Re writing the SGGS

Jazz · #1 (**permalink**) 28-Apr-2005, 06:36 AM

Is it true that a reinterpretation/rewriting/changing of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji is being done by the Radaswamis or the Naamdaris?
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/sikh-sikhi-sikhism/3220-re-writing-the-sggs.html

This is something a friend has just asked me, and its the first I have heard of it, something along the lines that a 'Guru' from one or the other group 'disowned' their own son because of it.
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/showthread.php?t=3220

Clarification is the way forward ...

A seeker.
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Neutral Singh · #2 (**permalink**) 28-Apr-2005, 12:40 PM

Jaswinder Ji,

Unscrupulous minds have and will continue to try their best to distort & twist the meanings of Gurbani to suit their requirements. The main reason i think for this is that we, ourselves, hardly strive to understand the meaning. The task of such unscrupulous minds becomes even more simpler to mislead our aimless minds.
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/showthread.php?t=3220
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/showthread.php?t=3220

Please let us know how Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji can be rewritten or changed ? Whosoever is telling you all such things is confusing you and nothing more.

Regards

Arvind · #3 (**permalink**) 28-Apr-2005, 21:41 PM

I never heard of any re-writing thing. But yes, Guru Sahib is getting translated into different languages on a continuous basis. Not sure though, about how the authenticity of original thoughts is maintained by translation.