 It took him nearly 19 years to scribe.He not only wrote the Adi Granth, as dictated by Guru Arjan, but also supervised four other scribes (Bhai Haria, Bhai Sant Das, Bhai Sukha and Bhai Manasa Ram) in the writing of various Sikh scriptures.His other works in Punjabi are collectively called Vaaran Bhai Gurdas.