Guru Gobind Singh Dies and the Guru Granth Sahib Becomes Eternal Guru
What happened
Guru Gobind Singh died in 1708 after declaring the Guru Granth Sahib to be the eternal Guru of the Sikhs. This transferred spiritual authority from a human line of Gurus to a sacred text and community. The moment occurred amid Mughal pressure, warfare and Sikh consolidation.
Literary impact
The Guru Granth Sahib is a poetic scripture full of hymns by Sikh Gurus and other devotional voices. Its elevation made sung poetry central to Sikh identity, worship and collective memory.
Source: Wikipedia
