As if afflicted by compulsive disorder to spread canard and blasphemy, Spokesman a Chandigarh based news paper ostracized from the Panth by Akal Takht has once again repeated it on the occasion of the parkash utsav of Guru Gobind Singh ji.
In its 4th January issue it has alleged that Prof. Darshan Singh, former Jathedar of Sri Akal Takht Sahib condemned and ridiculed Bachittar Natak, autobiography of Guru Gobind Singh ji by saying that Bachittar Natak or Sri Guru Dasam Granth is in philosophy and ideology contradictory to Guru Granth Sahib. The paper goes on to put the words in the mouth of Prof. Darshan Singh that as per Bachittar Natak Guru Nanak Dev ji to Guru Gobind Singh are not one joyt.
The above statement is nothing but mischievous. Guru Gobind Singh ji in his biography Bachittar Natak notes very categorically,
Sri Nanak angad kar mana, amar das angad pehchana.
amar das ram das kahayo, sadhan lakha moorh nahi payo. ]9]
bhinn bhinn sabh hu kar jana, ek roop kinhoo pechana.
jin jana tin hi sidh payee, bin samjhe isdh hath na aye. ] 10]
Sri Nanak was accepted as Angad Guru and (Guru) Angad was identified as (Guru) Amar Das. Guru Amar Das was called (Guru) Ram Das and this mystery was understood by the saints but the stupid ones could not follow it. ] 9]
Ordinary persons considered them in different forms but some rare ones understood them as one. Those who knew them as one attained (all) the high spiritual stages but without understanding (the mysteries) nothing can be attained. ] 10].
Prof. Darshan Singh had been the Jathedar of Akal Takht Sahib and has to his credit hundreds of Shabads sung and articles and writings from Bachittar Natak or Shri Dasam Granth Sahib. It is absolutely inconceivable as how a man of religious stature of Prof. Darshan Singh could ignore all his previous kirtan and writings.
Sri Dasam Granth is installed at Takht Sri Patna Sahib and Takht Sachkhand Hazur Sahib and Prof. Darshan Singh on numerous occasions did kirtan from Sri Dasam Granth at the stages of these Takhts too.
Because of these Machiavellian machinations of anti-Sikh forces to create dissensions and confusion Akal Takht Sahib had to issue a Hukamnama declaring those speaking against Sri Dasam Granth as mischievous elements.
It is now imperative for Prof. Darshan Singh to clarify his stand on the alleged report of Spokesman which tarnishes his image and also violates the edict of Akal Takht and is nothing but mischievously blasphemous.
Related Links :
Prof. Darshan Singh's own article 'Jagat Tamasha' which is based on Bachitar Natak.
Prof. Darshan Singh reciting verses from Bachitar Natak from Dasam Granth (click play to listen).
