A Panj Granthi (), also known as Pañj Granth Ādi, is a small booklet which contains five hymns chosen from Guru Granth Sahib.
Description The Guru Granth Sahib is very sacred so it can only be recited in a prescribed ritualistic manner. Small anthologies called Gutka Sahib or Panj Granthi began to be made for recitation of certain hymns in private setting. They are usually small and easily fit in the hand of a person. Nowadays, the title 'Panj Granthi' has become a misnomer as a Panj Granthi may include more than five hymns from Guru Granth Sahib. A parallel booklet known as 'Das Granth' also exists which exclusively contains chosen compositions from Dasam Granth.
History Grierson describes in 1916 that it consisted of "eight devotional books of the Sikhs, consisting of selections from the Ādi Granth". In the second half of the 19th century, a number of Panj Granthi printed editions were published, including at Lahore (1874, 1878, 1879, 1881, 1882, 1885, 1886, all in Gurmukhi), Gujranwala (1875, 1879, all in Perso-Arabic script), and Amritsar (1895, Perso-Arabic script).Linguistic Survey of India, Vol. IX: Indo-Aryan Family, Central Group, Part I: Specimens of Western Hindī and Pañjābī (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1916) by George Abraham Grierson, pp. 619–620. Retrieved on 5 September 2026 via The Digital South Asia Library, University of Chicago.
Das Granthi Das Granthi () is a small religious booklet containing only few selected compositions from Dasam Granth. Das stands for Ten and Granthi stands for booklet. It means Booklet of 10th Guru of Sikhism. This booklet was created for beginners and lay readers for reading these compositions in daily liturgy for proper understanding.Page 330, Punjab District and State Gazetteers: Compiled and published under the authority of the Punjab government, 1900Page 62, Struggle of the Sikhs for Sovereignty, Surjit Singh GandhiPage 180, The Guru Consorts, Mahindara Kaura Gilla, Radha Publications
There is no standardization of this booklet and various sects in Sikhism have their own versions. The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee contains eight texts namely, Jaap, Bachitra Natak, Chandi Charitra I, Shabad Hazare Patshahi 10, Akal Ustati, Chandi Charitra 2, Gian Prabodh and Chandi di Var.The Sikh Encyclopedia
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