By Divine Meditation all that is happening in this world appears to be good and the supreme purpose of human life is fulfilled. Through His meditation is obtained the fruit of bathing at holy places, through His meditation is obtained respect in Lord's shrine. So chanting Lord's Name and contemplating Him should be one's priority in life to attain everlasting happiness. Such is the importance and fruit of chanting Lord's Name. The one who establishes even a miniscule part of it (Lord's Name) in his mind, his greatness becomes beyond all measures.

May I meditate upon the One word Sustainer's Name, Whose Name is chanted by innumerable beings. Let me thus eliminate all tribulation and suffering from my body. These lines mean : May I chant God's Name and thus obtain happiness. These are opening lines from the first octet and beautifully summarise the underlying message of Sukhmani Sahib. It teaches how to attune with God, how to get true happiness, how in the process of reciting Gurbani fears of transmigration, death, enemies and sufferings disappear and how the all pervasive vision of understanding is developed and impurities of mind are removed. The central idea of Sukhmani Sahib is that we can safely cross this worldly ocean by contemplating His Name in the company of a True Guru. The Bani has twenty four saloks each followed by an ashtpadee (each having eight stanzas of ten lines or five couplets each). God's Name is the nectar that showers bliss, His Name resides in the hearts of true devotees who remain absorbed in Him. Is the central theme of this Holy Bani written by the fifth Sikh Guru, Guru Arjan Dev Ji. Sukhmani sukh amrit Prabh Naam Bhagat janaa kai man bisraam. The Divine Sukhmani - English Translation and Transliteration of Sukhmani Sahib - Book By Jaspinder Singh Grover

Sukhmani sahib with meaning in english