(english) Understanding Jup Banee | Dr Karminder Singh Dhillon | Part 1

[Gurmat Vichaar]

Dr. Karminder Singh Dhillon's discourse on Guru Nanak Ji's Banee called JUP based on Authentic Sikhi Tatt Gurmatt gurbani based interpretation.

 

[Gyani Jarnail Singh]

Review of Jup banee Videos 1 by Dr. Karminder Singh Dhillon

1. Introductory Information

• Jup as a summary : 8 pages in 1430 pages SGGS ji
• Jup as the title bani of SGGS
• Jup as a trailer of SGGS
• Jup as a preview of SGGS

1. Misconceptions of Jup Bani

• First bani in SGGS
• First bani learnt (but not understood)
• First bani memorised
• First bani of first Guru (it is Guru Nanak’s last bani)

1. Jup Bani is least understood because of

• The title (Jup)
• Its complexity
• Concise, brief, idiomatic and condensed form
• Guru Nanak’s final bani after his 70 years of personal spirituality

1. Dr KSD shares his personal research over the years

• At least 3 dozen translations/teekas are available from Faridkot to Rajneesh
• The first, Faridkot teeka, is a literal translation
• The latest by Col Mohan Singh is a contextual translation
• (based on Prof Sahib Singh’s Darpan)
• Asa di War is an explanation of Jup Bani.

1. Origin of literal teekas/translations

• Vedantic school
• Nirmala/Udasi tradition (Kavi Santokh Singh/Maskeen/Parwana,
• reliant on ‘sakhis’
• Sampardayee teekas (Bhai Veer Singh)
• Spin-offs on Internet (Sant Singh MD)

1. Study of Gurbani grammar (Viakran)

• In 1963 Linguist Prof Sahib Singh completed Darpan, in 10 Volumes in 30 years, most reliable
• 1n 2016 Historian Harjinder Singh Dilgeer in 8 Volumes
• In 2017 Colonel Manmohan Singh updated Prof Sahib Singh’s work