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<blockquote data-quote="Sikh80" data-source="post: 66990" data-attributes="member: 5290"><p>Bhai Gurdas gives the names of the important Sikhs of the first six Gurus in the 11th Vaar:</p><p>Sikhs of the First Guru: In Pauri 13-14 are enumerated 22 Sikhs of Guru Nanak. Some are identified by their castes and others by their profession. He only mentions that they were beloved of the Guru and were good Sikhs. He writes that Mardana was a good <em>Rabab</em>-player and has performed in all congregations, but does not mention the name of Bala among the Sikhs of Guru Nanak. Even earlier in the first <em>Vaar</em> Bhai Gurdas had only mentioned that Rababi Mardana was accompanying the "<em>Akal Roop Baba Nanak</em>" when Baba reached Baghdad. If Bala had been a prominent Sikh and had accompanied Guru Nanak during his travels then Bhai Gurdas must have known about it. We can justly conclude that there was no Sikh of Guru Nanak by the name of Bala, and that only Mardana was the constant companion of Guru Nanak during his journeys.</p><p><strong>Sikhs of the Second Guru:</strong> <em>Pauri</em> 15. Among the 12 Sikhs of Guru Angad enumerated here, Bhai Gurdas mentions that Jodh who was liberated, was the cook of the Guru.</p><p><strong>Sikhs of the Third Guru</strong> residing at Dalla: <em>Pauri</em> 16. Here Bhai Gurdas gives 25 names but only mentions that Pandha and Bulla were known as a singer and a writer of the <em>Gurbani</em> respectively.</p><p><strong>Sikhs of the Fourth Guru</strong> residing at Sabherwal: <em>Pauri</em> 17. Here, Bhai Gurdas just gives 21 names, but as before, does not mention any episode connected with any of them.</p><p><strong>Sikhs of the Fifth Guru:</strong> <em>Pauris</em> 18,19,20</p><p>In the first list of 27 names is mentioned that Jhanju and Mukand were <em>kirtanias</em>.</p><p>In the second life of 27 only Ram Das is mentioned as a cook and all are praised as <em>Gurmukhs</em>.</p><p>In the third list of 16 Sikhs, some are identified by their subcaste. He does not mention that Goend of Ghai sub-caste was a highly respected beloved Sikh of the Guru. He, however, does not give any reason as to how and why he deserved this special praise.</p><p><em>Sangat</em> at Sultanpur: <em>Pauri</em> 21. Here are enumerated 20 names and, in the end, Bhai Gurdas mentions that Sultanpur is a ‘storehouse’ of Gursikhs. This indicates that he is monitoring the names of only prominent Sikhs.</p><p><strong>Important <em>Masands</em> of the Guru:</strong> <em>Pauri</em> 22. Here are mentioned names of 14 well-known <em>Masands</em> and Bhai Gurdas writes that they were all respected <em>Gurmukhs</em>.</p><p><strong>Very dear Sikhs of the Guru:</strong> <em>Pauri</em> 23. In this list Bhai Gurdas identifies 21 names by their sub-caste or their physical character and in addition states that each was better than the other.</p><p><strong>Well-known Sikhs of Punjab:</strong> <em>Pauri</em> 24. This list includes 14 names, identified by their caste or profession. Again no reason is mentioned to explain their prominence.</p><p><strong>Sangat of Lahore residing at Mozang:</strong> <em>Pauri</em> 25. Here again the 18 names are identified by their sub caste or profession and that they were all respected Gursikhs.</p><p><strong>Sikhs residing at far off places:</strong> <em>Pauri</em> 26. Here are given names of 15 Sikhs who were residing at Kabul, Kashmir, Sirhind, Thanesar and Fatehpur. Here, again, he does not mention any special detail about any individual Sikh or of the <em>Sangat</em> at those places.</p><p><strong>Sikhs of the Agra Congregation:</strong> <em>Pauri</em> 27. In this list are given 15 names and Bhai Gurdas remarks that all Gursikhs were stringed like the beads of the rosary.</p><p><strong>Sikhs of the Inner Circle:</strong> <em>Pauri</em> 28. Here are given names of 12 Gursikhs who were always in close company of the Fifth Guru. These Sikhs were always at the service of the congregation, but no details are given about any specified work they were doing.</p><p><strong>Sikhs of the Sixth Guru:</strong> <em>Pauri</em> 29-31. In the first list of Sikhs of the Sixth Guru are given 18 names only. In this list of 12 Sikhs mentioned, one was residing at Lashkar, another at Gwalior, one at Ujjain and one at Gujarat. He mentions that large number of Sikhs were residing at Burhanpur.</p><p>In the third list of Sikhs of the Sixth Guru are 11 names and, among them, is mentioned one residing at Suhanda, one at Lucknow one at Parag, one at Jaunpur, one at Patna, one at Agra and one at Dhaka.</p><p>These lists of Sikhs in the 11th <em>Vaar</em> tells us that by the time of Guru Hargobind Ji, Sikhs had spread out from Punjab to Kabul, Kashmir, central and eastern India (now Bangladesh). Bhai Gurdas, however, does not mention any activity, episode or happening among Sikh-Sangats of those places. He does not give any reason as to why he has not detailed any events, which he has witnessed during his lifetime. He only gives detailed exposition of living according to the teachings of <em>Gurbani</em> in his own words.</p><p><strong>Key or Chronicle?</strong> The remark of Guru Arjun Dev ji that <em>Vaars</em> of Bhai Gurdas "serve as a key to understand <em>Gurbani</em>" has been accepted by all of us. There is no doubt that the details of Sikhs of Guru Hargobind and his writing about Guru Hargobind confirm that several of his <em>vaars </em>were written during the life of Guru Hargobind ji, i.e. after the compilation of the <em>Pothi</em> Sahib.</p><p>This hypothesis that the Gurus were not in favour of anybody writing about the worldly anecdotes, happenings in relation to the Gurus and the Sikhs held true even in the time of Guru Gobind Singhji. All of us accept that Guru Gobind Singh ji had a large number of scholars with him. None of them wrote about the details of martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur ji, or any details of the various battles forced upon Guru Gobind Singh ji. No one recorded the exact details of his last days and ascension. The scholars with Guru Gobind Singh ji wrote mostly stories from the <em>epics</em> and <em>Puranas</em>.</p><p>The <em>Vaars</em> of Bhai Gurdas clearly indicate that Bhai Gurdas was fully conversant with -and proficient in - the art of history writing. This is borne out by his narration of only significant events from the life of Guru Nanak. There is no doubt that he was prevented from writing about the remarkable events concerning the Gurus and the Sikhs happening in front of him.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sikh80, post: 66990, member: 5290"] Bhai Gurdas gives the names of the important Sikhs of the first six Gurus in the 11th Vaar: Sikhs of the First Guru: In Pauri 13-14 are enumerated 22 Sikhs of Guru Nanak. Some are identified by their castes and others by their profession. He only mentions that they were beloved of the Guru and were good Sikhs. He writes that Mardana was a good [I]Rabab[/I]-player and has performed in all congregations, but does not mention the name of Bala among the Sikhs of Guru Nanak. Even earlier in the first [I]Vaar[/I] Bhai Gurdas had only mentioned that Rababi Mardana was accompanying the "[I]Akal Roop Baba Nanak[/I]" when Baba reached Baghdad. If Bala had been a prominent Sikh and had accompanied Guru Nanak during his travels then Bhai Gurdas must have known about it. We can justly conclude that there was no Sikh of Guru Nanak by the name of Bala, and that only Mardana was the constant companion of Guru Nanak during his journeys. [B]Sikhs of the Second Guru:[/B] [I]Pauri[/I] 15. Among the 12 Sikhs of Guru Angad enumerated here, Bhai Gurdas mentions that Jodh who was liberated, was the cook of the Guru. [B]Sikhs of the Third Guru[/B] residing at Dalla: [I]Pauri[/I] 16. Here Bhai Gurdas gives 25 names but only mentions that Pandha and Bulla were known as a singer and a writer of the [I]Gurbani[/I] respectively. [B]Sikhs of the Fourth Guru[/B] residing at Sabherwal: [I]Pauri[/I] 17. Here, Bhai Gurdas just gives 21 names, but as before, does not mention any episode connected with any of them. [B]Sikhs of the Fifth Guru:[/B] [I]Pauris[/I] 18,19,20 In the first list of 27 names is mentioned that Jhanju and Mukand were [I]kirtanias[/I]. In the second life of 27 only Ram Das is mentioned as a cook and all are praised as [I]Gurmukhs[/I]. In the third list of 16 Sikhs, some are identified by their subcaste. He does not mention that Goend of Ghai sub-caste was a highly respected beloved Sikh of the Guru. He, however, does not give any reason as to how and why he deserved this special praise. [I]Sangat[/I] at Sultanpur: [I]Pauri[/I] 21. Here are enumerated 20 names and, in the end, Bhai Gurdas mentions that Sultanpur is a ‘storehouse’ of Gursikhs. This indicates that he is monitoring the names of only prominent Sikhs. [B]Important [I]Masands[/I] of the Guru:[/B] [I]Pauri[/I] 22. Here are mentioned names of 14 well-known [I]Masands[/I] and Bhai Gurdas writes that they were all respected [I]Gurmukhs[/I]. [B]Very dear Sikhs of the Guru:[/B] [I]Pauri[/I] 23. In this list Bhai Gurdas identifies 21 names by their sub-caste or their physical character and in addition states that each was better than the other. [B]Well-known Sikhs of Punjab:[/B] [I]Pauri[/I] 24. This list includes 14 names, identified by their caste or profession. Again no reason is mentioned to explain their prominence. [B]Sangat of Lahore residing at Mozang:[/B] [I]Pauri[/I] 25. Here again the 18 names are identified by their sub caste or profession and that they were all respected Gursikhs. [B]Sikhs residing at far off places:[/B] [I]Pauri[/I] 26. Here are given names of 15 Sikhs who were residing at Kabul, Kashmir, Sirhind, Thanesar and Fatehpur. Here, again, he does not mention any special detail about any individual Sikh or of the [I]Sangat[/I] at those places. [B]Sikhs of the Agra Congregation:[/B] [I]Pauri[/I] 27. In this list are given 15 names and Bhai Gurdas remarks that all Gursikhs were stringed like the beads of the rosary. [B]Sikhs of the Inner Circle:[/B] [I]Pauri[/I] 28. Here are given names of 12 Gursikhs who were always in close company of the Fifth Guru. These Sikhs were always at the service of the congregation, but no details are given about any specified work they were doing. [B]Sikhs of the Sixth Guru:[/B] [I]Pauri[/I] 29-31. In the first list of Sikhs of the Sixth Guru are given 18 names only. In this list of 12 Sikhs mentioned, one was residing at Lashkar, another at Gwalior, one at Ujjain and one at Gujarat. He mentions that large number of Sikhs were residing at Burhanpur. In the third list of Sikhs of the Sixth Guru are 11 names and, among them, is mentioned one residing at Suhanda, one at Lucknow one at Parag, one at Jaunpur, one at Patna, one at Agra and one at Dhaka. These lists of Sikhs in the 11th [I]Vaar[/I] tells us that by the time of Guru Hargobind Ji, Sikhs had spread out from Punjab to Kabul, Kashmir, central and eastern India (now Bangladesh). Bhai Gurdas, however, does not mention any activity, episode or happening among Sikh-Sangats of those places. He does not give any reason as to why he has not detailed any events, which he has witnessed during his lifetime. He only gives detailed exposition of living according to the teachings of [I]Gurbani[/I] in his own words. [B]Key or Chronicle?[/B] The remark of Guru Arjun Dev ji that [I]Vaars[/I] of Bhai Gurdas "serve as a key to understand [I]Gurbani[/I]" has been accepted by all of us. There is no doubt that the details of Sikhs of Guru Hargobind and his writing about Guru Hargobind confirm that several of his [I]vaars [/I]were written during the life of Guru Hargobind ji, i.e. after the compilation of the [I]Pothi[/I] Sahib. This hypothesis that the Gurus were not in favour of anybody writing about the worldly anecdotes, happenings in relation to the Gurus and the Sikhs held true even in the time of Guru Gobind Singhji. All of us accept that Guru Gobind Singh ji had a large number of scholars with him. None of them wrote about the details of martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur ji, or any details of the various battles forced upon Guru Gobind Singh ji. No one recorded the exact details of his last days and ascension. The scholars with Guru Gobind Singh ji wrote mostly stories from the [I]epics[/I] and [I]Puranas[/I]. The [I]Vaars[/I] of Bhai Gurdas clearly indicate that Bhai Gurdas was fully conversant with -and proficient in - the art of history writing. This is borne out by his narration of only significant events from the life of Guru Nanak. There is no doubt that he was prevented from writing about the remarkable events concerning the Gurus and the Sikhs happening in front of him. [/QUOTE]
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