bᵻfˌoːɹ ɡˈɪvɪŋ ðə ɡjˈʊɹɹuːʃˌɪp tə ðə ɡjˈʊɹɹuː ɡɹˈænθ sˈæhɪb ðˈɛn kˈɔːld ðɪ ˈædi ɡɹˈænθ ðə ɡjˈʊɹɹuː hˈɛld ðɪs ˈækˌʌnd pˈæθ ænd ðˈɛn pɹəklˈeɪmd ðɪ ˈædi ɡɹˈænθ æz ðə pɚpˈɛtʃuːəl ɡjˈʊɹɹuː ʌvðə sˈiːkz.
Before giving the Guruship to the Guru Granth Sahib (then called the Adi Granth) the Guru held this Akhand Path and then proclaimed the Adi Granth as the perpetual Guru of the Sikhs.