the perfection of a human being, mentally, morally and spiritually. It has 24 Staves/Saloks that begin each of the 24 Cantos/Ashtpadee. This Bani/Scripture has structural unity.
The word 'Sukhmani' means the "Psalm of Peace" or "Jewel of Bliss". Listening to or reciting Sukhmani Sahib once a day can change one's destiny from misery to prosperity and give one inner peace, balance, grace, radiance, energy and the power to sacrifice. the Name of the Lord shall be the Light with you. On that journey of total, pitch-black darkness, har kaa naam sang ujee-aaraa. there, the Name of the Lord shall be your sustenance. One feels closer to the Infinite Consciousness which helps one to overcome every obstacle in life. On that path where the miles cannot be counted, har kaa naam oohaa sang tosaa. Sukhmani Sahib opens one's heart to live in gratitude steadies one's spiritual discipline and connects one with one's inner strength, endurance and courage. The sound vibrations from the recitation of Sukhmani Sahib work as tranquilisers and stress busters. In hindi japji sahib path meaning nitnem path written in punjabi japji sahib english translation japji is highlighted as the paath is recited o mp3 sukhmani. "Sukhmani Sahib" is a "Sikh Prayer" in the form of a "Song of Bliss" to bring everlasting peace and comfort to the human mind. She was awarded "Sharomani Bal Sahitkar" award by Punjab Bhasha Vibhag in 1997. For her outstanding contributions to religious and cultural literature for children born and bred in the western hemisphere, she has been honoured by many Sikh organisatins including Shromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, Amritsar and Dehli Gurdwara Parbandhak Committre. Bibiji recorded the recitation of this Bani in 1993 for her Talking Book of "Sukhmani Sahib". Guru Arjan first recited the bani at Gurdwara Barth Sahib in the Gurdaspur district of Punjab, India. This Gurbani text was written by the 5th Guru, Guru Arjan at Amritsar in around 1602. Extra diacritical marks (given in the original script for grammer and translation) that are not pronounced in reciting the Bani, are removed from Hindi script to make the reciting pure and easy for the aspirants. Sukhmani Sahib is usually translated to mean Prayer of Peace is a set of 192 padas present in the holy Guru Granth Sahib, the main scripture and living Guru of Sikhism from Ang 262 to Ang 296. The aspirants who cannot read Punjabi can read along in Hindi and can also learn Punjabi with the help of Hindi as the captions are given in both languages. Bibi Gurdev Kaur OBE recites Sukhmani Sahib in her melodious voice.