Download: Understanding Japji Sahib

Jap-u, is the first composition in Sri Guru Granth Sahib (SGGS), the Sikh holy book which has the status of the eternal living guru. Jap-u is authored by Guru Nanak (1469 – 1539 CE), the founder of Sikh faith. Jap-u is reverently called Japji Sahib or Japji.

This work endeavours to follow Gurbani Vyaakaran/grammar as worked out by the scholars by looking at Gurbani, and is fascinating. This translation would therefore be found different from the existing ones at places. It is based on Gurbani grammar and relies less on personal perception and more on what Gurbani says – mostly elsewhere in Japji itself, and in some cases beyond that.

A careful study of Japji shows that Guru Nanak first covers a topic in a Paurri and elaborates/verifies it in later Paurris. If this is followed in translation/interpretation, it helps in relying on the Guru’s guidance rather than on personal understanding. This feature would be noticed throughout.

This book contains a number of short essays bringing out concepts contained in Japji.

You can download the book from the link below.

Download: Understanding Japji Sahib