The Source Book On Sikhism

Names of the languages used in the Granth

Arabic, Sanskrit, Persian, Punjabi, Hindi, Sindhi, Lehndi, Dakhni, Bengali and Marathi.

Examples of the languages used and the contributors:

Punjabi - the Sikh Gurus, Sheikh Farid and others

Sanskrit - Guru Nanak, Guru Arjan and others

Sindhi - Guru Arjan

Western Punjabi/Lehndi - Guru Arjan

Influence of Arabic and Persian - Namdev

Gujrati and Marathi - Namdev, Trilochan

Eastern Hindi - Bards

Western Hindi - Kabir

Eastern Apabhramsa - Jaidev

Theme and the Subject-Matter

The main theme of Guru Granth Sahib is:

a. Search of God

b. Means to communicate with God

c. Methods to realize God

d. Religious commandments

e. Rules of morality

f. The Sikh theology

Guru Granth Sahib is a literary classic and a spiritual treasure. The Granth contains the eternal Truth, proclaims God and shows the way of His realization. It lays down moral and ethical rules for the development of the soul and religious commandments for the progress of morality anas), attainment of salvation.