Tav Prasad Savaiye is one of the daily banis (Sikh prayers) prescribed by Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru, to support the spiritual development of the Sikhs. “Tav Prasad Savaiye” can be translated to mean “Measures by Thy Grace.” It was written by Guru Gobind Singh Ji, the tenth Sikh Guru.
A “savaiye” is a short verse, usually four lines long, generally used in songs of praise. So “Tav Prasad Savaiye” is a song in praise of God.
Tav Prasad Savaiye corresponds to the air element (tattva).
Like the bani Jaap Sahib and other works by Guru Gobind Singh, Tav Prasad Savaiye appears in the Dasam Granth, rather than the Siri Guru Granth Sahib.
Recitation of this bani can warm the heart and enhance one’s satisfaction in life.
Access Tav Prasad Savaiye in Gurmukhi or Transliteration and English
Listen to Tav Prasad Savaiye on YouTube
~Resources: Victory & Virtue: Ceremonies & Code of Conduct of Sikh Dharma (2001) by the Office of the Bhai Sahiba of Sikh Dharma of the Western Hemisphere; Sikh Spiritual Practice: The Sound Way to God (2010) by Siri Kirpal Kaur; and “Daily Banis Given by Guru Gobind Singh” (Sikh Dharma International).
Note: For those who would like to begin a personal practice of Sikh banis and prayers, our marketplace has a Gurmukhi-Roman Nitnem available that contains Tav Prasad Savaiye and other Sikh banis for daily recitation, as well as the Peace Lagoon with English translation of Sikh prayers and banis.
