CONCEPT OF NAAM IN GURU ARJUN DEV JI’S BANI

SYNOPSIS

Submitted

For the Registration for the Degree of

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY In the

FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

Punjabi University Patiala

2017

Supervised by : Submitted by:

Dr. Raminderjit Kaur Beant Kaur

Department of Shri Guru Granth Sahib Studies

Punjabi University Patiala

Sikhism is a new religion in the world's religions. The founder of this religion, Guru Nanak Sahib,
has advised the human being to be truthful, which is present in the first stanza of 'Japuji'. The
position of Sachyar in Gurmat is the starting point of salvation. Even in Gurbani, although the
description of traditional paths, devotion, knowledge and yoga for life-saving can be found
critically, but Guru Sahib persuades them in the teachings of God. Sadhna Marg is 'Naam' for
life-saving in Gurmat. Gurbani constantly revolves around the magnificence of Naam. The name
of Gurmat, Marg Sadeh (living) persists in the path of liberation, but other religions acknowledge
the salvation of Hindu religion, Jain religion and Buddhism (after death). It is the advice of
Gurmat that during the first three yugas there were various means of salvation, but in Kal Yug
only Naam is the basis: