Takht Sri Damdama Sahib, Sabo ki Talwandi (KP) - On January 31st, 2008, Panthic organizers had invited ragi Darshan Singh and his supporters to come to Takht Sri Damdama Sahib for a 'Gurmat Samvaad' to openly discuss the issues and concerns that they had over Dasam Granth with learned Sikh scholars in a civil manner ; the ragi failed to show up for his discussion.
The convention was attended by representatives and scholars from dozens of prominent Panthic organizations who condemned the recent ramblings by the controversial ragi Darshan Singh in which he had outrightly rejected the Bani of Guru Gobind Singh Ji.
Background on the January 31st Gurmat Samvaad : http://www.panthic.org/news/125/ARTICLE/3852/2008-01-31.html
PW will be featuring video highlights of the Gurmat Samvaad over the next fews weeks, this week we include :
Bhai Gopal Singh (Swami Brahdev) - In his speech, Bhai Sahib took exception to ragi Darshan Singh misquoting the Gurbani of Gur Ram Das Sahib Ji in a recent advertisement where he refers to those who believe in Dasam Patshah’s Bani as lost manmukhs. Darshan Singh had paid the ex-communicated Spokesman newspaper editor Joginder Sahney to print an advertisement in which certain Gurbani panktis were misquoted. Bhai Gopal Singh then shared the real interpretation of those panktis with the Sangat and stated that it was individuals such as Darshan Singh who are misguided and not the Sangat.
He then shared verses from Bachittar Natak and Chritropakyan with complementary verses from Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji that have the same central theme and message. He concluded his lecture, by listing the names of scholars and intellectuals with university degrees in connection to Dasam Granth from various universities.
Note : Bhai Gopal Singh’s is often referred to as Swami Brahdev, which was his original name. He took Amrit at Sri Akal Takht Sahib during the 1980’s on behest of Baba Avtar Singh of Badhni-kalan when Darshan Singh was the acting Jathedar.
