At the end there's another closing Shalok. The last few Stanzas (Pauris), 34-37, describe 5 'Khands' or stages through which the devotee graduates and reaches SachKhand - the stage of Truth, the God.Ħ. Order of Japji Sahib can be split into 9 parts - Prologue - Invocation, Worship, The Quest, The Divine Plan, Human Responsibility, Inscrutable Providence, Formalism and Sectarianism, Jnana (Wisdom), Epilogue - Shloka.ĥ. The Shalok is followed by 38 Stanzas which are traditionally called 'Pauris' (literally: steps of a ladder) these form the main body of the composition.ĥ. A Shalok is a kind of a short poem - generally a capsule of information or teachings often composed in only two lines.Ĥ. The main composition of Jap Ji starts with a Shalok. The title Jap' (recite) merges seamlessly and connects Mool-Mantra to the first Shalok of Japji in a very meaningful way.ģ. Jap literally means to meditate, remember, and recite with unflinching faith and love. It begins with Mool Mantra and then follow 38. It was composed by Guru Angad, and is mostly the writings of Guru Nanak. At the start of Jap Ji Sahib is what is now known as 'Mool Mantra' - whereby the Guru explains the most basic character of the otherwise undefinable God.Ģ. Japji Sahib ( Punjabi:, pronunciation: dpdi sb) is the Sikh thesis, that appears at the beginning of the Guru Granth Sahib the scripture of the Sikhs.
