Recent attempts from SGPC Amritsar to abrahamize Sikhi and reject all Indic & Sanatani roots of Sikshism have been a cause of deep trouble for many. Here is an attempt to provide one of many evidences to show a clear, direct derivation of Skihi from Sanatan by means of Pauri 27 from Japji Sahib.
ਸੋ ਦਰੁ ਕੇਹਾ ਸੋ ਘਰੁ ਕੇਹਾ ਜਿਤੁ ਬਹਿ ਸਰਬ ਸਮਾਲੇ ॥
~ Guru Nanak Dev Ji, Japji Sahib, Pauri 27
ਵਾਜੇ ਨਾਦ ਅਨੇਕ ਅਸੰਖਾ ਕੇਤੇ ਵਾਵਣਹਾਰੇ ॥
ਕੇਤੇ ਰਾਗ ਪਰੀ ਸਿਉ ਕਹੀਅਨਿ ਕੇਤੇ ਗਾਵਣਹਾਰੇ ॥
ਗਾਵਹਿ ਤੁਹਨੋ ਪਉਣੁ ਪਾਣੀ ਬੈਸੰਤਰੁ ਗਾਵੈ ਰਾਜਾ ਧਰਮੁ ਦੁਆਰੇ ॥
ਗਾਵਹਿ ਚਿਤੁ ਗੁਪਤੁ ਲਿਖਿ ਜਾਣਹਿ ਲਿਖਿ ਲਿਖਿ ਧਰਮੁ ਵੀਚਾਰੇ ॥
ਗਾਵਹਿ ਈਸਰੁ ਬਰਮਾ ਦੇਵੀ ਸੋਹਨਿ ਸਦਾ ਸਵਾਰੇ ॥
ਗਾਵਹਿ ਇੰਦ ਇਦਾਸਣਿ ਬੈਠੇ ਦੇਵਤਿਆ ਦਰਿ ਨਾਲੇ ॥
ਗਾਵਹਿ ਸਿਧ ਸਮਾਧੀ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਗਾਵਨਿ ਸਾਧ ਵਿਚਾਰੇ ॥
ਗਾਵਨਿ ਜਤੀ ਸਤੀ ਸੰਤੋਖੀ ਗਾਵਹਿ ਵੀਰ ਕਰਾਰੇ ॥
ਗਾਵਨਿ ਪੰਡਿਤ ਪੜਨਿ ਰਖੀਸਰ ਜੁਗੁ ਜੁਗੁ ਵੇਦਾ ਨਾਲੇ ॥
ਗਾਵਹਿ ਮੋਹਣੀਆ ਮਨੁ ਮੋਹਨਿ ਸੁਰਗਾ ਮਛ ਪਇਆਲੇ ॥
ਗਾਵਨਿ ਰਤਨ ਉਪਾਏ ਤੇਰੇ ਅਠਸਠਿ ਤੀਰਥ ਨਾਲੇ ॥
ਗਾਵਹਿ ਜੋਧ ਮਹਾਬਲ ਸੂਰਾ ਗਾਵਹਿ ਖਾਣੀ ਚਾਰੇ ॥
ਗਾਵਹਿ ਖੰਡ ਮੰਡਲ ਵਰਭੰਡਾ ਕਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਰਖੇ ਧਾਰੇ ॥
ਸੇਈ ਤੁਧੁਨੋ ਗਾਵਹਿ ਜੋ ਤੁਧੁ ਭਾਵਨਿ ਰਤੇ ਤੇਰੇ ਭਗਤ ਰਸਾਲੇ ॥
ਹੋਰਿ ਕੇਤੇ ਗਾਵਨਿ ਸੇ ਮੈ ਚਿਤਿ ਨ ਆਵਨਿ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਕਿਆ ਵੀਚਾਰੇ ॥
ਸੋਈ ਸੋਈ ਸਦਾ ਸਚੁ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਸਾਚਾ ਸਾਚੀ ਨਾਈ ॥
ਹੈ ਭੀ ਹੋਸੀ ਜਾਇ ਨ ਜਾਸੀ ਰਚਨਾ ਜਿਨਿ ਰਚਾਈ ॥
ਰੰਗੀ ਰੰਗੀ ਭਾਤੀ ਕਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਜਿਨਸੀ ਮਾਇਆ ਜਿਨਿ ਉਪਾਈ ॥
ਕਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਵੇਖੈ ਕੀਤਾ ਆਪਣਾ ਜਿਵ ਤਿਸ ਦੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥
ਜੋ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਸੋਈ ਕਰਸੀ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਨ ਕਰਣਾ ਜਾਈ ॥
ਸੋ ਪਾਤਿਸਾਹੁ ਸਾਹਾ ਪਾਤਿਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਰਹਣੁ ਰਜਾਈ ॥੨੭॥
Pronunciation:
So dar kayhaa so ghar kayhaa jit beh sarb samaalay.
Vaajay naad anayk asankhaa kaytay vaavannhaaray.
Kaytay raag paree si-o kehee-an kaytay gaavannhaaray.
Gaaveh tuhno paunn paannee baisantar gaavai raajaa dharam du-aaray.
Gaaveh chit gupat likh jaanneh likh likh dharam veechaaray.
Gaaveh eesar barmaa dayvee sohan sadaa savaaray.
Gaaveh ind idaasann baithay dayvti-aa dar naalay.
Gaaveh sidh samaadhee andar gaavan saadh vichaaray.
Gaavan jatee satee santokhee gaaveh veer karaaray.
Gaavan panddit parran rakheesar jug jug vaydaa naalay.
Gaaveh mohannee-aa man mohan surgaa machh pei-aalay.
Gaavan ratan upaa-ay tayray athsath teerath naalay.
Gaaveh jodh mahaabal sooraa gaaveh khaannee chaaray.
Gaaveh khandd manddal varbhanddaa kar kar rakhay dhaaray.
Sayee tudhno gaaveh jo tudh bhaavan ratay tayray bhagat rasaalay.
Hor kaytay gaavan say mai chit na aavan naanak ki-aa veechaaray.
So-ee so-ee sadaa sach saahib saachaa saachee naa-ee.
Hai bhee hosee jaa-ei na jaasee rachanaa jin rachaa-ee.
Rangee rangee bhaatee kar kar jinsee maa-ei-aa jin upaa-ee.
Kar kar vaykhai keetaa aapannaa jiv tis dee vaddi-aa-ee.
Jo tis bhaavai so-ee karsee hukam no karnnaa jaa-ee.
So paatishaaho saahaa paatisaahib naanak rehnn rajaa-ee. II 27 II
Meaning:
Where is that gate, and where is that dwelling, in which You sit and take care of all?
The sound-current of the Naad vibrates there, and countless musicians play on all sorts of instruments there.
So many ragas, so many musicians singing there.
The praanic wind, water and fire sing; the Righteous Judge of Dharma sings at your door.
Chitr and Gupt, the angels of the conscious and the subconscious who record actions, and the Righteous Judge of Dharma who judges this record sing.
Shiva, Brahma, and the Goddess of Beauty, ever adorned, sing.
Indra, seated upon his throne, sings with the deities at Your door.
The siddhas in samaadhi sing; the saadhus sing in contemplation.
The celibates, the fanatics, the peacefully accepting, and the fearless warriors sing.
The pandits, the religious scholars who recite the Vedas, with the supreme sages of all the ages, sing.
The mohinis, the enchanting heavenly beauties who entice hearts in this world, in paradise, and in the underworld of the subconscious sing.
The celestial jewels created by You, and the sixty-eight holy places of pilgrimage sing.
The brave and mighty warriors sing; the spiritual heroes and the four sources of creation sing.
The planets, solar systems, and galaxies, created and arranged by Your hand, sing.
They alone sing who are pleasing to Your Will.
Your devotees are imbued with the nectar of Your essence.
So many others sing, they do not come to mind.
O Nanak, how can I consider them all?
That True Lord is True, forever True, and True is His Name.
He is, and shall always be. He shall not depart, even when this universe which He has created departs.
He created the world, with its various colors, species of beings, and the variety of maya.
Having created the creation, He watches over it Himself, by His greatness.
He does whatever He pleases. No order can be issued to Him.
He is the King, the king of kings, the Supreme Lord and Master of kings. Nanak remains subject to His Will.
Source of translation – https://www.sikhdharma.org/japji-sahib-twenty-seventh-pauree/
Important Notes:
- Dharam Raj is referenced as a righteous judge of Dharma in Sikhi and is similarly referred in Hinduism (Yama – the Hindu God of justice and the spiritual father of Yudhishthira) and Buddhism (the title of a Buddha, often mentioned in the Buddhist scriptures).
Further Reading- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharmaraja
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yama_(Hinduism)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharmaraja_(Buddhism)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yama
- Chitra and Gupta are referred to as angels of consciousness & sub-consciousness which is a derivative of Chitragupta diety in hinduism. Chitragupta is the seventeenth manasaputra of Brahma. He is believed to have been created from Brahma’s soul (sub-consciousness) and mind (chit – consciousness)
Further Reading- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitragupta
- Shiva, Bramha and Indra are referenced who are also prominent gods for Hindus, Jains & Buddhists.
- Mohinis (angels) are referred without a derogatory tone.
- 68 holy places are referred by Shri Guru Nank Dev Ji meaning 4 Dhams + 12 Jyotirlingas + 52 Shaktipeeths
