Ads ji
This is an old controversy. Controversy may be too strong a word. Up to
gur prasaad is taken as the Mangala Charan, and the
managla charan can also take the form
Ik Oankaar Sat Gur Prasaad, when used as part of the
raag structure in
Sri Guru Granth Sahib. The
Mool Mantar includes every thing up to and including "Nanaka hosi bi sach" according to many authorities. The
Khalsanet article with link that I posted gives the history of the "controversy." The act of shortening the Mool Mantar to end with
gurprasaad was undertaken by the SGPC in 1932. The source states:
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/sikh-sikhi-sikhism/25273-mool-mantar.html In Sikh Dharm today, there are essentially two main schools of thought. On the one hand, we have the Sampardahs, which date back to the time of our Gurus; and on the other, there is the Shromani Parbandak Gurdwara Committee (SPGC), which was establishedReference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/showthread.php?t=25273 relatively recently in the year 1925, and has managed to garner a good deal of influence over Sikh affairs by controling several key religious institutions. The article -- very interesting -- also provides information about the Sampardahs that state that the full
mool mantar continues to
Nanaka hose bi sach. Although the
Khalsanet article goes on to say that the SGPC decision amounts to "heresy" IMHO that kind of rhetoric is not necessary.
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ਜੇ ਕੋ ਮੂੰ ਉਪਦੇਸੁ ਕਰਤੁ ਹੈ ਤਾ ਵਣਿ ਤ੍ਰਿਣਿ ਰਤੜਾ ਨਾਰਾਇਣਾ ॥
jae ko moon oupadhaes karath hai thaa van thrin ratharraa naaraaeinaa ||
If someone is going to teach me something, let that be that the Lord is pervading the forests and fields.