

Reciting the entire Sukhmani Sahib takes about 60 to 90 minutes, and is sometimes undertaken by everyone in a smaller congregation with turn by turn reading. It can be done individually or as a group usually in either a place of worship ( Gurdwara) or at home. Sukhmani Sahib is frequently recited by Sikhs is one of the popular Banis (compositions of the Guru).

Recitation Sukhmani Sahib being recited as a group at Gurdwara Ameerpet, Hyderabad, India.

The composition deals with such topics such as Simran (general meditation that leads to merging with God) and Nam Japna (meditation of Naam), the greatness of Saints and Sadh Sangat (holy congregation), true devotion, doing good deeds, the nature of the mind, the badness of slandering, concepts relating to Brahmvidya, Advaita, Sargun and Nirgun, materialism and death, Hukam, and other similar topics. Guru Arjan first recited the bani at Gurdwara Barth Sahib in the Gurdaspur district of Punjab, India. This Gurbani text (writing of the Gurus) was written by the 5th Guru, Guru Arjan (1563–1606) at Amritsar in around 1602. Wishing you all the best.Sukhmani Sahib ( Punjabi: ਸੁਖਮਨੀ ਸਾਹਿਬ), known under the title of Gauri Sukhmani in the scripture (named after the Gauri raga musical measure it belongs to), is usually translated to mean Prayer of Peace is a set of 192 padas (stanzas of 10 hymns) present in the holy Guru Granth Sahib, the main scripture and living Guru of Sikhism from Ang 262 to Ang 296 (about 35 count). If you're not sure how to "study" it - even googling a reputable translation can be a good start. That being said, in this time, studying and reciting Sukhmani Sahib may give you solace in what is, of course, a difficult time. Reciting Mool Mantar 100 times and those recitations helping you embrace the meaning behind those words is what has value. Reciting Mool Mantar 100 times doesn't mean anything in and of itself. Paath brings us closer to God when we study it and use it as a tool to help frame our approach to life and to hukam. Sikhi views prayer through a different prism than many other faiths. Believing in hukam gives me the comfort/understanding that the problems I have or solutions to problems I receive are also written. I take the view though that paath isn't a magic spell and it isn't a payment that we make to God in order to receive what we may want. I do agree with u/KhalsaFauj275 re: hukam is hukam. It hurts to lose someone close to you, and grandparents are particularly special.
