Greatness of Siri Jap Ji Sahib

By Jaspreet Kaur and Bhupinder Singh

Purpose of Jap Ji SahibJapji Sahib = Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji

Service to Guru Sahib

Fulfils our desires

Gives all the fruit of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

Clears bad influences of mind

GurmukhsSant Jarnail Singh

Baba Gurbachan Singh

Sant Attar Singh

GurmukhsSant Jarnail Singh = 151

Baba Gurbachan Singh = 101

Sant Attar Singh = 175

QuoteIt offers a spiritual remedy for all our ills. It helps us to realize the Truth and thereby

make our life more purposeful and contented.

The recitation of Japji Sahib removes the delusions from our minds and sets us on the road to discover the eternal mind - the creator of the universe.

By Sant Niranjan Singh Ji

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StoryGuru Hargobind Sahib jee’s darbar was going on. Guru Sahib addressed the sangat and asked if anyone could recite paath of Siri Jap jee Sahib. For some time there was a complete silence but then Bhai Gopaala jee got up and withhis hands folded did benti (prayer) that he would try to recitepaath of Siri Jap jee Sahib.

Guru Sahib made him sit on a place higherthan his. Bhai Gopaala jee with greatdevotion and love started doing the paath of Siri Jap jee Sahib. He did paathwith total concentration and by the kirpa ofGuru jee, no other thought came to his mind.

The whole sangat was sitting with closedeyes, listening to Jap Ji Sahib. He recited sunan pauri then mannan pauri from Jap Ji Sahib and when he arrived at “teerath tap daya datt daan”, Guru Sahib decided to give him Gurgaddi (Guruship) for such paath.

Bhai Gopaala jee who was doing paath with utmostconcentration, had a thought come to hismind, as he reached “Nanak Nadri Nadar Nihaal”. Hethought that if Guru Sahib asked him to ask forsomething, he would ask for one of the 5 horses that Guru Sahib has. Four of those five great horses had been distributed to Bhai Bidhi Chand jee, Painde Khaan,Guru Sahib himself and Bhai Jetha jee. Only one was left to be given and Bhai Gopaala jee wanted that horse.

At the bhog of the paath, Guru Sahib gave Bhai Gopaala jee a lot of pyaar and ordered one of his Sikhs to give Bhai Gopaala jee the new horse.

Then he mentioned that he was preparing to give him Gur-gaddi,if he had not thought of the horse.

Quiz1. What was the name of the Sikh that recited Jap Ji

Sahib?2. What three things did he need for Guru Sahib to be

pleased with the recitation?3. What two things broke his devotion, love and

concentration?4. What did he want from Guru Sahib?5. What would he have gotten if he did not have that

thought in his mind?

What have you learnt from this story?

SummaryBeing attached to Maya displeases Guru Sahib

Being attached to Maya does not allow us to get full blessings (kirpa) from Guru Sahib

Anything can be attained through love and concentrationGuru Sahib is happy if his sikh is attached to Naam and Bani

What did Guru Sahib do in the story that showed his pyar is not limited?

gur kw kihAw min vsY haumY iqRsnw mwir ]1] rhwau ]Let the Words of the Guru abide within your mind; let egotism and desires die.

ibiKAw mwieAw ijin jgqu BulwieAw swcw nwmu n BwieAw ]Maya is the poison which has deluded the world; it does not love the Naam.

Homework Read the whole of Jap Ji Sahib Pick out any part you find interesting or something you

don’t understandWrite it down and bring it to the next class.

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