The Adi Granth (Punjabi: ਆਦਿ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ), its first rendition, was compiled by the fifth guru, Guru Arjan (1564–1606). Its compilation was completed on 29 August 1604 and first installed inside Golden Temple in Amritsar on 1 September 1604.
Shri Guru Granth Sahib, is the principal scripture of Sikhism. It was written by the Six gurus of Sikhism and is itself regarded by Sikhs as the final, sovereign, and eternal living Guru. Adi Granth, the first rendition, was compiled by the fifth Sikh Guru, Guru Arjan ji. The tenth Guru, Guru Gobind Singh ji, added one shloka, dohra mahala 9 ang, 1429 and all 115 hymns of his father, Guru Tegh Bahadur ji. This second rendition came to be known as Sri Guru Granth Sahib. After Guru Gobind Singh's martyrdom in 1708, Baba Deep Singh and Bhai Mani Singh prepared many copies of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib for distribution.
Elevation of Adi Granth to Shri Guru Granth Sahib
In 1708 Guru Gobind Singh Ji conferred the title of "Guru of the Sikhs" upon the Adi Granth. The event was recorded in a Bhatt Vahi (a bard's scroll) by an eyewitness, Narbud Singh, who was a bard at the Rajput rulers' court associated with gurus. A variety of other documents also attest to this proclamation by the tenth guru. Thus, despite some aberrations, Sikhs since then have accepted Shri Guru Granth Sahib, the sacred scripture, as their eternal-living Guru, as the embodiment of the ten Sikh Gurus.
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