Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa
Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh
In 1601, the 5th Sikh Guru i.e. Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji decided to collect the whole Gurbani in one place. For this purpose, Guru Sahib Ji collected the Gurbani of the first four gurus, 15 bhagats, 11 Bhatt, and 4 Gursikhs.
Guru Sahib Ji appointed Bhai Gurdas Ji as the writer at a place, which is now called Gurudwara Ramsar Sahib ( a place near the Gurudwara Shaheed Baba Deep Singh Ji, Amritsar ). Guru Sahib gave him the responsibility of writing the whole collected Gurbani at one place in different musical modes called Raags. This whole process took around three years and was completed in 1604.
Till this time, the construction of Sri Harmandir Sahib was almost done. So Guru Sahib Ji decided to do the first Prakash of Sri Adi Granth Sahib Ji.
For this , Guru Sahib Ji asked all the sangat to do kirtan . The Sroop of Shri Aad Granth Sahib Ji was bought from Gurudwara Ramsar Sahib to Shri Harmandir Sahib. At this time, Guru Sahib Ji was doing the Seva of Chaur Sahib.
After reaching the Harmandir Sahib, Guru Sahib Ji asked Baba Budha Ji to commence the first Prakash of Sri Adi Granth Sahib and read the holy hukumnama. In this way, Baba Budha Ji became the first Granthi in the Sikh religion. Baba Budha ji read the first Hukumnama of Shri Aad Granth Sahib and it is –
ਸੂਹੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
ਸੰਤਾ ਕੇ ਕਾਰਜਿ ਆਪਿ ਖਲੋਇਆ ਹਰਿ ਕੰਮੁ ਕਰਾਵਣਿ ਆਇਆ ਰਾਮ ॥
ਧਰਤਿ ਸੁਹਾਵੀ ਤਾਲੁ ਸੁਹਾਵਾ ਵਿਚਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਜਲੁ ਛਾਇਆ ਰਾਮ ॥
ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਜਲੁ ਛਾਇਆ ਪੂਰਨ ਸਾਜੁ ਕਰਾਇਆ ਸਗਲ ਮਨੋਰਥ ਪੂਰੇ ॥
ਜੈ ਜੈ ਕਾਰੁ ਭਇਆ ਜਗ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਲਾਥੇ ਸਗਲ ਵਿਸੂਰੇ ॥
ਪੂਰਨ ਪੁਰਖ ਅਚੁਤ ਅਬਿਨਾਸੀ ਜਸੁ ਵੇਦ ਪੁਰਾਣੀ ਗਾਇਆ ॥
ਅਪਨਾ ਬਿਰਦੁ ਰਖਿਆ ਪਰਮੇਸਰਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਇਆ ॥੧॥
ਨਵ ਨਿਧਿ ਸਿਧਿ ਰਿਧਿ ਦੀਨੇ ਕਰਤੇ ਤੋਟਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਕਾਈ ਰਾਮ ॥
ਖਾਤ ਖਰਚਤ ਬਿਲਛਤ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਕਰਤੇ ਕੀ ਦਾਤਿ ਸਵਾਈ ਰਾਮ ॥
ਦਾਤਿ ਸਵਾਈ ਨਿਖੁਟਿ ਨ ਜਾਈ ਅੰਤਰਜਾਮੀ ਪਾਇਆ ॥
ਕੋਟਿ ਬਿਘਨ ਸਗਲੇ ਉਠਿ ਨਾਠੇ ਦੂਖੁ ਨ ਨੇੜੈ ਆਇਆ ॥
ਸਾਂਤਿ ਸਹਜ ਆਨੰਦ ਘਨੇਰੇ ਬਿਨਸੀ ਭੂਖ ਸਬਾਈ ॥
ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵਹਿ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਕੇ ਅਚਰਜੁ ਜਿਸੁ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਰਾਮ ॥੨॥
ਜਿਸ ਕਾ ਕਾਰਜੁ ਤਿਨ ਹੀ ਕੀਆ ਮਾਣਸੁ ਕਿਆ ਵੇਚਾਰਾ ਰਾਮ ॥
ਭਗਤ ਸੋਹਨਿ ਹਰਿ ਕੇ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵਹਿ ਸਦਾ ਕਰਹਿ ਜੈਕਾਰਾ ਰਾਮ ॥
ਗੁਣ ਗਾਇ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਅਨਦ ਉਪਜੇ ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤਿ ਸੰਗਿ ਬਨੀ ॥
ਜਿਨਿ ਉਦਮੁ ਕੀਆ ਤਾਲ ਕੇਰਾ ਤਿਸ ਕੀ ਉਪਮਾ ਕਿਆ ਗਨੀ ॥
ਅਠਸਠਿ ਤੀਰਥ ਪੁੰਨ ਕਿਰਿਆ ਮਹਾ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਚਾਰਾ ॥
ਪਤਿਤ ਪਾਵਨੁ ਬਿਰਦੁ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਬਦ ਅਧਾਰਾ ॥੩॥
ਗੁਣ ਨਿਧਾਨ ਮੇਰਾ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਕਰਤਾ ਉਸਤਤਿ ਕਉਨੁ ਕਰੀਜੈ ਰਾਮ ॥
ਸੰਤਾ ਕੀ ਬੇਨੰਤੀ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਨਾਮੁ ਮਹਾ ਰਸੁ ਦੀਜੈ ਰਾਮ ॥
ਨਾਮੁ ਦੀਜੈ ਦਾਨੁ ਕੀਜੈ ਬਿਸਰੁ ਨਾਹੀ ਇਕ ਖਿਨੋ ॥
ਗੁਣ ਗੋਪਾਲ ਉਚਰੁ ਰਸਨਾ ਸਦਾ ਗਾਈਐ ਅਨਦਿਨੋ ॥
ਜਿਸੁ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਲਾਗੀ ਨਾਮ ਸੇਤੀ ਮਨੁ ਤਨੁ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਭੀਜੈ ॥
ਬਿਨਵੰਤਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਇਛ ਪੁੰਨੀ ਪੇਖਿ ਦਰਸਨੁ ਜੀਜੈ ॥੪॥੭॥੧੦॥
After this, kirtan was held till evening. After the Sukhasan Seva, the sroop of Sri Adi Granth Sahib Ji was taken to Kotha Sahib.
Shri Guru Arjan Dev Ji had designed a bed for the rest of Shri Aad Granth Sahib Ji. At that time, for the respect of Gurbani, Guru Sahib Ji slept on a sheet that was placed just below the bed of Shri Aad Granth Sahib Ji. In this way, Guru Sahib Ji had set an example for all the Sikhs – how to do respect of Gurbani.
This was the first Parkash of Shri Aad Granth Sahib Ji. That’s why All the Sikh Sangat across the world celebrate this day as ” First Parkash Purab of Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji “.
Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji has a total – 1430 Angs ( limbs ). All the bani is divided into 31 main Raags which are –
1. Raag Shreeraag ( Ang 14-94 )
2. Raag Maajh ( Ang 94-151 )
3. Raag Gauri ( Ang 151-347 )
4. Raag Aasa ( Ang 347-489 )
5. Raag Gujari ( Ang 489-527 )
6. Raag Devagandhari ( Ang 527-537 )
7. Raag Bihagara ( Ang 537-557 )
8. Raag Vadhans ( Ang 557-595 )
9. Raag Sorath ( Ang 595-660 )
10. Raag Dhansari ( Ang 660-696 )
11. Raag Jaistshree ( Ang 696-711 )
12. Raag Todi ( Ang 711-719 )
13. Raag Bairari ( Ang 719-721 )
14. Raag Tilang ( Ang 721-728 )
15. Raag Suhi ( Ang 728-795 )
16. Raag Bilaval ( Ang 795-859 )
17. Raag Gond ( Ang 859-876 )
18. Raag Ramkali ( Ang 876-975 )
19. Raag Nat Narayan ( Ang 975-984 )
20. Raag Mali Gaura ( Ang 984-989 )
21. Raag Maru ( Ang 989-1107 )
22. Raag Tukari ( Ang 1107-1118 )
23. Raag Kedara ( Ang 1118-1125 )
24. Raag Bhairo ( Ang 1125-1168 )
25. Raag Bansant ( Ang 1168-1197 )
26. Raag Sarang ( Ang 1197-1245 )
27. Raag Malhar ( Ang 1245-1294 )
28. Raag Kahanra ( Ang 1294-1319 )
29. Raag Kalyan ( Ang 1319-1327 )
30. Raag Prabhati ( Ang 1327-1352 )
31. Raag Jaijaivanti ( Ang 1352-1353 )
( For more detailed description, kindly click on the link provided at the bottom of the page )
Each main Raag is further divided into sub raags. Under each sub raag, there are bani of different guru sahibs, bhagats, bhatts, and gursikhs. Gurbani in Shri Adi Granth Sahib Ji is written in Gurmukhi Script and other languages such as Lahnda (Western Punjabi), Braj Bhasha, Kauravi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, and Persian.
The oldest surviving manuscript version of the Shri Adi Granth Sahib Ji is the Guru Nanak Dev University Manuscript 1245, which has been dated to c. 1599.
For a detailed description about raags, click on the link below –
https://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Ragas_in_the_Guru_Granth_Sahib
