IHRO Press Release
 

8 January 2008
 

SPOKESMAN REPORT ON PROF. DARSHAN SINGH
 

As if afflicted by compulsive disorder to spread canard and blasphemy, Spokesman,a Chandigarh based news paper ostracized from the Panth by Akal Takhat Sahib has once again repeated its anti-Sikh stance on the occasion of the parkash utsav of Guru Gobind Singh ji.

 

In its 4^th January issue it has alleged that Prof. Darshan Singh, a former Jathedar of Sri Akal Takhat Sahib condemned and ridiculed Bachittar Natak, autobiography of Guru Gobind Singh ji by saying that Bachittar Natak or Sri Dasam Granth Sahib has a philosophy and ideology contradictory to Sri 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 jyot.
 

The above statement is nothing but mischievous.  Guru Gobind Singh ji in his biography Bachittar Natak very categorically notes:

 

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 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 Takhat Sahib and has to his credit hundreds of Shabads sung and articles written from Bachittar Natak and Sri 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 Sahib is installed at Takhat Sri Patna Sahib and Takhat Sachkhand Hazur Sahib and Prof. Darshan Singh on numerous occasions had done kirtan from Sri Dasam Granth Sahib at the stages of these Takhats too.
 

It was only because of these Machiavellian machinations of anti-Sikh forces to create dissensions and confusion, that Akal Takhat Sahib had to issue a Hukamnama declaring those speaking against Sri Dasam Granth Sahib 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 Sri Akal Takhat Sahib and is nothing but mischievously blasphemous.
 

Chair IHRO

IHRO Sikh Affairs

 

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Meaning of word 'Ram' in Sikhism. ਰਾਮ ਰਹੀਮ ਪੁਰਨ ਕੁਰਾਨ. Prof Darshan Singh performs kirtan from Ramavtaar in Sri Dasam Granth Sahib and explains the real meaning of 'Ram' referred in Gurbani

 

 

ਧੰਨ ਜੀਓ ਤਿਹ ਕੋ ਜਗ ਮੈ ਮੁਖ ਤੇ ਹਰਿ ਚਿੱਤ ਮੈ ਜੁਧੁ ਬਿਚਾਰੈ - Prof Darshan Singh performs Kirtan and Katha from Krishnavtar from Sri Dasam Granth Sahib

 

 

 

 

 

ਹਮ ਇਹ ਕਾਜ ਜਗਤ ਮੋ ਆਏ - Bachittar Natak - Prof Darshan Singh performs kirtan from Sri Dasam Granth Sahib

 

 

 

Prof. Darshan Singh performs Kirtan from Krishnavtar (ਛਤ੍ਰੀ ਕੋ ਪੂਤ ਹੋ),Chandi Charitar (ਦੇਹ ਸਿਵਾ), Bachittar Natak and other banis from Sri Dasam Granth Sahib

 

 

 

Source of Prof. Darshan Singh's Kirtan in his own words

 

 

Jagat Tamasha- An article based on Bachittar Natak written by Prof. Darshan Singh