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           Significance of ‘Sukhmani’: 

There is a great significance of Sukhmani in the Sikh way of life and also enjoys reverence among the devotees of the Sikh faith. They used to recite it in the early hours of morning. Generally it takes more than half an hour to recite it. Any one who reads it with love, faith and devotion opens the doors of the treasure of eternal bliss and the very spring of peace, the reason being that the author (Sri Guru Arjan Dev ji) has poured into this composition his very spirit which was peace itself. This peace he had got from his constant communication with God. It is a treasure of all kind of happiness and pleasure. The Sukhmani is one of the master pieces of Sri Guru Arjan Dev ji, the compiler of Sri Guru Granth Sahib. This composition is complete in all respects and it enjoys its independent status. The major religious ideas of Guru Arjan Dev ji are believed to have been treasured in it. Sri Guru Arjan Dev ji preached the message of universal peace, to all the inhabitants of the world. The Sukhmani urges that in order to gain the peace of mind a man should make it a constant practice to remember the Name of God. The remembrance will put a sort of fence; so to say, around him which no worldly trouble or evil will dare to break. According to S.S.Johar, “The Psalm of peace, its aim is to give solace to the mind. Guru Arjan, the composer of Sukhmani himself says ’He who listens to it with love and gives it a place in his heart shall enable himself to commune with the Lord.” A person tired of life or deeply entrenched in sorrow or in remorse or in anxiety derives consolation and peace from reading Sukhmani.