Anand Sahib

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Anand Sahib is a key Sikh prayer composed by Guru Amar Das that expresses spiritual bliss and is recited daily in Sikh liturgy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Sikh prayer ⓘ
religious hymn ⓘ
associatedConcept Anand (bliss) ⓘ
associatedPlaceOfWorship Gurdwara ⓘ
associatedWithGuru Guru Amar Das ⓘ
author Guru Amar Das ⓘ
centralTheme inner joy ⓘ
spiritual bliss ⓘ
union with the Divine ⓘ
composedBy Guru Amar Das ⓘ
genre devotional hymn ⓘ
liturgical prayer ⓘ
language Gurmukhi ⓘ
liturgicalUse part of daily Sikh liturgy ⓘ
recited during Akhand Path ceremonies ⓘ
recited during Anand Karaj (Sikh marriage ceremony) ⓘ
recited during funerary and memorial services ⓘ
recited in Gurdwara services ⓘ
musicalTradition sung in kirtan form ⓘ
openingWord Anand ⓘ
partOf Guru Granth Sahib ⓘ
purpose to express joy of union with Waheguru ⓘ
to guide Sikhs towards spiritual bliss ⓘ
recitationContext Nitnem (daily prayers) ⓘ
Sikh congregational worship ⓘ
recitationPractice recited daily by many Sikhs ⓘ
religion Sikhism ⓘ
religiousFunction expression of gratitude to God ⓘ
meditation aid ⓘ
source of spiritual guidance ⓘ
religiousTradition Khalsa practice ⓘ
linked to: Khalsa Rehat
sacredTextOf Sikhs ⓘ
linked to: Sikh people
script Gurmukhi script ⓘ
linked to: Gurmukhi
scripturalStatus canonical Sikh scripture ⓘ
included in Guru Granth Sahib ⓘ
structure composed of multiple pauris (stanzas) ⓘ
teaches detachment from ego ⓘ
importance of the Guru ⓘ
living in hukam (Divine Will) ⓘ
theologicalFocus Gurbani as source of bliss ⓘ
Guru’s grace ⓘ
Naam (Divine Name) ⓘ
veneratedIn Punjab ⓘ
global Sikh diaspora ⓘ

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Guru Amar Das → scriptureContribution → Anand Sahib hymn ⓘ
linked to: Anand Sahib
Nitnem → includesPrayer → Anand Sahib ⓘ
subject linked to: Nitnem (daily prayers)
Nitnem → morningPrayersInclude → Anand Sahib (full or selected verses) ⓘ
subject linked to: Nitnem (daily prayers)
linked to: Anand Sahib
Nitnem → hasPart → Anand Sahib ⓘ
Nitnem → hasMorningPrayers → Anand Sahib ⓘ