Thursday 20 November 2008

How many Gurus were there? There are twelve

Twelve Gurus
The Namdharis, Radha-Soamis believe that the Guru is a person. Guru Nanak stated from the beginning Shabad is the Guru. Those that repeat bani, do seva, and meditate (simran), become one with the Guru, they become Khalsa, pure of all mental, physical, and spiritual contamination. The Guru took amrit from 5 such Singhs, then gave the Gurgaddi to Adi Guru Granth Sahib Ji. This ended the imprisonment of having a living Guru. How would devout Sikhs take it if somebody suddenly erased a Guru out of history? This is what has happended in regard to the Guru Khalsa Panth. Most neo-Sikhs think there are 10 Gurus. In actual fact there are 12:
1. Guru Nanak Dev Ji
2. Guru Angad Dev Ji
3. Guru Amar Das Ji
4. Guru Ram Das Ji
5. Guru Arjan Dev Ji
6. Guru Har Gobind Ji
7. Guru Har Rai Ji
8. Guru Har Krishan Ji
9. Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji
10. Guru Gobind Singh Ji
11. Guru Khalsa Panth Ji
12. Guru Adi Granth Ji
Guru Gobind Singh Ji states in Sarbloh Granth Sahib Ji:
"In Ko Daras Satguru Ko darshan bolan Guru Shabad Gur Grantha.
Dvadas Roop Satigur Eh Kaiyat Dvadas Bhan Pargat Har Santha.
Partakya Kala Parbraham Dhanee Shai Granth Panth Khalsa Vartanta.
Das Gobind Fateh Satgur Ki Khalsa Granth Gur Roop Bidanta"
"Having the blessed audience (of the Khalsa) is equal to having the audience of the Guru, as long as they are singing the songs of love held within Guru Granth Sahib.
There are twelve forms of the Guru this is what I (Guru Gobind Singh) tell you,
There are twelve forms who revealed themselves I tell you Oh Saints.
This is the blatant arrow of power dispensed by the ultimate Creator,
Deal with the Guru Granth Guru Panth as the Khalsa.
The slave of the Deathless Being, Guru Gobind Singh, (does not recognise this victory as his), the victory is of supreme true Guru, the Khalsa and the Granth, these are very form and presence of the Guru."
Sarbloh Granth Sahib Ji
In Dasam Granth Sahib Ji, Guru Gobind Singh describes the Gurgaddi upto Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji, in the Bachitra Natak and Ardas. In Sarbloh Granth Sahib Ji, Guru Gobind Singh Ji talks about the dvadas Guru, the twelve Gurus, upto Guru Adi Granth Sahib Ji. Guru Ji praises the Guru Khalsa Panth Sahib Ji, the forthy liberated Ones (challe mukte), the four Sahibzadas, and calls the Khalsa Panth the fifth Sahibzada. The Khalsa is Kalgidhars fifth beloved son. At Hazur Sahib, Guru Ji completed the Sarbloh Granth Sahib Ji, where the Langar Sahib, Gurudwara now stands. The last angs of Sarbloh Granth Sahib were repeated to Banda Singh Bahadur. Then written in the Granth to complete the bani. It was here that the first complete Akhand Path was done of Sarbloh Granth Sahib Ji by Guru Maharaj himself. Two original copies of Sarbloh Granth Sahib Ji, are still at Hazur Sahib. One in Mai Bhago's Bunga given to her by the Guru, and one at Mata Sahib Deva's Gurudwara. Das is currently working on a book on Sarbloh Granth Sahib Ji, may the Sangat please bless das with completing this seva.
Dhan Gareeb Niwaz Satguru Guru Gobind Singh Ji Maharaj Kalgidhar Shamsher Pita Panth Ke Vali Neela Ghora De Svari Bazza Vale who took the Khalsa into his beautiful lap and made us his sons and daughters. Akal Hi Akal Gurbar Akal Degh Tegh Fateh!


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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

The Khalsa panth is different from the first 11 Gurus b/c it is not the Guru itself, but GURU ROOP. Similar to how panj pyare are guru roop. See Sant Jagjit Singh ji Harkhowal's katha.