1. Siri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Demystifying SGGSJEST. 1604

2. Our Siri Guru Granth Sahib
Ji(SGGSJ)
– “Where” did SGGSJ come from?
– “Who” contributed to SGGSJ?
– Physical Fun Facts
– Reflection & Discussion
– Guru’s Passport
– Explore!

3. Where did our SGGSJ come
from?
“Dhur kee bani aee, thin saglee chint mitaayee”
-5th Guru, Guru Arjan Dev Ji
“Bani Guru, Guru haa Bani”
-3rd Guru, Guru Amardas Ji
• Only manuscript compiled by a living religious
leader in the WORLD
• ADI GRANTH, now our SGGSJ
• Sacha Patshah – that is how Guru Arjan Dev Ji
wanted us to treat our “True Guru of Gurus”

4. Who contributed to SGGSJ?
• ADI GRANTH: 5th Guru, Arjan Dev Ji 1-5 Gurus
• SGGSJ: 1-5 Guru’s plus the 9th Guru
• Others upheld = equal value:
 11 Bhatts – Sanskrit priests and
experts
 15 Bhagats – Spiritual beings
 Bhagats Kabir ji, Farid ji & Namdev ji
 3 Other Very Important Contributors:
 Bhai Mardana Ji,
 Bhai Sunder Ji, &
 Sata & Balwand

5. Physical Fun Facts…1
• 1430 ang [pages] = limbs/parts of the
body
• Mool mantra: 33 times in SGGSJ
• Written in Gurmukhi, mixture of the
languages of the people: Punjabi,
Urdu, Sanskrit, Persian, Hindi
• Lareedar Script – all the words were
joined together forming one long word
• Hymns in the form of shabad, astpadi,

6. Physical Fun Facts…2
• 5894 hymns
o 974 hymns are written by the first Guru, 62 by
the second Guru, 907 by the third, 679 by the fourth,
2218 by the fifth, and 115 by the ninth.
o Among the remaining 922 hymns of
Bhagats & Bhatts, the highest number of hymns
(541) is by Kabir.
• Hymns are arranged in:
 Dhohayrah 2 lines
 Thaythukhee 3 lines
 Chaupayee 4 lines
 Chunt 6 lines
 Astpadhee 8 lines

7. Physical Fun Facts…3
• Shabads are organized into Raags
• There are 31 Raags in SGGSJ
• Headings: Jaitsaree Mahala 5 Ghar 4
Aulokhia Ik Oangkaar Satgur Prasad
–Raag = Jaitsaree
–Author = Mahala 5
–Rhythm = Ghar 4
–Subject = Aulokhia
–The Focus = Ik Oangkaar Sut Gur Prasad

8. Physical Fun Facts…4
• Security System (Ank) – all shabads,
astpadi, chants, vaars, saloks are
numbered individually and in
cumulative form
EXAMPLE: |4|4|125|
4th pauri, 4th shabad, out of 125
shabads in this style

9. Physical Fun Facts…5
• Rahao = Pause
STOP &
THINK

10. Exploration directions
• Get into your gatka groups please!
o Ruby, Jeewan, Kulveen & Indervir
• Timer – Fathay at the 5 min mark
• 4 Stations:
o 1-Gutka Gathering, 2-Parts & Pieces, 3-SGGSJ, and
4-Physical Fun Facts!
• Reflection
• Guru’s Passport
• Wrap-Up

11. Let’s go Explore!
• Station 1: Gutka Gathering [Sutinder Auntyji]
 Look at TOC -Ank Numbering System - Rahao
 Examine headings -
• Station 2: Parts & Pieces [Randeep K.]
 Chaur Sahib, Romalay, Chandoa, Chandini, Suchkhand,
 Contibuters to Baani (Gurus, Bhatts, Bhagats, & 3 Others
• Station 3: Siri Guru Granth Sahib Ji [Harsimar
K.]
 First page (p.1) - Middle (p. 715) -Last page (p. 1430: Raagmala)
• Station 4: Physical Fun Facts! [Sukhwinder S.]
• Reflection & Discussion [Parminder K.]
 Reflect on what you just experienced and focus on the learnings
 Hand-out passport
• Guru’s Passports [Group leaders: Ruby,
Jeewan, Indervir & Kulveen]

12. Reflection & Discussion
• Reflection & Discussion [Parminder]
 Sit in your groups with group leaders
 Reflect on what you just experienced
 Focus on what you learned
 Hand-out passport

13. Guru’s Passport
• Guru’s Passports [Group leaders]
 Hand-out passports
 Group leader assign a buddy
 Finish up the passports!
 Ask your group leader if you are done!
 If so, “matha tako” appropriately and go on up to the langar hall for
your