Sikh Q&A

Ans. Guru Angad, just before merging into the Infinite, looked towards Guru Amar Das and said, “There is not the slightest difference between you and me. The (human) body is like a pitcher of water in an ocean (insignificant compared to the whole creation). The Gurus take human form only for the betterment of humanity.

Ans. According to the “Puraatan Janam Saakhi”, when Guru Nanak merged into the Supreme Being, it was early in the morning. The Master was, at that time, reciting the “Baarah Maah” of Tukhaari Raag. His last words were: ਤੂ ਸੁਣਿ ਕਿਰਤ ਕਰੰਮਾ ਪੁਰਬਿ ਕਮਾਇਆ॥ ਸਿਰਿ ਸਿਰਿ ਸੁਖ ਸਹੰਮਾ ਦੇਹਿ ਸੁ ਤੂ ਭਲਾ॥ SGGS, p. 1107

Ans. There are a total of thirty one Raags in Guru Granth Sahib. The first Raag is Sri and the last one is Jai Jai Vanti. In addition, there are nine folk-tunes (also in Raags), which are prescribed for the singing of Vaars.The total number of all Shabads (hymns), Saloks (couplets) and Sawaiyyas (panegyrics) is

Ans. Guru Granth Sahib is like a platter full of spiritual food in which (like 36 types of dishes, recognized in the Indian culinary art) the compositions of 36 Divine personalities are included.These are: SIX GURUS: Guru Nanak Dev Ji Guru Angad Dev Ji Guru Amar Das Ji Guru Ram Das Ji Guru Arjan Dev

Ans. All our Divine Masters respected and revered, more than themselves, the Shabad (Divine Word), and the Adi Granth, because it is the embodiment of the Divine Word. They enjoined others also to do the same, e.g., ਏਕੋ ਸਬਦੁ ਏਕੋ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਵਰਤੈ ਸਭ ਏਕਸੁ ਤੇ ਉਤਪਤਿ ਚਲੈ॥ (SGGS, P. 1334) “There is one Divine Word,

Ans. The names of the ten Divine Masters and the attributes of their personalities are as follows: First Divine Master Guru Nanak Dev Ji Humility Second Divine Master Guru Angad Dev Ji Obedience Third Divine Master Guru Amar Das Ji Equality Fourth Divine Master Guru Ram Das Ji Service Fifth Divine Master Guru Arjan Dev

Ans. There is but one Guru. The ten that we know, indicate completeness just as the number 10 is considered a complete numeral. All accounting chores can be accomplished through this number. Guru Nanak took different (physical) forms. Mathura Bhatt in his Sawaiyya in praise of the fifth Nanak, Guru Arjan Dev, explicitly points out: