There are three primary purposes of a religious prayer.
Harmony will come to your life as you begin to understand God and his attributes(as can be comprehended by a human), as revealed to us by God through Guru Nanak Dev Ji..
You are encouraged to read the Translation several times, and the beauty of this glorious script will manifest in your mind. \'Ji\' is a word that is used to show respect as is the word \'Sahib\'.
The word \'Jap\' means to \'recite\' or \'to \'chant\'.
It is regarded as the most important Bani or \'set of verses\' by the Sikhs and is recited every morning by all practicing this faith.
The Japji appears at the very beginning of the Guru Granth Sahib, the Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs.
The Japji Sahib consists of the Mool Mantra(Root Mantra) as the beginning followed by 38 hymns and a final Salok at the end of this composition.
Japji Sahib is a universal sacred hymn(prayer) about God and creation, composed by Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of the Sikh faith.
At the end of the translation, I have also offered to you the Transliteration of Japji SAHIB, for those who may wish to recite as a prayer in the original Gurumukhi language.
By God\'s grace, presented to you here is the Translation of the Japji SAHIB(composed in Gurumukhi script by Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the First Guru and founder of the Sikh Religion) into English.
To understand the meaning of the prayer and imbibe its teachings into your life in order to further your spiritual progress. 3.
To bring your wandering mind into the present moment. 2.
To refresh your remembrance and awareness of God. 1.
There are three primary purposes of a religious prayer
