The Source Book On Sikhism

(v) The court (House of the Gurus) poets:

Their number differs from author to author. One school of historians counts them as 17 whereas the other school counts them as 11. They have composed Swayas in the praise of the first five Gurus. These Swayas have been recorded on pages 1389-1409 and are 123 in number.

1.12 The Beginning Verse/Hymns of the Raags/Chapters

All sections/chapters in Guru Granth Sahib start with a specific verse/hymn

popularly known as ‘Mangal’. These verses/hymns are as follows:

1. Ik Onkar Satguru Prasad - used 419 times.

2. Ik Onkar Satnam Guruprasad - used 2 times.

3. Ik Onkar Satnam Kartapurkh Guruprasad - 9 times.

4. Ik Onkar Satnam Kartapurkh Nirbhau Nirvair, Akal Murat, Ajoonee, Saibhang Gurprasad - used 33 times.