Sukhmani Sahib

In 1982 at HH Priya Nath’s instance, Shri Nathji also recorded a beautiful sermon on the Sukhmani Sahib of the Sikhs in chaste Punjabi. It was as if a great Sikh Guru were pouring forth spiritual truths.

Shri Nathji would also used to often quote from the Sukhmani Sahib in chaste Punjabi

"Je tis nazar na aaviye

Taan vaat na pucche koi

If thou hast not seen Him,

Then thou are not of any worth to anyone.

Sukhmani Sahib is the name given to the set of hymns divided into 24 sections which appear in the Sri Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh Holy Scriptures on page 262. Each section, which is called an Ashtpadi(asht means 8), consists of 8 hymns per Ashtpadi. The word Sukhmani literally means Peace in your mind. This set of Hymns or Bani is very popular among the Sikhs, who frequently recite it in their places of worship called Gurdwaras and at home. The full recital takes about 90 minutes and is normally undertaken by everyone in the congregation.

 According to Sikh doctorine, this Bani is believed to bring peace to one's mind and compoundly peace to the world. This set of 192 hymns were compiled by the fifth Sikh Guru, Guru Arjan Dev Ji.