Re: Where is river Sirsa ?
Well i am not clear on what exact were the loss (probably no one the current scene know abt it)...most of the work by eminent 52 poets, Guru's work was lost. There are a lot of refrences to it. But i failed to find the one which exactly can pin point about it.
"A great literary loss was suffered here which can never be made good because the untiring labours of 20-22 years of Guru, the emperor, the result of his intellectual churning, was claimed by the Sirsa as if by way of an offering in a moment"
Source :
http://www.atammarg.com/root/english/1298/1298-e01.htm
"The Guru, therefore, asked the scholars and poets to create more literature as most of the Guru's library was washed away by the river Sirsa at the time of flight from Anandpur."
Source:
http://www.gurmat.info/sms/smspublications/thesaintsoldier/chapter13.html#The%20Seat%20of%20Learning
:::I am not sure if any such thing like reconstruction of lit was done at that time coz that was very distrubing time for Guru Ji's:::
And franky speaking while looking for refrences to point out i landed here on some1's diff views...reproduced here
"At the onset it must be clarified that this writer does not share the views, stated by even those who believe in the Divine sanctity of Sri Dasam Granth Sahib that Sri Guru Gobind Singh Jee produced huge amount of literature, which was mostly destroyed when Sri Anandpur Sahib was vacated for good during the last battle fought there, while crossing of the flooded stream of Sirsa during December 1705 CE. The gravity of the impending battle was fully known to the Guru. The hill rajas jointly first met Nawab of Sirhind, Wazir Khan and the Mughal officials of Delhi, and thereafter sent Raja Ajmer Chand of Kehloor to Deccan to meet with Emperor Aurangzeb there to apprise him of the details of conflict of their thinking against the Guru. The Raja with the recommendations of Wazir Khan and the officials of Delhi laid all emphasis on the imperial help to evict the Guru from Anandpur any how. They all incited the Emperor that the Guru was rebel and was out to overthrow the both the hill rajas and Moghuls to seize power. The raja also complained to the Emperor that the Guru had founded a new religion and asking Hindus to embrace it, and to wage war against the Moghuls. The Emperor was alarmed at these reports, more so, as he was experiencing reverses in his campaigns in southern India. The Emperor was as such forced to issue orders for the dispatch of all available troops at Delhi, Sirhind and Lahore to march on Anandpur village. A religious War Cry - JEHAD was also raised by the Muslims in the tribal areas of North Western India. Apart from these there were the forces of all Hindu hill rajas on the march, coupled with numerous robbers and dacoits, who were to make their fortune in robbing the defeated Guru houses, which was rumored to contain large amount of riches. Sri Anandpur was only a Village developed by Sat Guru Jee, and for the conquest of this Village, powerful forces of whole of India, were to invade.
The above mentioned was the situation, when Sat Guru Jee sent letters to all the Sikh Sangats apprising them of the gravity of the impending battle. Sat Guru Jee advised all the residents of Anandpur to leave the place and go the places of safety elsewhere; similarly Sat Guru advised all the 52 poets to leave for the places of safety. Sat Guru sent out all the essential things out of Anandpur, before the invasion of the Village of Sri Anandpur, where then only the Sikhs who were to defend the Village to remain there; the only exception was Sat Guru Jee’s own all the family members including the aged Mata Gujri Jee remained there.
Gur Baani was Divine (God’s Word) was the Most Precious Possession of Sat Guru Jee, and all precautions were taken for its safety. First of all we must understand the meaning of the word “Guru”, then the status of “Gurbaani” - ITS ORIGIN AND SANCTITY. IT IS NOT IRRELEVANT ENTITY, AS SESELESSLY STATED BY GURTEJ SINGH OF IOSS."
probably someone must be able to resolve this confusion.
