Start with a page
Browse the manuscript spreads. Tap, hover over, or select the left or right leaf to follow its rows.
Open the opening spreadAbout the project / Manuscript
The Puratan
manuscript reader.
Explore handwritten Gurbani alongside suggested separated Gurmukhi, transliteration, and translations. Here is how to get started, where the images come from, and what still needs review.
The project / 01
Keep the original
in the conversation.
This reader brings manuscript photographs and suggested readings into one place. You can move between the handwritten page and its separated Gurmukhi rows, with supporting text to help you follow along.
The image remains the reference. Suggested readings preserve manuscript row endings and split words, while translations provide context from complete reference lines.
Go to the readerA way in / 02
Three ways to explore.
No special setup. Open the reader
and choose where to begin.
Find a familiar line
Use the reader’s first-letter search. Enter Gurmukhi initials or type ssnh with an English keyboard, then choose a matching line.
Try first-letter searchRead with support
Switch transliteration, Punjabi explanation, and English translation on or off beneath the suggested Gurmukhi rows.
Choose your reading viewA note on the work / 03
An invitation to explore.
A reading still under review.
These are candidate readings, not an independently verified transcription. Similarity to a reference text does not establish that a reading is faithful to the manuscript.
Supporting translations belong to complete reference lines, so they may repeat across manuscript rows. For availability, unresolved mappings, and review notes, visit the coverage audit.
Explore the coverage auditManuscript source / 04
Explore the source scan.
The manuscript images used in this reader come from the scan of Puratan Sri Guru Granth Sahib Da Saroop 1714 available through Discover Sikhism. You can also browse the scan on the Internet Archive.
View the source on Discover Sikhism
Browse the scan on Internet Archive
The separated readings and reference-text alignment presented here are work from this project; they should be read alongside the source images.
Begin with the page.
See where it takes you.