Virtues

Nimrata (Humility)

Sikh Virtue Virtues

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Divinity Atlas. "Nimrata (Humility)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/virtues/nimrata-humility.

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Divinity Atlas. (n.d.). Nimrata (Humility). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/virtues/nimrata-humility

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@misc{divinityatlas-nimrata-humility,
  author = {Divinity Atlas},
  title = {Nimrata (Humility)},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/virtues/nimrata-humility},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Origin Attested throughout the Adi Granth, compiled by Guru Arjan in 1604, with final recension attributed to Guru Gobind Singh in 1706.

Humility, one of the five Sikh virtues (Panj Gun) opposing the Panj Vikar, held as the direct counter to ahankar (ego, the fifth of the Five Thieves) and embodied institutionally in practices such as seva (selfless service) and the shared, hierarchy-levelling meal of the langar.

Facts

Origins

Origin Periodthe subject's own account

Attested throughout the Adi Granth, compiled by Guru Arjan in 1604, with final recension attributed to Guru Gobind Singh in 1706. 1

Place of Originthe subject's own account

Punjab, in the Sikh community centered on Amritsar during the compilation of the Adi Granth. 1

Origin of the Name

Punjabi/Gurmukhi nimrata, humility or meekness. 2

Attributed Author / Compilerthe subject's own account

The Guru Granth Sahib, the compiled scripture of Sikhism. The base text was compiled by Guru Arjan in 1604 and given final form, the Adi Granth, by Guru Gobind Singh in 1706, who conferred upon it the status of eternal Guru; no single human author beyond the Sikh Gurus and Bhagats whose compositions it collects is credited for the Panj Gun as an enumerated set. 1

Language

Gurmukhi / Punjabi 2

Status

Status Within the Tradition

Standard teaching, not formally defined 3

Doctrinal Status Detailthe subject's own account

One of the five Sikh virtues (Panj Gun) and the named opposite of ahankar, ego, itself counted among the Panj Vikar; embodied in practice through seva, service, and the shared langar meal. 1

Attestation

Meaning in the Attesting Source

Humility, one of the five Sikh virtues, the direct counter to ahankar (ego), embodied in seva and the shared meal of the langar. 3

Cross-Tradition Connections

Belongs to Tradition

Sikhism

Source The Encyclopaedia of SikhismHarbans Singh (editor-in-chief)

Sources

1. Guru Granth Sahib

Compiled by Guru Arjan, 1604; final recension attributed to Guru Gobind Singh, 1706, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, 1604the holders' own accountView the Source

2. Sikhism

W. H. McLeod, Penguin Books, 1997on the Panj Gun opposing the Panj VikarView the Source

3. The Encyclopaedia of Sikhism

Harbans Singh (editor-in-chief), Punjabi University, Patiala, 1998the nimrata entryView the Source

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