The following six astpadis dwell on the advantages of remembrance, in a spirit of love, devotion and surrender, of the Holy Name which results in linking up one's consciousness with the Divine. In this four-line sloka, the Supreme Being is remembered as adi gure (Primal Preceptor), jugade gure (Preceptor from the beginning of time existing), sat gure (The Truth Preceptor) and sri gurdeve (Preceptor Divine). The Sukhmani Sahib opens with a manglacharan or invocation to the Supreme Being. One of the fundamental texts of the Sikh faith, the Sukhmani presents a complete scheme of the teachings of the Sikh faith. This structure is maintained throughout and through, from canto to canto, there may not be traceable progression of thought as in a philosophical work, there is a continuing unity of spiritual and ethical tone. The first seven stanzas of the astpadi explore the theme stated in the preceding sloka and the eight sometimes sums up the astpadi but, more often, becomes a paean of praise lacing the theme in the context of an overall vision of Eternal Reality. A sloka or couplet precedes each astpadi. The Sukhmani Sahib comprises twenty-four astpadis or cantos, each comprising eight stanzas. Sukhmani Sahib Sukhmani, titled Gauri Sukhmani in the Guru Granth Sahib after the musical measure Gauri to which it belongs, is a lengthy composition by Guru Arjan Dev Ji composed around AD 1602-03 on the bank of Ramsar pool in the city of Amritsar.
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