Bharat Devotion

Guru Arjan Dev Ji

Also known as Guru Arjan

The fifth Sikh Guru (1563-1606), who compiled the Adi Granth, completed the Golden Temple at Amritsar, and became the first Sikh martyr.

The Making of the Guru Granth Sahib

Guru Arjan Dev compiled the Adi Granth in 1604; Guru Gobind Singh completed it in 1706 and declared it the eternal Guru at Nanded in 1708.

Chardi Kala and Bhana

Rising Spirit, Divine Will

The Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev

Guru Arjan Dev, the fifth Sikh Guru, compiled the Adi Granth and built Harmandir Sahib. His calm acceptance of a torturous death in 1606 became Sikhism's first martyrdom.

Guru Ram Das and the Founding of Amritsar

The fourth Sikh Guru, Ram Das, founded the city later named Amritsar around a sacred pool, the Amrit Sarovar, that his son Guru Arjan Dev would complete around the Golden Temple.

Sri Harmandir Sahib

The Golden Temple of Amritsar

Shabads

The Sikh Ardas (Formal Prayer)

The Sikh Ardas is the congregational prayer that opens with Guru Gobind Singh's Var Sri Bhagauti Ji Ki and ends with a prayer for the good of all.

15 verses
Shabads

Rakhe Rakhanhar: Hymn of the Protective Lord

Guru Arjan Dev's Gujri slok (Ang 517), also recited in Rehras Sahib: the Lord the Protector saves His devotees and destroys the slanderers.

4 verses
Shabads

Meditation on the Guru's Lotus Feet

A Sikh shabad on meditating on the Guru's lotus feet; its author and Ang could not be verified in the Guru Granth Sahib (see the reading note).

3 verses
Banis

Hymns of Divine Grace: Selections from Sikh Scriptures

This collection brings together sacred hymns from Sikh tradition, praising the One Eternal Lord and celebrating devotion, divine protection, and the Guru's grace.

86 verses
Banis

Kirtan Sohila: The Evening Prayer of the Sikhs

Kirtan Sohila is the five-shabad night prayer of the Sikhs from the Guru Granth Sahib (Ang 12–13), sung at bedtime and at funerals.

30 verses
Banis

Anand Sahib (The Hymn of Bliss)

The Anand Sahib is a sacred hymn of bliss composed by Guru Amar Das, the third Sikh Guru. It celebrates the profound joy of meeting the True Guru and the eternal peace found in devotion to the Divine.

7 verses
Mantras

The Mul Mantar (Mool Mantra): The Foundational Creed of Sikhism

The Mool Mantar, root creed of Sikhism at Ang 1 of the Guru Granth Sahib, by Guru Nanak: One Creator, True Name, fearless, without enmity, timeless, unborn.

1 verse