stave/Salok of each Canto/Ashtpadee, gives the gist of the stanzas that follows.įor more info, please visit and ww., /sikhnarimanch and youtube. the perfection of a human being, mentally, morally and spiritually. It has 24 Staves/Saloks that begin each of the 24 Cantos/Ashtpadee. This Bani/Scripture has structural unity. The word 'Sukhmani' means the 'Psalm of Peace' or 'Jewel of Bliss'. Listening to or reciting Sukhmani Sahib once a day can change one's destiny from misery to prosperity and give one inner peace, balance, grace, radiance, energy and the power to sacrifice. One feels closer to the Infinite Consciousness which helps one to overcome every obstacle in life. Sukhmani Sahib opens one's heart to live in gratitude steadies one's spiritual discipline and connects one with one's inner strength, endurance and courage. The sound vibrations from the recitation of Sukhmani Sahib work as tranquilisers and stress busters. 'Sukhmani Sahib' is a 'Sikh Prayer' in the form of a 'Song of Bliss' to bring everlasting peace and comfort to the human mind. She was awarded 'Sharomani Bal Sahitkar' award by Punjab Bhasha Vibhag in 1997. For her outstanding contributions to religious and cultural literature for children born and bred in the western hemisphere, she has been honoured by many Sikh organisatins including Shromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, Amritsar and Dehli Gurdwara Parbandhak Committre. Bibiji recorded the recitation of this Bani in 1993 for her Talking Book of 'Sukhmani Sahib'. Extra diacritical marks (given in the original script for grammer and translation) that are not pronounced in reciting the Bani, are removed from Hindi script to make the reciting pure and easy for the aspirants. The aspirants who cannot read Punjabi can read along in Hindi and can also learn Punjabi with the help of Hindi as the captions are given in both languages. The word Sukhmani is rendered into English as consoler of the mind. One of the fundamental texts of the Sikh faith, the Sukhmani presents a complete scheme of the teachings of the Sikh faith.

Bibi Gurdev Kaur OBE recites Sukhmani Sahib in her melodious voice. The Sukhmani Sahib is a set of 192 gurbani (hymns) recorded in the Guru Granth Sahib, the main scripture of Sikhism.

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