'Jap' in Gurbani

‘Jap’ (ਜਪੁ) is the title of the bani that opens Sri Guru Granth Sahib. In Gurbani, the meaning of ‘Jap’ is to know, to understand and to grasp — and, in accordance with this title, what is to be known stands adorned in the two Saloks and the thirty-eight Pauris of this bani. The videos below, in Punjabi and English, explain ‘Jap’ in Gurbani. You can also listen to every line of Japji Sahib in our Pronunciation Lab.