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The Shikh Dharma
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Guru Granthsaheb is immortal book even today. The male and female devotees with full faith solicit early morning the orders from Granthsaheb regarding duties or karmas to be performed, everyday, the page that is opened that particular day, the 'word' or speech which is read on that day becomes an order or commandment for that day. In this book, the birth of a being as a man or woman is the best type of birth and very difficult to be born in mankind and so, it is clearly stated that after having attained a human body, man should make efforts to get salvation. Guru Govindsinh gave the status of a Guru to 'Adinath' - ‘Granthsaheb'. The teacher or Guru of all men in the world is one i.e. God. Thus Guru has been honoured. Dasam Granth
After the great departure of Guru Govindsinh, Guru's friend and disciple Manisinh compiled in the book Dasam Granth the writings of Guru Govindsinh. This book is in 4 languages - Vraj, Hindi, Persian and Punjabi. In the Sikh religion, the importance of this book is very great. Some portions of it are included in the prayers sung by Sikhs. Religious principles
Guru Govindsinh says :- “Regard all acts as vain, believe all religions to be unsuccessful. Without the backing of a name of God, all actions are illusions. In the Sikh religion, hundreds of Gods' names are attempted in ‘Adi Granth' and 'Dasam Granth'. Maybe, more than a thousand names have been experimented, but the real name - 'truth' is the best. Among the Sikhs, the name Vahi Guru is prevalent both in Japa and as repetition or remembrance. One explanation of this name is given that it is formed by combining the first letters of Vasudev, Hari, Govind and Rama. Bhai Gurudas considers ‘Vahi Guru' as Guru-Mantra, and says that by repeating this name, the excreta of sins’ is washed
