SAadmin Posted April 5, 2003 Report Share Posted April 5, 2003 Sri Guru Granth Sahib Authors & Contributors The writings of the Gurus appears chronologically. Each of the Gurus signed their hymns as Nanak. Their compositions are identified by the numerals at the beginning of each hymn, ie. Mahalla 1 is Guru Nanak, Mahalla 2 is Guru Angad and so on. These are then followed by those of other saints (Bhagtas) and other contributors. Their are 3,384 hymns found in the Guru Granth Sahib broken down by author are: The Gurus Guru Nanak Dev: 974 hymns including sloks and pauris Guru Angad Dev: 62 sloks Guru Amar Das: 907 hymns including sloks and pauris Guru Ram Das: 679 hymns including sloks and pauris Guru Arjan Dev: 2,218 hymns including sloks and pauris Guru Tegh Bahadur: 59 hymns and 56 sloks Guru Gobind Singh: 1 slok The Bhagatas: Saints of various faiths Kabir: 292 hymns Bhagat Kabir (1398 to 1495) was born to a Brahmin mother and raised by a muslim step mother. Bhagat Kabir was a proponent of the Bhakti movement. He lived as a householder, abhored the caste system and religious rituals. He was an saintly apostle of peace, love and unity and a great poet. Bhagat Kabir believed in inward purity, and was respected by both Hindus and Muslims. Namdev: 60 hymns Bhagat Namdev (1270 to 1350) was a celebrated saint from Maharashtra who travelled extensively across the country. He lived in Punjab for a number of years. Ravidas: 41 hymns A contemporary of Bhagat Kabir and a disciple of Bhagat Ramanand, Bhagat Ravidas represents the culmination of the Bhakti Movement. He came from a low caste cobbler family but had many desciples because of his spirituality. He stressed a life of simplicity and piety. Sheikh Farid: 4 hymns and 130 sloks Sheikh Farid (1175 to 1265) was a muslim Sufi saint of great piety. He is considered the father of Punjabi poetry. He was greatly loved for his kindness and humanity. He stressed living a simple yet purposeful life concentrating on One God. Trilochan: 4 hymns A contemporary of Bhagat Kabir and a celebrated sain of the Vaish caste. He believed in One God and condemned superficial rituals and stressed the holiness of the heart. Dhanna: 4 hymns Bhagat Dhanna was a Jat from Rajasthan who was born in 1415. He lived most of his life as an idol worshipper but in later years became a worshipper of One God and renounced all superstitious practices. Beni: 3 hymns Probobly a contemporary of Bhagat Namdev, not much is known about him. He was unperturbed by poverty and enjoyed a life of solitude enriched by his spiritual persuits. He was a great scholar as is evident from his writings. Sheikh Bhikan: 2 hymns A muslim Sufi scholar saint Sheikh Bhikan died in the early part of Akbar's reign. He was one of the most learned men of his time. He believed that only God's name can heal a diseased mind and body. Jaidev: 2 hymns Bhagat Jaidev was a renowned poet laureate in the royal court of king Lakshman Sen of Bengal. His famous work of peotry Gita Govinda is well known for its poetic beauty and musical richness. Surdas: 1 hymn Bhagat Surdas was a Brahmin born in 1529. He was learned in Sanskrit and Persian and studied music and poetry. He was appointed a governor by emperor Akbar, but was later imprisoned for dereliction of duty. Towards the end of his life, he became a hermit and lived among holy men. Parmanand: 1 hymn Born in Maharashtra, little is known about Bhagat Parmanand's life. It is believed that he lived in Maharashtra and was a devotee of Krishna. He later became a proponent of One God. Pipa: 1 hymn Born in 1425, Bhagat Pipa was the king of the princely state of Gagaraungarh. He abducated his throne, travelled extensively and became a disciple of Bhagat Ramanand. He lived a life of extreme austerity and humility. Ramanand: 1 hymn Bhagat Ramanand, a Brahmin was born in 1359 in Madras. He is regarded as the pioneer of the Bhakti movement in northern India. A Vaishnava in his early life, he became a worshipper of brahm and condemned the caste system. Bhagat Kabir was the most renowned amongst his disciples. Sadhna: 1 hymn A butcher by profession, Bhagat Sadhana was born in Sind. His piety and meditation of God elevated him to saintly status. He was condemned by Brahmins and on a false charge was arrested and buried alive. Sain: 1 hymn Bhagat Sain was a barber of the royal court of Raja Ram, king of Rewa. He was a follower of Bhagat Ramanand and Bhagat Kabir. The Bhatts The Bhatts were a group of musicians who lived in the sixteenth century. All of them were scholars, poets and singers. Kal: 49 Swayyas Kalsahar: 4 Swayyas Tal: 1 Swayya Jalap: 4 Swayyas Jal: 1 Swayya Kirat: 8 Swayyas Sal: 3 Swayyas Bhal: 1 Swayya Nal: 6 Swayyas Bhikha: 2 Swayyas Jalan: 2 Swayyas Das: 1 Swayya Gayand: 5 Swayyas Sewak: 7 Swayyas Mathura: 10 Swayyas Bal: 5 Swayyas Harbans: 2 Swayyas Sikhs Mardana: 3 sloks Baba Mardana was a rabab (rebeck) player who spent most of his life as a disciple and musician of Guru Nanak. Born a Muslim, Baba Mardana was a childhood friend of Guru Nanak and accompanied him on all his great travels. Satta and Balwand: 1 Var Satta was a rebeck player who served Guru Angad, Guru Amar Das, Gur Ram Das and Guru Arjun Dev. Along with his fellow musician Balwand they jointly composed a ballad which appears in the Guru Granth Sahib. Sunder: 1 hymn Baba Sunder (1560-1610) was the great grandson of Guru Amar Das. His composition called Sadd (Calling) was written at the request of Guru Arjun Dev after the death of Guru Ram Das. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAadmin Posted April 5, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2003 Also sangat ji.. here is breif Layout and Arrangment of Guru Granth Sahib ji ----- Sri Guru Granth Sahib Arrangement & Layout The majority of the language of the Guru Granth Sahib is the Punjabi dialect prevalent at that time, some hymns are also found in Persian, medieval Prakrit Hindi and Marathi, Sanskrit as well as Arabic. All of these hymns are written in the standard Punjabi script known as Gurmukhi, popularized by the Second Master; Guru Angad. The Guru Granth Sahib is exactly 1430 pages in length. Each page contains in bold print 18 or 19 lines dependent on the page size. The hymns of the Guru Granth Sahib have been laid out in a very scientific and well planned manner devised by Guru Arjun Dev. The hymns have been arranged according to the melody (Raga) in which they are meant to be sung. Secondly they are arranged on the nature or the metre of the poems themselves. Next they are arranged by author and finally on the clef or key deemed appropriate to them. Divided into 33 sections. The first section contains the epic Japji poem by Guru Nanak, which is not meant to be sung. The final section is a collection of assorted verses including the Slokas and the Swayyas of Bhatts (a group of musicians). The remaining 31 sections are the Ragas: (1) Sri Rag, (2) Majh, (3) Gauri, (4) Asa, (5) Gujari, (6) Devgandhari, (7) Bihagra, (8) Wadhans, (9) Sorath, (10) Dhanasari, (11) Jaitsari, (12) Todi, (13) Bairari, (14) Tilang, (15) Suhi, (16) Bilawal, (17) Gaund, (18) Ramkali, (19) Nat, (20) Maligaura, (21) Maru, (22) Tukhari, (23) Kedara, (24) Bhairo, (25) Basant, (26) Sarang, (27) Malar, (28) Kanara, (29) Kalian, (30) Prabhati and (31) Jaijawanti. The Ragas are further divided into the nature of the metre: (1) Chaupadas: an average of four verses each, (2) Ashtpadis: an average of eight verses each, (3) Special long peoms, (4) Chhants: six line verses, (5) Special short peoms, (6) Vars: consisting of two or more paragraphs (Sloks) followed by a concluding stanza (Pauri) and (7) Poems of Bhagatas (various saints). The Order of the Guru Granth Sahib: Prayers: Japji (Morning); Page 1 to 8 Sodar (Evening); Page 8 to 10 So Purkh (Evening); Page 10 to 12 Sohila (Bed Time); Page 12 to 13 Main Body: Musical hymns; Page 14 to 1,353 Slokas Sahskriti; Page 1,353 to 1,360 Gatha; Page 1,360 to 1,361 Phanhas; Page 1,361 to 1,363 Chaubolas; Page 1,363 to 1,364 Concluding Portion: Shlokas of Kabir; Page 1,364 to 1,377 Shlokas of Sheikh Farid; Page 1,377 to 1,384 Swayyas; Page 1,385 to 1,409 Shlokas of the Gurus; Page 1,410 to 1,426 Shlokas of Guru Tegh Bahadur; Page 1,426 to 1,429 Mundavani; Page 1,429 Rag Mala; Page 1,429 to 1,430 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GABROO KHALISTAN DAH Posted June 5, 2003 Report Share Posted June 5, 2003 what about dhan dhan sachaye pathsa satguru siri guru har rai maharaj, dhan dhan sachaye patsha sachaye pathsha satguru siri guru har krishen ji maharaj and dhan dhan sachaye pathsa satuguru siri guru har gobind singh ji maharaj i mean why do they not have their saloks in dhan dhan satugur siri guru granth sahib ji maharaj? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tSingh Posted June 5, 2003 Report Share Posted June 5, 2003 Gurfateh Because they haven't any writings acredited to them, apart from hukamnamae of Guru HarGobind and one slok accredited to Guru Har Rai in only one bir of Sri Guru Granth Sahib (Jeevan Deol did an article about it a few years back). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ms514 Posted June 6, 2003 Report Share Posted June 6, 2003 Sat Sri Akal: Khalsitan Sahib, one point I would like to make. There was only one jyot present in those ten bodies. That is told to Sikhs in Bachittar Natak. So the jyot in Guru Nanak Sahib was the same jyot in Guru Gobind Singh Sahib. So that one jyot was responsible for writing all of the Gurbani written by the Guru Sahiban's physical bodies. Text of the Bachittar Natak with relevant quote can be read at: http://www.sikhs.org/transl9.htm 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karmjeet Posted February 5, 2005 Report Share Posted February 5, 2005 hmm very informative... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssinghuk Posted February 5, 2005 Report Share Posted February 5, 2005 Gurfateh ....and one slok accredited to Guru Har Rai in only one bir of Sri Guru Granth Sahib (Jeevan Deol did an article about it a few years back). VjkK VjkF Please could you tell us more about this! Thanks 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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