Sikhs across India mark Guru Nanak’s birth anniversary with fervour

New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) As dawn broke Thursday, hundreds of Sikhs across India thronged gurudwaras for morning prayers to mark the 539th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of the world’s youngest religion that also has followers among the vast Indian diaspora worldwide.Taking the lead from the Golden Temple, the temporal seat of the Sikhs in Amritsar in Punjab, most gurudwaras marked Gurupurab, as the day is observed with the singing of Asa-di-var and hymns from Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh holy book.

This was followed by religious discourses, historical lectures, recitation of poems in praise of Guru Nanak and the distribution of “Karah Parshad (sweet pudding)” and “Langar (food cooked in a community kitchen)”.

In many cities across the country, processions led by young children dressed as the Panj Pyaras, or five beloved disciples of the Guru, were taken out even as groups of youths staged martial arts displays.

This year’s Gurupurab was particularly auspicious as the 300th anniversary of the writing of the Guru Granth Sahib has just been observed.

Guru Granth Sahib

The difference between Guru Granth Sahib and Dasam Granth.

1. The main difference between the two is that of objective. The Guru
Granth aims at gaining peace of mind and complete renunciation. The
Dasam Granth believes in a holy war (Dharma Yudh) against tyranny and
fanaticism.

2. God of Guru Granth is God of truth. God of Dasam Granth is God of
justice, ready to strike at the tyrant, autocrat and the despot.

3. The Guru Granth is full of devotion, meditation, grace of Guru and
God. The Dasam granth depicts scenes of battles, arms and weapons and
intrigues of men and women.

4. Guru Nanak’s Japji and Guru Gobind singh’s Jap differ essentially.
Japji believes in God’s Hukum. There is no such thing in Gobind Singh’s Jap.

5. According to Loehlin, the Guru Granth may be compared to Temple and
the Dasam Granth to a fortress. (Loehlin pages 57-59)

The difference between Guru Granth and Dasam Granth.

1. The main difference between the two is that of objective. The Guru Granth Sahib aims at gaining peace of mind and complete renunciation. The Dasam Granth believes in a holy war (Dharma Yudh) against tyranny and fanaticism.

2. God of Guru Granth is God of truth. God of Dasam Granth is God of justice, ready to strike at the tyrant, autocrat and the despot.

3. The Guru Granth is full of devotion, meditation, grace of Guru and God. The Dasam granth depicts scenes of battles, arms and weapons and intrigues of men and women.

4. Guru Nanak’s Japji and Guru Gobind singh’s Jap differ essentially. Japji believes in God’s Hukum. There is no such thing in Gobind Singh’s Jap. 5. According to Loehlin, the Guru Granth may be compared to Temple and the Dasam Granth to a fortress. (Loehlin pages 57-59) japjee | Sikhism

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Sri Guru Granth Sahib

he Sikh Gurus never believed in the exclusivity of their teachings. The Gurus undertook travels to spread their message to peoples of different cultures in their own native languages. The Gurus did not believe in the ideas of any language being ’sacred’ or ’special’. It is in this spirit that various Sikh scholars have undertaken efforts to translate Sri Guru Granth Sahib into a number of languages in order to spread the teachings of the Gurus and to bring the Sikh religion to the people of the world as Guru Nanak wished.

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