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Prayers & Gurbani

ਪ੍ਰਾਰਥਨਾਵਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਗੁਰਬਾਣੀ

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Daily Nitnem

Morning, evening and night prayers

Morning Nitnem· Before dawn — Amrit Vela

Japji Sahib

ਜਪੁਜੀ ਸਾਹਿਬ

Guru Nanak Dev Ji~22 min

Jaap Sahib

ਜਾਪੁ ਸਾਹਿਬ

Guru Gobind Singh Ji~21 min

Tav-Prasad Savaiye

ਤ੍ਵ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ਸਵੱਯੇ

Guru Gobind Singh Ji~7 min

Benti Chaupai (Nitnem / Rehras)

ਬੇਨਤੀ ਚੌਪਈ ਸਾਹਿਬ

Guru Gobind Singh Ji~8 min

Anand Sahib

ਅਨੰਦੁ ਸਾਹਿਬ

Guru Amar Das Ji~10 min

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Evening — Rehras· At sunset

Rehras Sahib

ਰਹਰਾਸਿ ਸਾਹਿਬ

Multiple Gurus~20 min

The evening prayer — thanking God for the day's blessings and seeking protection through the night.

Night — Kirtan Sohila· Before sleep

Kirtan Sohila

ਸੋਹਿਲਾ ਸਾਹਿਬ

Multiple Gurus~10 min

The bedtime prayer — five hymns celebrating the soul's union with the Lord before sleep.

Other Gurbani & Banis

Banis and Shabads from Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji and Dasam Granth

Chaupai Sahib (Extended)

ਬੇਨਤੀ ਚੌਪਈ ਸਾਹਿਬ — ਵਿਸਤ੍ਰਿਤ

Guru Gobind Singh Ji~35 min

The full 173-verse extended composition from Charitropakhyan (Dasam Granth), beginning ਮਹਾ ਕਾਲ ਕੀ ਸਰਨਿ. This is NOT the 100-verse Benti Chaupai boundary used in the standard Sikh Rehat Maryada Rehras — see Benti Chaupai (Nitnem / Rehras) for that version.

Sukhmani Sahib

ਸੁਖਮਨੀ ਸਾਹਿਬ

Guru Arjan Dev Ji~90 min

The Jewel of Peace — 24 astpadis bringing solace, peace, and divine understanding.

Asa Di Var

ਆਸਾ ਦੀ ਵਾਰ

Guru Nanak Dev Ji~45 min

The heroic ode sung in the early morning Divan — a ballad of spiritual wisdom.

Shabad Hazare

ਸ਼ਬਦ ਹਜ਼ਾਰੇ

Guru Nanak Dev Ji~20 min

Shabads worth a thousand — each shabad carries the weight of a thousand prayers.

Dukh Bhanjani Sahib

ਦੁਖ ਭੰਜਨੀ ਸਾਹਿਬ

Guru Arjan Dev Ji~30 min

The Destroyer of Sorrow — shabads recited to find relief from suffering and illness.

Salok Mahalla 9

ਸਲੋਕ ਮਹਲਾ ੯

Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji~20 min

Profound couplets on detachment, impermanence, and devotion to God.

Barah Maaha

ਬਾਰਹ ਮਾਹਾ

Guru Arjan Dev Ji~15 min

The Twelve Months — a poetic journey through the seasons as a longing soul seeks union with God.

Sidh Gosht

ਸਿਧ ਗੋਸਟਿ

Guru Nanak Dev Ji~30 min

The Dialogue with the Siddhas — a philosophical discourse on the nature of God and the Guru.

Dakhni Oankar

ਦਖਣੀ ਓਅੰਕਾਰੁ

Guru Nanak Dev Ji~25 min

Verses contemplating the Oankar — the primal sound from which all creation emerges.

Prayers & Sikh Practice

Essential prayers and meditative practices of the Sikh tradition

Ardas

ਅਰਦਾਸ

Sikh Tradition~5 min

The Sikh supplication — a collective prayer offered before and after every Sikh ceremony and service.

Mool Mantar / Gurmantar

ਮੂਲ ਮੰਤਰ / ਗੁਰ ਮੰਤ੍ਰ

Guru Nanak Dev Ji~2 min

The root mantra opening the Guru Granth Sahib Ji — the foundational statement of Sikh theology.

Waheguru Simran

ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਸਿਮਰਨ

Sikh Tradition

The repetition of Waheguru — the Sikh name for God — as a form of meditation and devotion.

Meditation practice

Ceremonies & Occasions

Gurbani for Sikh rites of passage, weddings, and celebrations

Laavan

ਲਾਵਾਂ

Guru Ram Das Ji~10 min

The four rounds of the Anand Karaj (Sikh wedding ceremony) — circling the Guru Granth Sahib Ji.

Anand Sahib (Full — 40 Pauris)

ਆਨੰਦੁ ਸਾਹਿਬ (ਪੂਰਾ)

Guru Amar Das Ji~40 min

The complete Anand Sahib with all 40 pauris — recited at Sikh celebrations and ceremonies.

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Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

Read Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

All 1,430 Angs — Gurmukhi, transliteration & English translation

Gurbani Data & Attribution

Gurbani text, transliterations, and English translations are sourced from BaniDB by the Khalis Foundation, licensed under MIT License. Spoken audio recitations courtesy of Bhai Jarnail Singh and Kirtan Teg Singh (Internet Archive).

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