The majority of it comes up from misunderstanding. The Unmanifest uncreated is the Supreme. But the Supreme Unmanifest manifested in the creation. Gurbani describes the manifest creation in terms of the Hindu Mahadevas. Because the Hindu devas are in Gurbani, it isn't historical artifact or mere reference, it has to have a purpose per Guru, not some politician. If these devas are in Gurbani how does it wound the Sikh identity?

Nowhere does Gurbani say the Hindu devas are the Parabrahm Ik Oangkar Akal Purakh. Yet, Gurbani does say they are subordinate to the Parabrahm and require the Naam to reach it.

So it seems to me a matter of misunderstanding the subordination. Yet, if the Parabrahm is pervading in all creation, there is God-consciousness in all created things at least in potential form requiring the Naam to merge the manifest created thing back into the uncreated absolute. Because of this potential, all atmas have the potential to merge with the true Self, Paramatma. So in the way of ego being conquered, the I, is the real God because the Akal Purakh resides in every soul.

The Vaishnav Hindus worship Vishnu as the Parabrahm. Gurbani corrects this while acknowledging the 1o Divine incarnations. Yet Vishnu is not the absolute accordng to Gurbani. So no one can say the Sikh God is equal to the Hindu Mahadevs. The Sikh God is beyong the HIndu Mahadevs. That doesn't mean that the Sikh God has not manifest Himself in the Hindu Mahadevs AND all creation...including us.

~Bhul chak maaf