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[[File:A page from the Guru Granth Sahib Sikh scripture, Gurmukhi script.jpg|thumb|Sukhmani Sahib is found on ''Ang'' 262 of Sri [[Guru Granth Sahib]]]]
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'''Sukhmani Sahib''' ({{lang-pa|ਸੁਖਮਨੀ ਸਾਹਿਬ}}) is usually translated to mean ''Prayer of Peace''<ref>{{cite journal|first1=Muthumohan|last1=N.|title=Reading Sukhmani Sahib|journal=Abstracts of Sikh Studies|date=2003|volume=5|page=59}}</ref> is a set of 192 ''[[Pada (foot)|padas]]'' (stanzas of 10 hymns)<ref>{{cite book|last1=Singh|first1=H. S.|title=The Encyclopedia of Sikhism (over 1000 Entries)|date=2005|publisher=Hemkunt Press|location=New Delhi|isbn=978-8170103011|page=190|edition=Second}}</ref> present in the holy ''[[Guru Granth Sahib]]'', the main scripture and living Guru of [[Sikhism]] from ''Ang'' 262 to ''Ang'' 296 (about 35 count). This [[Gurbani]] text (writing of the [[Sikh gurus|Gurus]]) was written by the 5th Guru, [[Guru Arjan]] (1563–1606) at [[Amritsar]] in around 1602.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Singh|first1=Harbans|title=The Encyclopaedia of Sikhism: S-Z|date=1998|publisher=Punjab University|location=Patiala|isbn=9788173805301|page=265}}</ref> Guru Arjan first recited the bani at Gurdwara Barth Sahib in the [[Gurdaspur district]] of [[Punjab, India]].

==Content==
The composition deals with such topics such as ''[[Simran]]'' (general meditation that leads to merging with God)<ref>{{cite book|last1=Anand|first1=Balwant|title=Guru Tegh Bahadur, A Biography|date=1979|publisher=Sterling Publishers|location=New Delhi|page=229}}</ref> and ''[[Naam Japo|Nam Japna]]'' (meditation of ''[[Naam]]''), the greatness of [[Sant (religion)|Saints]] and ''[[Sadh Sangat]]'' (holy congregation),<ref>{{cite book|last1=Dhillon|first1=Dalbir|title=Sikhism Origin and Development|date=1988|publisher=Atlantic Publishers and Distribution|location=New Delhi|page=201}}</ref> true devotion,<ref>{{cite book|last1=Kohli|first1=Surinder|title=The Sikh and Sikhism|publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Distributors|location=New Delhi|page=76}}</ref> doing good deeds,<ref>{{cite book|last1=Singh|first1=Indrajit|title=Favourite Heroes and Holy People|publisher=A&C Black|isbn=9781441120151|page=200|date=2008-10-20}}</ref> the nature of the mind, the badness of slandering,<ref>{{cite book|title=Sikh Dharma Brotherhood|date=1975|publisher=Sikh Dharma Brotherhood, Incorporated|page=xv}}</ref> concepts relating to ''[[Brahmavidya|Brahmvidya]]'', ''[[Advaita Vedanta|Advaita]]'', ''[[God in Sikhism|Sargun and Nirgun]]'', materialism and death, ''[[Hukam]]'', and other similar topics.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Chauhan|first1=G.S.|title=Shri Guru Nanak Dev's Japji|date=2005|publisher=Hemkunt Press|location=New Delhi|isbn=9788170103141|page=37}}</ref>

===Recitation===
[[File:EcoSikh Sikh Environment Day2012-Gurdwara Ameerpet Hyderabad(4).jpg|thumb|Sukhmani Sahib being recited as a group at Gurdwara Ameerpet, [[Hyderabad]], [[India]].]]
Sukhmani Sahib is frequently recited by Sikhs is one of the popular ''[[Gurbani|Banis]]'' (compositions of the Guru).<ref>{{cite book|last1=Jean|first1=Holm|last2=Bowker|first2=John|title=Worship|date=1994|publisher=A&C Black|isbn=9781855671119|page=149}}</ref> It can be done individually or as a group usually in either a place of worship (''[[Gurdwara]]'') or at home. Reciting the entire Sukhmani Sahib takes about 60<ref>{{cite journal|journal=The Sikh Review, Sikh Cultural Centre|volume=29|page=13|year=1981}}</ref> to 90 minutes, and is sometimes undertaken by everyone in a smaller congregation with turn by turn reading. Reciting the ''Gurbani'' of Sukhmani Sahib is believed to bring peace to one's mind<ref>{{cite book|last1=Sethi|first1=Manmohan|title=Sukhmani Sahib: English Translation|date=2014|publisher=Sukan Sethi|isbn=9781502237149}}</ref> and aid help remembering God constantly.

===Form===
Sukhmani Sahib belongs to the ''[[Raga|Raag]] [[Gauri (raga)|Gauri]]'' with ''Gauri'' meaning pure.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Sharma|first1=Arvind|title=Methodology in Religious Studies: The Interface with Women's Studies|date=2002|publisher=SUNY Press|isbn=9780791453476|page=9}}</ref> The term ''Sukhmani'' comprises two words: ''Sukh'' (peace) and ''Mani'' (the treasure or jewel of the mind)<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Journal of Religious Studies Punjabi University. Dept. Of Religious Studies|volume=8|page=118|year=1980}}</ref> It typically is found in ''Gutka'' form (small prayer book).

====Structure====
Sukhmani Sahib is divided into 24 ''Ashtpadi'' (Section). The ''Ashtpada'' is the [[Sanskrit]] word for a verse that has eight (''Asht'') [[metrical feet]] (''[[Pada (foot)|pādi]]''). Before the Ashtpadi begins there is a [[Salok]] of two lines and then each ''Ashtpadi'' contains eight ''padas'' of 10 hymns per ''pada''.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Semiotics of Simran in Sukhmani Sahib|journal=Journal of Sikh Studies, Department of Guru Nanak Studies, Guru Nanak Dev University|date=2006|volume=30|page=95}}</ref>

==History==
Sukhmani Sahib was composed by [[Guru Arjan]] around 1602 before he compiled the [[Adi Granth]]. The Guru compiled it at Ramsar ''Sarovar'' (Sacred pool), Amritsar which at the time was in thick woods.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Singh|first1=Harbans|title=The Encyclopaedia of Sikhism: S-Z|date=1998|publisher=Punjab University|location=Patiala|isbn=9788173805301|page=265}}</ref>

Prominent Sikh saint [[Nand Singh (saint)|Baba Nand Singh]] would tell Sikhs to recite Sukhmani Sahib twice daily.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Singh|first1=Partap|title=Eternal Glory of Baba Nand Singh Ji Maharaj of Kaleran, Part 1|date=1993|publisher=Reliance Publishing House|isbn=978-81-85972-48-0|page=39}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.sikhitothemax.org/sundar-gutka/31 Read Sukhmani Sahib & Translation Online]

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