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18 GURBANI : THE ELIXIR OF LIFE<br />

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i No deficiency do I suffer now. I<br />

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Enjoying His benevolence, bliss have I attained, I<br />

! Ever-increasing is the Lord's bounty. i<br />

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i Subsequently, Guru Gobind <strong>Singh</strong> Ji at Damdama :<br />

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i Sahib in 1706 added hymns of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji in the 1<br />

I Granth and in 1708 at Nanded consecrated Guru Granth I<br />

i Sahib as the eternal "Shabad" Guru of the Sikhs. This !<br />

I Granth Sahib which is a unique anthology of 5894 hymns i<br />

! and 1430 pages was scribed by Bhai Mani <strong>Singh</strong>. It is this I<br />

: Granth Sahib which is installed in every Gurdwara to !<br />

I enable the faithful to visit and pay obeisance. !<br />

i All hymns in Guru Granth Sahib are predominantly in<br />

1 poetry and musical ragas. The following Gurus contrib-<br />

! uted their hymns:<br />

Guru Nanak Dev Ji<br />

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1 Guru Angad Dev Ji<br />

! Guru Amar Das Ji<br />

Guru Ram Das Ji<br />

! Guru Arjan Dev Ji<br />

I Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji<br />

! Apart from the above Guru Sahiban, fifteen 'bhagats'<br />

! and seventeen 'bhatts' also contributed their compositions.<br />

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