Guruvani Sundar Gutka Guru Nanak Vani Sundar Gutka

Guruvani Sundar Gutka Guru Nanak Vani Sundar Gutka

by MANMOHAN SINGH Sunder Gutka is a collection of Banis or hymns that form the core of a complete Sikh Daily Prayer. These sacred hymns contain a power to transform our lives completely by bringing an unmatched spiritual elevation in even the most ordinary of minds. Gurbani or the Divine Word contains the instructions and Divine guidance delivered directly by God through, the Gurus and other pious saintly beings. They show the righteous path of life and provide direction to the wandering souls in quest of finding the real meaning of life. These hymns deliver a message which is of eternal relevance irrespective of the caste, creed, religion, age or location of a person. The magnificence of the Sikh scripture lies in the fact that it contains bani not only of the Sikh Gurus but also of realised saints, such as Kabir, Farid, Ravidaas, Naamdev, Trilochan, Surdas, Parmanand, Ramanand, Pipa, Sadhnaa, Sain, Jaidev, Dhannaa, Bhikhan and Beni, whose messages were for the entire humanity and not restricted to the people of their own community or religion. Sunder Gutka, the complete daily prayer of the Sikhs, is itself a complete encyclopaedia of true knowledge with a capacity to teach us the correct way of living and the essence of Sikhism. Unfortunately, the younger generation that is unaware of the Gurmukhi script, the original language in which the Gurbani has been recorded, finds this pool of knowledge inaccessible. For them and all others who are better versed in English, a humble effort has been made to bring to them this elegant masterpiece from our Gurus in the form of a transliteration and translation in English. The Transliteration of Bani in English is given under every line of Bani in Gurmukhi on the left hand side page with its meaning correspondingly on the right hand side page making it very convenient for the reader to recite the bani and understand its meanings simultaneously. For the Gurbani to sink into our souls and for us to be able to imbibe its teachings into practical life it is very essential to be able to understand and comprehend its meanings. This steek is a humble effort to help achieve this purpose. So the reader is requested to lay equal emphasis on deciphering the meanings as on reciting the bani. Every effort has been made to make the pronunciations very simple and crystal clear and avoid any possible mistake. Despite that a humble request is made to pardon us for any unknown errors that might have crept in and we would be indebted to those kind knowledgeable souls who bring them to our notice. Please refer the 'Key to Pronunciation' before reading the English Transliteration of Bani. About Sunder Gutka: Sunder Gutka is a collection of very important hymns the recitation of which is considered to be a complete Daily Prayer for every Sikh.