The composition consists of 24 Astpadis each of which begins with a Salok and is followed by 8 Pauris or stanzas. Sukh literally means peace or comfort and mani means mind or heart also jewel Is rendered into English as “consoler of the mind.” The entire poem has been translated into English more than once under the commonly preferred title, 'Jewel of peace', “Psalm of peace” or “Song of peace”, signifying the soothing effect it has on the mind of the reader. The location is still marked on the bank of the Ramsar pool in the city of Amritsar, near the famous Golden Temple or Harimandir Sahib. The physical site, where the Guru around AD 1602-03 composed this composition was once enclosed by a dense wood. Surprisingly, many ardent Sikhs include the recitation of this Bani in their daily regimen of Nitnem. The sacred prayer spans 35 pages from page 262 to page 296 of the Guru Granth Sahib. It is a lengthy composition, written by Guru Arjan Dev, the fifth Sikh Guru. Sukhmani or Sukhmani Sahib is the title given to the Gurbani in raga Gauri Sukhmani in the Guru Granth Sahib which in turn appears in the major musical measure Raga Gauri to which it belongs.
