It is accepted that yogis take 21,624 breaths in a day. Satguru patshah Guru Arjan Dev ji said that when anyone will recite ‘Sri Sukhmani Sahib’ in one day, his 24000 breaths will be successful. This ‘ pavitar’ Bani is known to have 24,000 letters. Similarly Sri Guru Arjan Dev ji recited this Bani of Sri Sukhmani Sahib by being one with Akal purkh in his surat (super thought). Bhai Mardana used to play on rebek and Guru Nanak dev ji used to recite Gurbani from his ‘paavan mukharbind’. We have read in Sikh history that Guru Nanak dev ji used to say to Bhai Mardana “Mardinia, start the Rabaab(musical instrument), Bani is coming down”. Bani is not thought about & written like a poem.
tin saglee chint mitaa-ee.” Bani “came down” to those pure minds (nirmal hirde) that were pure like Bani. We read ( SGGSJ Ang 628) “ Dhur kee banee aa-ee.
Remember, Bani is not poetry written by any person. Sahib Sri Guru Arjan Dev ji sat under this tree in the state of antar dhian ( where super thought travels inward & wherein the creation and the Creator become one). The place where Gurdwara RaamSar Sahib (Amritsar, India) is situated, opposite to Baba Deep Singh ji shaheed, on the left hand side there is one Ber (Indian jujube) fruit tree which used to be a very quite place because the shaheedan da Grudwara was built long after that. According to the old saakhies Sikhs requested to Sri Guru Arjan Dev ji “Guru Sahib, each religion have their own scriptures and advises Mantras that humans can recite to get various comforts of life, please bless us with a Bani for the well-being ( bhalla) of human race” Guru ji accepted their request & made preparations that new bani should be written because all the Bani by Guru Nanak dev ji was in written form.īhai Gurdaas ji was appointed to do this noble job of writing the Bani as Guru Sahib was going to recite. Today we will contemplate on Guru Arjan Dev ji’s Bani – Sri Sukhmani Sahib. Satkaar yog, Satguru Patshah ji saaji nivaji saadh Sangat ji, before the Gurbani Vichaar starts let us all say “Satnaam Sri Waheguru ji.” This is my humble attempt to translate Gurbani Vichaar of Sukhmani Sahib by Sant Baba Makhan Singh ji of Bhai Mani Singh ji Taksal (Dera Sant Baba Amir Singh ji - Sato Wali Gali, Amritsar).Īad gur-ay namah. Waheguru ji ka khalsa Waheguru ji ki Fateh