Sarbloh Granth, also called “Manglacharan Puran,” is a voluminous granth containing collections of various writings of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru, as well as poets and Sikhs. “Sarbloh Granth” literally means “the Granth or Scripture of all-steel or iron.”

“Khalsa Mahima,” a poem in praise of Guru’s Khalsa written by Guru Gobind Singh, is part of this granth. This granth contains hymns of greatness of the Sikh Panth.

There are a total of five different chapters of mool Bani in the Sarbloh Granth. It is a lengthy composition in a variety of meters, comprising a total of 4361 stanzas (862 pages in print). Some extra bani beyond the five chapters appears in the Bir at Bunga Mata Bhago Ji, Sri Hazoor Sahib in India (Sachkhand, Nanded).

While detailed study of this granth is required, few scholars have come out to study this granth.

The Akali Nihang tradition who make use of this granth hold that whereas the Siri Guru Granth Sahib is the embodiment of “Shaant Ras” (essence of peace), the Dasam Granth and the Sarbloh Granth are the embodiments of “Bir Ras” (essence of war). They believe that the difference between the Dasam Granth and the Sarbloh Granth is that although “Bir Ras” is born in the Dasam Granth, it is in the Sarbloh Granth where the individual warrior achieves an everlasting, final and complete lethal cutting-edge advantage in this sphere of “Bir Ras.” This Nihang belief is not generally accepted by the majority of the rest of the Sikh community.

In all Nihang Singh groups, the Sarbloh Granth is kept in parkaash; it is venerated by Singhs in both the Buddha Dal and Tarna Dal. Nihang Singhs, Nirmalas, Udasis and Sevapanthis all traditionally acknowledge the Sarbloh Granth as Gurbani (writings) of Guru Gobind Singh.