At Darbar Sahib (the court of Guru Granth Sahib Ji), the Sikhs often recite “Satnaam Sri Vaheguru Sahib Ji.” It’s a very old Mantar. They’ve been chanting that for a very long time, from the very beginning. We can use the word Sri, as it simply means the highest. Sri (sometimes spelled as Siri) is the abbreviated form of the word Shromani (highest). Sri Vaheguru means the highest Wondrous Enlightener. We often recite, “Satnaam Vaheguru” as a short Mantar and “Satnaam Sri Vaheguru Sahib Ji” as a longer Mantar. It’s the same thing, so don’t get confused.

Understand what Satnaam means first. Then understand what Vaheguru means as well. There’s a lot hidden in the Vaheguru Mantar, such as there are four main letters in Vaheguru and each letter means something.  There’s a video on our channel called Why do we chant the Vaheguru Mantar? since there are many meanings of the mantar. So don’t worry about the word Sri. Some people say, “Dhan Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji'' and “Sri Guru Angad Dev Ji”. While others may just say, “Guru Angad Dev Ji.” Ultimately, Sri is a way of showing respect. Whether someone says it or not, there’s no need to have debates and arguments over it.

You can watch Bhai Jagraj Singh explain this in the video below: