Rehras

Rehras Sahib (Punjabi: ਰਹਿਰਾਸ ਸਾਹਿਬ, pronunciation: [ɾəɦɚaːs saːɦɪb], lit. “the way”; Rahirās), alternatively spelt Rahiras Sahib, commonly known as So dar Rehras, is the daily evening prayer of the Sikhs and is part of Nitnem. It includes hymns from Guru Granth Sahib Ji and Dasam Granth Ji.

It contains hymns of So Dar, So Purakh, Chaupai Sahib, a concise version of Anand Sahib, and Mundhavani, among which Chaupai Sahib is from the Dasam Granth Ji. This Bani is a collection of hymns of five Sikh Gurus: Guru Nanak Dev Ji, Guru Amar Das Ji, Guru Ram Das Ji, Guru Arjan Dev Ji and Guru Gobind Singh Ji.

History

In the second half of the 19th century, a number of Rahiras Sahib printed editions (Pōthī Rahirās, consisting of the Sikh evening prayers, including selections from the Guru Granth Sahib and the Dasam Granth) were published as pothis, including at Lahore (1867, 1869, 1869 [with other inclusions from the Guru Granth Sahib], 1873, 1874, 1874 [with other inclusions from the Guru Granth Sahib, in Perso-Arabic script], 1875, 1878, 1879; and Amritsar (1893).

See also

References

  1. ↑ Neki, J.S. (2006). Divine Intimations Nitnem. Hemkunt Press. p. 229.
  2. ↑ Doel, Sarah M. Van (2008). Sikh Music: History, Text, and Praxis. ProQuest. p. 87.
  3. ↑ Singh, Gurbakhsa (2009). Sikh Faith: Questions and Answers (Third ed.). Ludhiana, Punjab: Guru Gobind Singh Study Circle. p. 64. ISBN 978-93-87152-71-7.
  4. ↑ Nabha, Kahn Singh. "Rehrasi". Gur Shabad Ratnakar Mahankosh (in Punjabi). Sudarshan Press. ਇਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੋਦਰੁ, ਸੋਪੁਰਖੁ, ਬੇਨਤੀ ਚੌਪਈ, ਅਨੰਦੁ ਅਤੇ ਮੁੰਦਾਹਣੀ ਦਾ ਪਾਠ ਹੈ
  5. ↑ 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.