A sloka or couplet precedes each astpadi. The Sukhmani Sahib comprises twenty-four astpadis or cantos, each comprising eight stanzas. Sukhmani Sahib Sukhmani, titled Gauri Sukhmani in the Guru Granth Sahib after the musical measure Gauri to which it belongs, is a lengthy composition by Guru Arjan Dev Ji composed around AD 1602-03 on the bank of Ramsar pool in the city of Amritsar.
