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<blockquote data-quote="roopsidhu" data-source="post: 45753" data-attributes="member: 3162"><p><span style="color: black">Dear brothers</span></p><p><span style="color: black">Sat sri Akaal</span></p><p><span style="color: black">First of all we should try to understand that what the message of gurbani about the aarti is. Sri guru Nanak dev ji's bani says</span></p><p><span style="color: black">"Gagan meh thaal ravi chand deepak bane tarika mandal jamnak moti........."</span></p><p><span style="color: black">As per Sikh history this bani was recited by guru ji after watching the ritual aarti being performed at Jagannath mandir. This bani in Dhanasari raga is all in praise of the great aarti being performed by the nature (sky being thaal and sun and moon being lamps) The great specialty of the gurbani is that it teaches us to keep away from rituals and to pray for the greatest of all "akaal purkh".</span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">SGGS ang 694 "Nam tero aarti majan murarey,Hark e naam bin jhutey sagal pasarey"</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Also tells us that all the rituals are false only lord's name is true. His name is Deepak, his name is flower his name is kesar his name is chandan etc. Hence if you meditate and worship his name that is the best aarti. Gurbani teaches us to find the great lord from within our heart . Gurbani teaches us the shortest way to achieve the lord. Gurbani always teaches us to keep away from the rituals (aadambras) let it be aarti or idol worship. See SGGS ang 695 "uttam deeara nirmal bati, tu hi niranjan kamalapati" Here again its stressed that only the true name of the lord is " uttam deeara" i.e. gurbani message revolves around the main principal of Naam Simran and keeping away from karam kaands. SGGS ang 1350 Kabir ji says " tat tayl naam kee-aa baatee deepak dayh uj-yaaraa jot laa-ay jagdees jagaa-i-aa boojhai boojhanhaaraa . panchay sabad anaahad baajay sangay saringpaanee, kabeer daas tayree aartee keenee nirankaar nirbaanee.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Means: <span style="color: black">With the oil of knowledge about the essence of reality, and the wick of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, this lamp illuminates. My body have applied the Light of the Lord, and lit this lamp. The Unstuck Melody of the Panch Shabad, the Five Primal Sounds, vibrates and resounds. I dwell with the Lord of the World, Kabeer, Your slave, performs this Aartee, </span><span style="color: black">From this shabad its very clear that the aarti sung by the Gurus or the Bhagats was not the one with artificial lamps or plates etc they used the wick of the naam and the oil of the knowledge to perform the aarti. Hence all these rituals are against the prime theme of the gurbani. </span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">But anyhow we can not and we should not condemn others (Hindus) ways of the aarti as well. As per their religious belief that is the right practice and they must follow that. But for those who claim to be Sikhs or the followers of SGGS ji (gurbani) it becomes their duty to follow the instructions and teaching of gurbani to keep away from karam kaands and as per gurbani performing aarti with lamps flowers etc is one of those karam kaands.</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Bhul chuk maaf</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="roopsidhu, post: 45753, member: 3162"] [COLOR=black]Dear brothers[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]Sat sri Akaal[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]First of all we should try to understand that what the message of gurbani about the aarti is. Sri guru Nanak dev ji's bani says[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]"Gagan meh thaal ravi chand deepak bane tarika mandal jamnak moti........."[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]As per Sikh history this bani was recited by guru ji after watching the ritual aarti being performed at Jagannath mandir. This bani in Dhanasari raga is all in praise of the great aarti being performed by the nature (sky being thaal and sun and moon being lamps) The great specialty of the gurbani is that it teaches us to keep away from rituals and to pray for the greatest of all "akaal purkh".[/COLOR] [LEFT][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]SGGS ang 694 "Nam tero aarti majan murarey,Hark e naam bin jhutey sagal pasarey"[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Also tells us that all the rituals are false only lord's name is true. His name is Deepak, his name is flower his name is kesar his name is chandan etc. Hence if you meditate and worship his name that is the best aarti. Gurbani teaches us to find the great lord from within our heart . Gurbani teaches us the shortest way to achieve the lord. Gurbani always teaches us to keep away from the rituals (aadambras) let it be aarti or idol worship. See SGGS ang 695 "uttam deeara nirmal bati, tu hi niranjan kamalapati" Here again its stressed that only the true name of the lord is " uttam deeara" i.e. gurbani message revolves around the main principal of Naam Simran and keeping away from karam kaands. SGGS ang 1350 Kabir ji says " tat tayl naam kee-aa baatee deepak dayh uj-yaaraa[B] [/B]jot laa-ay jagdees jagaa-i-aa boojhai boojhanhaaraa . panchay sabad anaahad baajay sangay saringpaanee, kabeer daas tayree aartee keenee nirankaar nirbaanee.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Means: [COLOR=black]With the oil of knowledge about the essence of reality, and the wick of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, this lamp illuminates. My body have applied the Light of the Lord, and lit this lamp. The Unstuck Melody of the Panch Shabad, the Five Primal Sounds, vibrates and resounds. I dwell with the Lord of the World, Kabeer, Your slave, performs this Aartee, [/COLOR][COLOR=black]From this shabad its very clear that the aarti sung by the Gurus or the Bhagats was not the one with artificial lamps or plates etc they used the wick of the naam and the oil of the knowledge to perform the aarti. Hence all these rituals are against the prime theme of the gurbani. [/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [COLOR=black][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]But anyhow we can not and we should not condemn others (Hindus) ways of the aarti as well. As per their religious belief that is the right practice and they must follow that. But for those who claim to be Sikhs or the followers of SGGS ji (gurbani) it becomes their duty to follow the instructions and teaching of gurbani to keep away from karam kaands and as per gurbani performing aarti with lamps flowers etc is one of those karam kaands.[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Bhul chuk maaf[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/LEFT] [/QUOTE]
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