The verse 5 states that He has endless virtues, so one must sing His name, listen, and keep the love for Him in one's heart. With good karmas in past life and his grace is the gate to mukti (liberation) in him is everything, states verse 4. Hymn 2 asserts that by God's command the ups and downs in life happen, it is He who causes suffering and happiness, it is He whose command brings release from rebirth, and it is His command by which one lives in perpetual cycles of rebirth from karma. The Japji Sahib’s first stanza or pauri states that one cannot be cleaned or stay clean by repeatedly taking bath at holy sites as the thoughts are not clean, by silence alone one cannot find peace as the thoughts come one after another in our mind, by food and all material gains alone one cannot satisfy one's hunger, to be purified one must abide in love of the divine. Gurbani cites Aisa Giaan Japo Man Mere, Hovo Chakar Sache Kere, where the word Jap means to understand wisdom. A conventional meaning for Jap(u) is to recite, to repeat, or to chant.Meaning of Jaap sahib įollowing are some accepted meanings of Jap: Related to Japji Sahib is the Jaap Sahib (Punjabi: :ਜਾਪੁ), the latter is found at the start of Dasam Granth and was composed by Guru Gobind Singh. It is also chanted in the Sikh tradition at the Khalsa initiation ceremony and during the cremation ceremony. It is a chant found in the morning and evening prayers in Sikh gurdwaras. According to Christopher Shackle, it is designed for 'individual meditative recitation' and as the first item of daily devotional prayer for the devout. Notable is Nanak's discourse on 'what is true worship' and what is the nature of God'. Expansion and elaboration of Japji Sahib is the entire Guru Granth Sahib. Japji Sahib is the first composition of Guru Nanak, and is considered the comprehensive essence of Sikhism. The 38 stanzas are in different poetic meters. It begins with Mool Mantra and then follow 38 paudis (stanzas) and completed with a final at the end of this composition. It was composed by Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism. Japji Sahib is a Sikh prayer, that appears at the beginning of the Guru Granth Sahib – the scripture of the Sikhs.

Includes beautiful full-color paintings by Sewa Singh and Sewa Kaur. 194 pages including an in-depth exploration of the 40 sections of Japji Sahib, 48 full color illustrations, 15 meditations that enhance the effects of the pauris, pronunciation guide and glossary and a foreword by Bhai Sahiba, Bibiji Inderjit Kaur Khalsa, PhD. It was composed by Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the first Guru in the line of ten Sikh.

Jap Ji Sahib is a prayer at the beginning of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib, considered the holy scripture of Sikhs.

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