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7. Saharan Path (Completion of Normal Intermittent Reading of the Guru Granth Sahib) Article VIll (a) Every Sikh should as far as possible, maintain a separate and exclusive place for the installation of Guru Granth Sahib, in his home. (b) Every Sikh man, woman, boy or girl, should learn Gurmukhi to be able to read the Guru Granth Sahib. (c) Every Sikh should take the Hukam (Command) of the Guru Granth in the ambrosial (early), hours of the morning before taking meal. If he/she fails to do that, he/she should read or listen to reading from the Guru Granth some time during the day. If he/she cannot do that either, during travel etc., or owing to any other impediment, he/she should not give into a feeling of guilt. (d) It is desirable that every Sikh should carry on a continuous reading of the Guru Granth and complete a full reading in one or two months or over a longer period. (e) While undertaking a full reading of the Guru Granth, one should recite the Anand Sahib (the first five and the last stanzas) and perform the Ardas. One should, thereafter, read the Japuji.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)Sadharan path is a reading which, with intervals, lasts up to ten days. Saptah path lasts for seven days. Uninterrupted readings (akhand path) last for forty eight hours and are a popular way of marking both happy and sorrowful family occasions and religious festivals.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)Even where the limit is fixed and it exceeds a week , it will be called a sadharan path ...
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)Sehaj Path: Recitation of Guru Granth Sahib from the beginning to the last word, over not a specified time is called Sehaj Path.
On the other hand, the sahaj path means slow reading of the Guru Granth Sahib. It is interrupted and reading is done in spells extending over a period of time-even months. But sahaj path is also concluded with the bhog ceremony.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)Sikhs follow a similar pattern in the home, without the severe restrictions of Hindus. It is the custom to read the holy book, the Guru Granth Sahib, either continuously for three days (akhand path) or over 8 to 10 days (sadharan path). This should normally begin after the funeral, but if there is a long delay, perhaps because of an inquest, it may be started sooner. At the conclusion of the reading and prayers, if the deceased was head of the household, there is a ceremony offering a turban (pagri) to his heir, followed by a feast in celebration of a long life if the deceased was elderly.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)It is common to have path bhog after the funeral, which is normally Sadharan path, kept for the peace of the soul of the dead.
7. Saharan Path (Completion of Normal Intermittent Reading of the Guru Granth Sahib) Article VIll (a) Every Sikh should as far as possible, maintain a separate and exclusive place for the installation of Guru Granth Sahib, in his home. (b) Every Sikh man, woman, boy or girl, should learn Gurmukhi to be able to read the Guru Granth Sahib. (c) Every Sikh should take the Hukam (Command) of the Guru Granth in the ambrosial (early), hours of the morning before taking meal. If he/she fails to do that, he/she should read or listen to reading from the Guru Granth some time during the day. If he/she cannot do that either, during travel etc., or owing to any other impediment, he/she should not give into a feeling of guilt. (d) It is desirable that every Sikh should carry on a continuous reading of the Guru Granth and complete a full reading in one or two months or over a longer period. (e) While undertaking a full reading of the Guru Granth, one should recite the Anand Sahib (the first five and the last stanzas) and perform the Ardas. One should, thereafter, read the Japuji.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)Sadharan path is a reading which, with intervals, lasts up to ten days. Saptah path lasts for seven days. Uninterrupted readings (akhand path) last for forty eight hours and are a popular way of marking both happy and sorrowful family occasions and religious festivals.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)Even where the limit is fixed and it exceeds a week , it will be called a sadharan path ...
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)Sehaj Path: Recitation of Guru Granth Sahib from the beginning to the last word, over not a specified time is called Sehaj Path.
On the other hand, the sahaj path means slow reading of the Guru Granth Sahib. It is interrupted and reading is done in spells extending over a period of time-even months. But sahaj path is also concluded with the bhog ceremony.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)Sikhs follow a similar pattern in the home, without the severe restrictions of Hindus. It is the custom to read the holy book, the Guru Granth Sahib, either continuously for three days (akhand path) or over 8 to 10 days (sadharan path). This should normally begin after the funeral, but if there is a long delay, perhaps because of an inquest, it may be started sooner. At the conclusion of the reading and prayers, if the deceased was head of the household, there is a ceremony offering a turban (pagri) to his heir, followed by a feast in celebration of a long life if the deceased was elderly.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)It is common to have path bhog after the funeral, which is normally Sadharan path, kept for the peace of the soul of the dead.