Sukhmani Sahib (Gurmukhi Roman) Gutka

Preface To 'Sukhmani Sahib (Gurmukhi Roman) Gutka' 

"Sukhmani sukh amrit Prabh Naam Bhagat janaa kai man bisraam"

is the central theme of this Holy Baani written by the fifth Sikh Guru, Guru Arjan Dev Ji. God's Name is the nectar that showers bliss, His Name resides in the hearts of true devotees who remain absorbed in Him. The Baani has twenty four saloks each followed by an ashtpadee (each having eight stanzas of ten lines each). The central idea is that we can safely cross this worldly ocean by contemplating His Name in the company of True Guru. It teaches how to attune with God, how to get true happiness, how in the process of reciting Gurbaani fears of transmigra­tion, death, enemies and sufferings disappear and how the all pervasive vision of understanding is developed and impurities of mind are removed.

Unfortunately this great wealth of knowledge remains inaccessible to all those who are not well versed in Gurmukhi. So for them a humble effort has been made to bring forth its transliteration in Roman with accurate pronunciations presented in a very simple way to leave no room for ambiguity. Please refer the pronunciation key before reading the text.