Photo: Opening lines of the ArdasLocation: private collection."...Tenth Master. First remember the Divine Might, and then meditate on Guru Nanak. Then pray to Guru Angad, Amardas and Ram Das for support. Remember Arjan, Hargobind and Holy Har Rai. Meditate on Sri Harkrishan, seeing whom all suffering vanish. Remember…
Maharaja Ranjit Singh Panorama, Amritsar depicting the Koh-i-Noor being given to Maharaja Ranjit Singh.Shah Shuja Durrani was Ruler of Afghanistan in the early period of the 1800’s. He was later deposed and became a captive the Panjab territories. In order to aid Shah Shuja back to the throne,…
Ranjit Singh the Maharajah of Panjab had full faith in both Scriptures: Guru Granth Sahib and Sri Dasam Granth Sahib. He undertook Vak from Guru Granth Sahib before undertaking his military expeditions. He also commissioned manuscript copies of the Sikh Granths by artisans in his court and beyond.…
Advice to the Guru’s followers: Bhai Mahan Nand and Bidhi ChandImage: RAJASTHAN, EARLY 19TH CENTURY : Devanagari inscription: Private collection: Bhai Mahan Nand and Bidhi Chand came to Guru Ji, prostrated and surrendered themselves with the request that Guru ji may kindly sever their cycle of life and death.…
Discussion on Sri Dasam Granth Sahib: GetPunjabi TV channel.Questions asked by Gurcharanjit Singh Lamba. With Sikh Scholars: Dr Harbhajan Singh, Gurinder Singh Mann, Dr Jodh Singh, Gyani Sher Singh.Numerous topics covered including the language, dating,the significance of Shastars, and many other interesting facts on the Granth of Guru…
Lectures delivered at: Sanj Jose Gurdwara, California 27/07/2013, Riverside Gurdwara, California 28/07/2013, The Sikh Cultural Center, New York:03/08/2013 Sri Guru Granth Sahib or Adi Granth is seen as the primal scripture of the Sikhs containing the bani or compositions of several Gurus. The Sri Dasam Granth Sahib also…
LEGACY OF THE KHALSA: THE ETERNAL SCRIPTURESON JULY 27TH 2013 AT GURDWARA SAHIB SAN JOSE, CA USAI will be undertaking a lecture on the history of Sri Dasam Granth Sahib, i will be covering some rare relics and history related to the Granth of the Khalsa. As a…
A decorated manuscript of Sri Dasam Granth Sahib kept at Sikh Reference Library Amritsar.When I began my research on the Granth of Guru Gobind Singh (Dasam Patshah Ka Granth) in the late 1990's I noticed that some of the rhetoric was fairly modern. This was at the same…
08/06/2013I undertook a small talk on Takht Hazur Sahib for Sikh children attending Sikhi classes at Guru Nanak Gurdwara, Holy Bones, Leicester.Historic shield of Guru Gobind Singh Areas covered included:The different TakhtsThe significance of Hazur Sahib The different Gurdwaras around the Takht.Some relics at Hazur Sahib. The Children asked some good…
An old engraving showing Granthis reciting from two Granths: this is similar to the painting created by August Schoefft. After discussing the important of Shastars at the Sri Akal Takht Sahib (See: The Throne of Akal and the Holy relics of the Khalsa). The importance and discussion of the Granth…
