It is pertinent to note that when and where is the first mention of each type of Ghar in Sri Guru Granth Sahib.
It is intriguing that although bani of Jap starts from SGGS 1, yet the first mention of Ghar is w.e.f. SGGS 14. The initial pages i.e. SGGS 1 to SGGS 13 are termed as initial pages and the bani/sabads on these pages are termed as initial bani.
This issue and its significance is elaborated in a separate chapter in this book.
Once Ghar is mentioned in first heading at SGGS 14, all sabads and chhants, thereafter, are necessarily in some Ghar.
Hereunder, is the list of Ghar of sabads, with SGGS page of their first mention in Sri Guru Granth Sahib;
Sequence of mention of Ghar of sabads in Sri Guru Granth Sahib
Mention of Ghar | SGGS |
Ghar 1 | 14 |
Ghar 2 | 23 |
Ghar 3 | 23 |
Ghar 4 | 24 |
Ghar 5 | 25 |
Ghar 6 | 51 |
Ghar 7 | 151 |
Ghar 8 | 369 |
Ghar 9 | 401 |
Ghar 10 | 401 |
Ghar 11 | 403 |
Ghar 12 | 405 |
Ghar 13 | 406 |
Ghar 14 | 407 |
Ghar 15 | 408 |
Ghar 16 | 369 |
Ghar 17 | 409 |