The Guru Granth Sahib consists of 1,430 pages, divided into 31 sections, known as "ragas." The text is written in various languages, including Punjabi, Hindi, and Persian, and includes a range of poetic and devotional forms, such as hymns, prayers, and philosophical discourses.
The Guru Granth Sahib was compiled by the fifth Sikh Guru, Arjan Dev, in 1604. He gathered the hymns and teachings of the previous nine Gurus, as well as those of other spiritual leaders and saints from various traditions, and compiled them into a single scripture. The text was then installed at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab, which became the holiest site in Sikhism. guru granth sahib english
| Year | Event | |------|-------| | 1469–1539 | Guru Nanak (1st Guru) composes hymns. | | 1604 | 5th Guru, Guru Arjan, compiles the first edition of the Adi Granth and installs it in Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple). | | 1704 | 10th Guru, Guru Gobind Singh, adds hymns of the 9th Guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur. | | 1708 | Before his death, Guru Gobind Singh declares the scripture as the final Guru, naming it Guru Granth Sahib . | The Guru Granth Sahib consists of 1,430 pages,
Key verse (Japji Sahib, pauri 1): "Truth is above all, but higher still is truthful living." The text was then installed at the Golden
| Translation | Features | |-------------|----------| | (2005) | Literal, line-by-line with transliteration. Free online at Srigranth.org . | | Gurbani Translation by Sikhnet | User-friendly, with audio. | | Prof. Sahib Singh (in English by various publishers) | Verse-by-verse commentary. | | MacAuliffe’s "The Sikh Religion" (1909) | Classical translation with historical context. |