It has purchased Prakash Singh Badal established Dasham Granth Parallel to Guru Granth Sahib.Almost all the history,Bani of the Sikhs is being re-written by RSS(BJP),distorted & established in Gurudwaras of Punjab.
You know really, the truth is Sikhs had parkash of 3 granths Sarbloh Granth, Dasam Granth and both subordinate to Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. The Nihang Jatha kept Sarbloh granth gupt. And Damdami Taksal and Harmandir Sahib have long history of parkash of both Shri Dasam Granth and Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji.
It was only after Singh Sabha and Gurudwara reform movement that put Dasm Granth as almost hidden history within Sikh Panth.
To accuse government agencies such as BJP-RSS as being primary factor for "restoration" of Dasam Granth bani to Khalsa Panth is so inaccurate.
Let me simply ask a few questions:
Does panj nitname banis make any sense without context of Dasm Granth? No! Because without Dasm Granth we don't have 3 of the banis. So this is evidence of suppression within Sikh community of "source" for these nitenam banis. Do the banis suddenly become "false" as certain elements of Sikh Missionary Society allege, as Sikh community becomes aware of "source" of nitname banis being Dasm Granth? You see this alone precipitates a religious crisis.
If the nitname banis are false... what else is false?
Does the idea of Shri Guru Granth Sahib ji having Gurgaddhi ever get questioned? Yet people question all the time about Khalsa Panth. And much of the written history comes from gupt Sarbloh Granth. So it should be noted, that many existing "traditions" within the Khalsa have their written origin in Sarbloh Granth, Dasm Granth and even Prem Sumarag, which have all been marginalized over the last 100 years by Singh Sabha reform movement in deliberate attempt to remove Sikhs from ANY association with Hinduism. When I say "Singh Sabha" It's referring to a mindset and world-view stemming from this political association. Most Sikhs have no association with Singh Sabha, yet were brought up with this world-view about Sikhism, which is estranged from a certain historical past.
The traditions of sarbloh batta, sarbloh kara, sarbloh kirpan, and keeping sarbloh rehit with the spiritual knowledge of the Kal mata shakti, worshipping the power of God in weapons... none of that tradition makes any sense without the supporting source documents. So to degrade Sikhi by removing it's own historical heritage is by far the worst thing. Restoring the Dasm Granth was the greatest thing modern Sikhism could have done. You have just restored the martial spirit, and the clarification of meanings of obscure passages in Shri Guru Granth bani which also talk about bhagauti, shakti, and kundalini power. Yes, there are direct parallels between the message of Shri Guru Granth Sahib and Shri Dasm Granth Sahib, although both were written in different meter and different language and for different purpose. The teachings DO NOT CONTRADICT! And that is the reason, if you listen to Shri Dasm Granth bani scholars, why Akal Takht and the general Panth have approved Shri Dasm Granth bani.
To remove it from Sikh history does an injustice to original Guru message of Sikhism. It also casts doubts and removes authoritative basis for many traditions within Khalsa Panth, as Dasam Pita Ji is the ORIGIN of Khalsa Panth. So to destroy credibility of Dasm Granth bani, you are also destroying credibility of large body of purataan rehitnamay and lose the focus and tradition for the Khalsa. And this reason is largely why Akal Takht went with support for Dasm Granth, because influential elements within Sikh community, Sikh Missionary college, etc., in unbridled spirit of Singh Sabha reform wanted to remove every trace, invalidate every bani which had ANY remote association with Hindu past. And this would literally be the redefining point of a non-historical, political, ideological version of "Sikhism. By publically validating Dasm Granth bani, Akal Takht also validated the historical definitions of the Khalsa.
Akal Takht rightly surmised the greater enemy to Sikhism was the editing, revisionism, rewriting, re-interpreting, denying and imposed ignorance of... things like Shri Dasm Granth bani. RSS didn't edit or rewrite Dasm Granth. But editors of Singh Sabha nearly wrote it out of the Sikh consciousness. Veer ji, the fact is, Sikhs themselves have distorted and rewritten their own history, weakened and cheapened it. Just look at the condition of Gurdwara politics today. Are these the kind of people who, wielding sarbloh weapons and having ability of shaktipat who struck terror in the hearts of enemies?
You don't need Shri Dasm Granth bani to find references to Hindu devas and avtaaras. But reading Dasm Granth bani makes more sense in context of such passages in Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. Anyone can plainly see it is a part of Sikh teachings directly. Sacha Patshah was/is the same exact Jyot as Guru Nanak Dev Ji. There is nothing in Shri Dasm Granth bani which does not reflect also in Shri Guru Granth Sahib.
So why do people keep blaming RSS for "distorting" their heritage, when clearly such has already been distorted unbelievably? Dasm Granth Sahib belongs to Dasm Pita Ji. Scholars throughout Sikh history cannot refute that. I remember reading an account where Bhai Randhir Singh Ji says researching Shri Dasm Granth controversy, as he was a member of Singh Sabha reform, says he found a copy of Dasm Granth, at Harmandir Sahib which was clearly signed in Guruji's own handwriting. Of course now, after Operation Bluestar the library is still missing. Who knows what was lost. But early scholars of Dasm Granth attested to it's authenticity. The greatest arguments against it are simply from the Singh Sabha ideology, that no Sikh Guruji would ever write about Hindu devas and avtaaras. Despite such being the case also found in Gurbani of Shri Guru Granth Sahib.
So it is an artificial debate, and, while I have no sympathy for politicism of RSS Hindutva, I feel in this instance they are maligned propagandistically. Of course they support Dasm Granth Bani. But just because they do, doesn't mean this isn't an original Sikh message.
"The Brahmins establish idols of dead foreign kings Ram,Shanker,Krishna make people worship them & fleece them for their own livelihood."
Of course they do, this is Kalyug. Did you expect to find true religion in this day and age? But just because there are abuses rampant in society, doesn't mean there isn't true religion. The fact is Sikh Guru's themselves, as written in Gurbani, praised the Akal with name of Ram on their lips. Sikh Guru's instructed that a Gurmukh attains liberation by japping praise of Ram, Ram. The Ram Naamis as a religious movement gave the world authentic sants like Kabir Ji, Namdev Ji, Ramanand Ji, the Sufi movement, the Vaishnava reform movement, and of course, Sikhism which included such a large body of Ram Naami bhagats in it's own Gurubani.
So why are we now casting political aspersions against the beautiful name of Ram which Gurbani itself praises so highly?
ਮਨਹਿ ਨ ਕੀਜੈ ਰੋਸੁ ਜਮਹਿ ਨ ਦੀਜੈ ਦੋਸੁ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਨਿਰਬਾਣ ਪਦੁ ਚੀਨ੍ਹ੍ਹਿ ਲੀਜੈ ॥
manehi n keejai ros jamehi n dheejai dhos niramal nirabaan padh cheenih leejai ||
Do not harbor anger in your mind, or blame the Messenger of Death; instead, realize the immaculate state of Nirvaanaa.
ਜਸਰਥ ਰਾਇ ਨੰਦੁ ਰਾਜਾ ਮੇਰਾ ਰਾਮ ਚੰਦੁ ਪ੍ਰਣਵੈ ਨਾਮਾ ਤਤੁ ਰਸੁ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਪੀਜੈ ॥੪॥੪॥
jasarathh raae nandh raajaa maeraa raam chandh pranavai naamaa thath ras anmrith peejai ||4||4||
My Sovereign Lord King is Raam Chandra,the Son of the King Dasrat'h; prays Naam Dayv,I drink in the Ambrosial Nectar. ||4||4||
~SGGS Ji p. 973
ਰਾਮ ਰਾਮ ਰਾਮ ਕੀਰਤਨੁ ਗਾਇ ॥
raam raam raam keerathan gaae ||
Sing the Kirtan of the Praises of the Lord, Raam, Raam, Raam.
ਰਮਤ ਰਾਮੁ ਸਭ ਰਹਿਓ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੧॥
ramath raam sabh rehiou samaae ||1||
The Lord is ever-present, all-pervading. ||1||
ਸੰਤ ਜਨਾ ਮਿਲਿ ਬੋਲਹੁ ਰਾਮ ॥
santh janaa mil bolahu raam ||
Joining the humble Saints, chant the Lord's Name.
~SGGS Ji p. 865
ਮੰਤ੍ਰੰ ਰਾਮ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੰ ਧ੍ਯ੍ਯਾਨੰ ਸਰਬਤ੍ਰ ਪੂਰਨਹ ॥
manthran raam raam naaman dhhyaanan sarabathr pooraneh ||
Through the Mantra of the Name of the Lord, Raam, Raam, one meditates on the All-pervading Lord.
~SGGS Ji p. 1357
Sanskrit śrī: "Splendor, beauty, majesty; akin to Greek kreiōn ruler, Master, Lord. In Hinduism, a title for a deity or holy man."
ਸ੍ਰੀ ਰਾਮਚੰਦ ਜਿਸੁ ਰੂਪੁ ਨ ਰੇਖਿਆ ॥
sree raamachandh jis roop n raekhiaa ||
You are the Great Raam Chand, who has no form or feature.
ਬਨਵਾਲੀ ਚਕ੍ਰਪਾਣਿ ਦਰਸਿ ਅਨੂਪਿਆ ॥
banavaalee chakrapaan dharas anoopiaa ||
Adorned with flowers, holding the chakra in Your hand, Your form is incomparably beautiful.
ਸਹਸ ਨੇਤ੍ਰ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਹੈ ਸਹਸਾ ਇਕੁ ਦਾਤਾ ਸਭ ਹੈ ਮੰਗਾ ॥੪॥
sehas naethr moorath hai sehasaa eik dhaathaa sabh hai mangaa ||4||
You have thousands of eyes, and thousands of forms. You alone are the Giver, and all are beggars of You. ||4||
ਭਗਤਿ ਵਛਲੁ ਅਨਾਥਹ ਨਾਥੇ ॥
bhagath vashhal anaathheh naathhae ||
You are the Lover of Your devotees, the Master of the masterless.
ਗੋਪੀ ਨਾਥੁ ਸਗਲ ਹੈ ਸਾਥੇ ॥
gopee naathh sagal hai saathhae ||
The Lord and Master of the milk-maids, You are the companion of all.
ਬਾਸੁਦੇਵ ਨਿਰੰਜਨ ਦਾਤੇ ਬਰਨਿ ਨ ਸਾਕਉ ਗੁਣ ਅੰਗਾ ॥੫॥
baasudhaev niranjan dhaathae baran n saako gun angaa ||5||
O Lord, Immacuate Great Giver, I cannot describe even an iota of Your Glorious Virtues. ||5||
~SGGS Ji p. 1082
Note that he is claiming to be a devotee of Hanumaan, whereas Sikhism does not promote "Brahmcharya". Family life and duties are important in Sikh theology.
Hanuman represents the highest chela of Guru Ram. It connotes obedience and devotion of the Gur-shishya relationship, not sannyas or brahmacharya of celibacy and monkhood. Although a chela may be either brahmachari or householder, that too is not without historical foundation within Sikh religion. Simply, the message has been deliberately estranged from consciousness of Sikh Panth. Nirmala Panthis continue a historic tradition of Brahmacharya in Sikhism. Nothing in Gurbani speaks badly about Hanuman ji. He remains an example, even in Shri Guru Sahib of highest devotion as disciple of Lord Ram.
ਹਣਵੰਤੁ ਜਾਗੈ ਧਰਿ ਲੰਕੂਰੁ ॥
hanavanth jaagai dhhar lankoor ||
Hanuman with his tail is awake and aware.
ਸੰਕਰੁ ਜਾਗੈ ਚਰਨ ਸੇਵ ॥
sankar jaagai charan saev ||
Shiva is awake, serving at the Lord's Feet.
ਕਲਿ ਜਾਗੇ ਨਾਮਾ ਜੈਦੇਵ ॥੨॥
kal jaagae naamaa jaidhaev ||2||
Naam Dayv and Jai Dayv are awake in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga. ||2||
ਜਾਗਤ ਸੋਵਤ ਬਹੁ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਰ ॥
jaagath sovath bahu prakaar ||
There are many ways of being awake, and sleeping.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਜਾਗੈ ਸੋਈ ਸਾਰੁ ॥
guramukh jaagai soee saar ||
To be awake as Gurmukh is the most excellent way.
~SGGS Ji p. 1194
ਰਾਮੁ ਝੁਰੈ ਦਲ ਮੇਲਵੈ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਬਲੁ ਅਧਿਕਾਰ ॥
raam jhurai dhal maelavai anthar bal adhhikaar ||
Raam Chand, sad at heart, assembled his army and forces.
ਬੰਤਰ ਕੀ ਸੈਨਾ ਸੇਵੀਐ ਮਨਿ ਤਨਿ ਜੁਝੁ ਅਪਾਰੁ ॥
banthar kee sainaa saeveeai man than jujh apaar ||
The army of monkeys was at his service; his mind and body became eager for war.
ਸੀਤਾ ਲੈ ਗਇਆ ਦਹਸਿਰੋ ਲਛਮਣੁ ਮੂਓ ਸਰਾਪਿ ॥
seethaa lai gaeiaa dhehasiro lashhaman mooou saraap ||
Raawan captured his wife Sita, and Lachhman was cursed to die.
ਨਾਨਕ ਕਰਤਾ ਕਰਣਹਾਰੁ ਕਰਿ ਵੇਖੈ ਥਾਪਿ ਉਥਾਪਿ ॥੨੫॥
naanak karathaa karanehaar kar vaekhai thhaap outhhaap ||25||
O Nanak, the Creator Lord is the Doer of all; He watches over all, and destroys what He has created. ||25||
ਮਨ ਮਹਿ ਝੂਰੈ ਰਾਮਚੰਦੁ ਸੀਤਾ ਲਛਮਣ ਜੋਗੁ ॥
man mehi jhoorai raamachandh seethaa lashhaman jog ||
In his mind, Raam Chand mourned for Sita and Lachhman.
ਹਣਵੰਤਰੁ ਆਰਾਧਿਆ ਆਇਆ ਕਰਿ ਸੰਜੋਗੁ ॥
hanavanthar aaraadhhiaa aaeiaa kar sanjog ||
Then, he remembered Hanuman the monkey-god, who came to him.
ਭੂਲਾ ਦੈਤੁ ਨ ਸਮਝਈ ਤਿਨਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕੀਏ ਕਾਮ ॥
bhoolaa dhaith n samajhee thin prabh keeeae kaam ||
The misguided demon did not understand that God is the Doer of deeds.
ਨਾਨਕ ਵੇਪਰਵਾਹੁ ਸੋ ਕਿਰਤੁ ਨ ਮਿਟਈ ਰਾਮ ॥੨੬॥
naanak vaeparavaahu so kirath n mittee raam ||26||
O Nanak, the actions of the Self-existent Lord cannot be erased. ||26||
ਲਾਹੌਰ ਸਹਰੁ ਜਹਰੁ ਕਹਰੁ ਸਵਾ ਪਹਰੁ ॥੨੭॥
laahaar sehar jehar kehar savaa pehar ||27||
The city of Lahore suffered terrible destruction for four hours. ||27||
ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥
mehalaa 3 ||
Third Mehl:
ਲਾਹੌਰ ਸਹਰੁ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਸਰੁ ਸਿਫਤੀ ਦਾ ਘਰੁ ॥੨੮॥
laahaar sehar anmrith sar sifathee dhaa ghar ||28||
The city of Lahore is a pool of ambrosial nectar, the home of praise. ||28||
~SGGS Ji p. 1412
What exactly did Bitta say which was against Gurbani?
Why is the Congress Govt trying to destroy the Ram setu in the first place? It obviously has spiritual and emotional significance to millions of people, and it functions as a natural protection against Tsunami. To be honest, it is the trampling of sentiments of Hindus (and should include Sikhs since the historical significance of Ram is very meaningful as in the Ram setu bridge) which is appalling. Imagine the archeological significance of such a structure and how exciting finds in Sri Lanka will be.
What exactly is the point of denigrating, degrading and attacking anything associated with Hindu history all the time? It reminds me of the deliberate ruin of religion by Communists. And very likely, something of a communistic-type philosophy is the guiding hand here to destroy old structures, temples and landmarks in the name of atheistic progress. Is this the same mentality which is supporting the neglect and demolition of historic Sikh structures, forts, Gurdwaras and landmarks as well? I'm all for preservation of history and religious landmarks. I support Bittu's comments completely. There is nothing anti-Sikh about this. What is anti-Sikh is the profound disrespect for Shri Ram and Hanuman ji by Singh Sabha ideology politicians, even in opposition to Guruji's own bani, and the marked lack of respect for religious heritage.
Save Ram Setu
Bittu wants centre to return Sikh Reference Library
Heritage Mauled : The Hazur Sahib Demolition Scandal
~Bhul chak maaf
