I found the first part of "Krishna Avtar" but not the second. So far there is no trace of the book "Nam Mala". Give that to Sihan Singh in the Mahal (Matia Mahal in the interior of Delhi City). Among the books I sent per Jhanda Singh, there is one entitled "303 Chritra Upakhyans" by the Lord (Guru Gobind Singh). The adopted son of Binod Singh has passed away. What is ordained by the Lord shall prevail. All (the Sikhs) have deserted the Chak (The earliest name of Amritsar). The opposing states have also joined hands with them. There is no security for the (Sikh) children and women in any habitation. The Malechhas reign supreme in the country. The Sikhs have migrated to the mountain retreats. The Khalsa no more hods away over the country and its power has waned. But my illness has caused no slackness in the performance of the holy service of the Harmandar (Golden Temple). I will have to listen to the healing parable of the tertian fever. Further news is that the climate of this place has aggravated my rheumatism and my health deteriorates fast. Mani Singh makes his humble prostration at the holy feet of his venerable mother. I've pasted this from SikhiWiki here.īhai Mani Singh's letter to Mata Sundari JiĪn authentic letter from Bhai Mani Singh to Mata Sundari Ji exists which suggest that the Banis of the Dasam Granth are indeed genuine Banis of Guru Gobind Singh. Harkiran Ji, this is what is usually brought to a head in these debates. How did this compilation become so entwined in our lives if it wasn't even mentioned till nearly 80 years after the death of the tenth Guru? How much if any of DG is from Guru Gobind Singh Ji? If DG didn't exist till nearly 80 years after his death then how did Banis from it become dominant in Amrit Sanchar ceremony? What did they use prior? Even daily nitnem uses Banis from DG. Was this bani always part of Charitropakhyan or was it added at the end (adulterated) to the other stories? Did our tenth master really view women in this way? Would Guru Gobind Singh Ji really write something which plants such a psychological bomb in the minds of men to condition them to hold women in such contempt? Would he wrote stories that are so sexually descriptive that they could grace the pages of porn magazines? How can this possibly be bani?Īnd I am left a bit torn because benti chaupai is last part of Charitropakhyan and is used in Amrit Sanchar. The only thing which is learned is that women are horrible immoral and can't be trusted. It paints women as deceivers, filled with lust and immoral to the core willing to stop at nothing to get their desires fulfilled.
That one section which comprises a good portion of DG as a whole, does much damage to the male psyche to instill subconsciously (or maybe even consciously) a hatred and contempt towards women. Basically porn stories with no apparent lesson other than do not trust women. It was assembled after his death and we can't ignore the names Shayam and Ram as authors for example.Īnd then the point of Charitropakhyan. There was not even mention of a second Granth or any writings at all by Guru Ji himself, that he would have us hold as important as 'Gurbani'.Įven if Guru Gobind Singh Ji did author a few of the works in DG it doesn't mean the entire Granth was his work. These facts aside, Gurgaddi was passed to Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji only and we are told to not have any other Guru. So to take this document as an accurate historical document would be foolish. That there is no mention at that time of any writing by Guru Gobind Singh Ji is significant!īansavalinama itself has been found to not be very accurate as far as dates etc and the author himself states he is not entirely sure about things and is just writing basically what he thinks. The first mention of any writings of the tenth master were by Chhibber in his Bansavalinama some 71 years after the death of Guru Gobind Singh Ji.Ĭontemporary historians of the period of Guru Gobind Singh like Sainapat, Bhai Nandlal, Chaupa Singh, Sewadas, Koer Singh or Bhai Mani Singh, make no mention of the Dasam Granth or any such writing in the period.