Introduction to Sri Sukhmani Sahib

Sukhmani Sahib Santhiya

A short introduction to Guru Arjan Dev Ji’s (5th Guru of the Sikhs) Sri Sukhmani Sahib by Giani Haramritpal Singh (Bhogpur Wale).

The Sukhmani Sahib has structural unity. It has 24 Saloks, one of which begins each Ashtpadi. There are 24 Ashtpadi, each containing 8 Padas (stanzas). Each Pada has ten lines, that is five couplets. There is also the unity of theme: the perfection of man mentally. morally and spiritually. The Salok of each Ashtpadi gives the gist of the Padas that follow.

The Sukhmani is a gem of spiritual wisdom. Many philosophers and eminent writers have expressed their great admiration for it and Prof. Puran Singh was much influenced by it. He wrote: “I had no sleep for many nights. I thought I was going mad. Such was my condition. The clouds came, the cold wind from the north came. I laughed. My eyes closed. I took up the hymn of Sukhmani and began reading it. I went on, it gave its own lilt to my soul. It lent a sweetness to my voice. My face that had been overcast by the dark stain of the sin of untunement began to glow. The stains disappeared. I felt light and gay like a bird, as I realised the singing of the Sukhmani was a great cure for human falling out. That insane mind into which business worries had driven me also comes to nations; they lose their tempers and go to war, killing millions. Before they lose their temper, were they to bathe in this lyrical river of Guru Arjan Dev, the world could be set right. The whole psalm flows in an ambrosial stream of hope and light from the bosom of the Guru. The glory of the day-break symbolises the great illumination that like a holy nimbus, pervades this hymn.”

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