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Dedicated to the Sikhs in India and Abroad Who Preserve and Uphold the Originality and Authenticity of the Aad Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dedicated to The Sikhs in India and abroad Who preserve and uphold the originality and authenticity of The Aad Sri Guru Granth Sahib mUl-mMqr MUL-MANTAR < Ek Omkar siqnwm Satnam krqwpurKu Kartapurkh inrBau Nirbhau inrvYr Nirvair Akwl mUriq Akal Murat AjUnI sYBM Ajuni Saibhan gurpRswid Gur parshad MUL-MANTAR IN AUTHENTIC GURU GRANTH COPIES Mul-Mantar and Gur-Mantar in Sikh scriptures have been one and the same ever since they were revealed to Guru Nanak. They have come down to us only through written tradition. Cult-groups virtually disassociated from Sikhism even during the Guru-period have tried to corrupt the Mulmantar, Gurmantar and also distort Gurbani, but the Mulmanlar and gurmantar of Guru nanak has been recorded in all authentic recensions of Aad Sri Guru Granth Sahib, historically acceptable Janamsakhis, Gurbilases is absolutely correct, the correct Mulmantar is Ek : The One Transcendent God Omkar : All-pervading Immanent Spirit Satnam : His Name is Eternal Truth Karta Purkh : Creator, Perfect Being Nirbahu : Without Fear Nirvair : Without Enemity Akal murat : Immortal His divine Image Ajuni : Unborn Saibhan ; Self-Existent Gurparshad : By his Grace attained The Mulmantar is based on Guru Nanak’s experience and vision of the Unmanifest Absolute one and only one God, and His Manifest Immanent, all-pervading Light Omkar. This ek Omkar is also called the Bij mantar and is present in all invocations. The divine Attributes of God are given in the Mulmantar. It embodies the luminosity of the Unmanifest Absolute God and His All-pervading Light which gives Life and divine speak to all living creatures. It unfolds a vision of the Ultimate Reality and the Creative Power behind the universe. Contemplation and meditation on the Mulmantar opens the inner most being of man to the spiritual consciousness of the Immanent and Transcendent Presence of God. In the Guru Granth we find it in 33 places, besides being placed at the opening of new Ragas it is particularly attached to two major compositions of Aad Guru Granth Sahib namely Japji and a-Ki-Var. It appears it was inseparably associated with these impositions from the time of Guru Nanak. Minor Invocations: For invocations as minor sub-headings a part of it ek Omkar satnam kartapurkh gurprashad is used only eight times, while a still shorter invocation ek Omkar satgurprashad is used 525 times. These minor invocations are not Mulmantras. They are used even while writing a letter. For writing encyclic letters (Hukamnamas) these invocations were still reduced to brief statements and ekomkar guru sat. Guru Gobind Singh introduced a number of other invocations such as Vahguru-Ji-Ki Fateh, tav prashad, Akal Sahai. These Invocations are not mantras and are not used for meditations. CONTENTS ENGLISH SECTION 1. Preface 2. Foreword 3. Introduction 4. Blasphemous attacks Dr. Gurnam Kaur and Dr. Kharak Singh Mann 5. An Academic Analysis of a Ph D Thesis Dr Gurmel Singh Sidhu 6. Myth of early draft of Adi Granth (Manuscript 1245) Dr Balwant Singh Dhillon 7. The Text & Meaning of Adi Granth Dr Balkar Singh 8. Manuscript : A post 1606 Collection. Dr Kharak Singh Mann 9. Goindwal Pothis : A post 1595 production Daljeet Singh & Dr Kharak Singh Mann 10. Pashaura Singh’s “The Text & Ranbir Singh Sandhu meaning of Adi Granth” 11. If it is a Ph D Thesis ...? Dr Darshan Singh 12. The Text & Meaning of the Adi Granth Dr Devinder Singh Chahal 13. Can Pashaura Singh be defended? Gurtej Singh 14. Pashaura Singh’s Thesis on “The Text & Dr Trilochan Singh Meaning of Adi Granth” 15. Research-Coverage of Blasphemy Dr Surinder Singh Kohli 16. Sacrilege in the name of Research Prof. Manjit Singh Sidhu 17. Text & Meaning of Adi Granth : Gurbax Singh Pashaura Singh 18. The Text and Meaning of Adi Granth I.J. Singh 19. Pashaura Singh : Kuldeep Singh Provocative, contentious, Controversial 20. Mul-Mantar Revelation Dr Piara Singh 21. You call it a research Dr McLeod? Dr. Hakim Singh 22. Pashaura Singh’s Thesis on Adi Granth Iqbal Singh Sara 23. Centre of Sikh Studies or Blasphemy Dr. Sukhmander Singh 24. Mul-Mantar Revelatory Dr Jasbir Singh Mann 25. Pashaura Singh & his Thesis - An Analysis Sikh Missionary Centre Michigan 26. Pathology of Pseudo-Sikh Researchers with Dr S.S. Sodhi Linear, Myopic, Left Brain, and Mystified Western Realities 27. Aad Bir Bare (Punjabi) Prof. Sahib Singh 28. Gurbani Sampadan Nirnai (Punjabi) Principal Harbhajan Singh 29. Blasphemy Prohibited not research Dr Gurdarshan Singh Dillon APPENDIX A. Xerox copy of death dates & page in Manuscript 1245 B. Xerox Copy of a leaf from Goindwal Pothi Vol. I C. Letter to Dr McLeod Dr Jasbir Singh Mann D. Will Dr O’Connell respond to real issue? Dr Jasbir Singh Mann E. Letter dated 3rd Aug. 1993 by Prof. S.S. Sodhi to Dr J. Robert S. Prichard, President, university of Toronto F. Reply dated 10th Sept. 1993 by Adel Sedra, Vice-President and Provost, Toronto University, Toronto. G. Letter dated 17th Sept. 1993 by David Cook, Sent to Mr. Manohar Singh Bal, Vice-Provost, Toronto University, Toronto. Secretary, Ontario Council of Sikhs, Toronto. H. The future of Sikh Studies in North America Our Contributors pMjwbI Bwg (Punjabi Section) 1. mu`K-bMd sMpwidk 2. pSorw isMG dy QIss dw Akwdimk AiDAYn fw. gurmyl isMG is`DU 3. gurU nwnk dyv XUnIvristI dI h`Q-ilKq nM: 1245 fw. KVHk isMG mwn dw qoVswr 4. iek pRwcIn h`Q-ilKq dI cox s. mnohr isMG mwrko 5. duSmx bwq kry AnhoxI s. mnohr isMG mwrko 6. is`K Drm dy iKlw& iek v`fI swizS s. hrijMdr isMG dlgIr 7. AMimRq kaurw ibiKAw mITI s. gurqyj isMG 8. Koj-p`qr jW Awid sRI gurU gRMQ swihb qy is`Dw hmlw s. gurqyj isMG 9. Koj dy nW qy Drm inMidAw pRo. mnjIq isMG PREFACE Academic Circles are aware that a group of scholars generally concerned with the Christian Mission in Punjab have been producing literature on Sikhism which is far from well researched or even unbiased. But, it is now well known that Pashaura Singh in his present work guided by the ex-missionary W.H. Macleod has evidently crossed all limits of propriety. For, he calls a manuscript, which admittedly bears in its contents a forged ‘Nishan’ of a Guru and the date of demise of the Fifth Guru, a draft of the Aad Granth by Guru Arjun. The Manuscript has no date and no name of the scribe nor any history beyond its sudden appearance at Amritsar in 1987, when curiously Pashaura Singh started his textual research at Toronto. Surprisingly, the manuscript is understood to have on it some words in English and a few lines in Punjabi supposed to have been written by a professor. On the basis of this manuscript Pashaura Singh has accused the Fifth Guru of altering linguistically and theologically the Bani in the Guru Granth Sahib. By any measure Pashaura Singh has gone beyond the bounds of rationality, ethics or even the Law. It is indeed amazing that such a sub-standard work, which appears evidently motivated should have been accepted in foreign University. The only reason for such suprious work having been passed as academic activity could be an ignorance in the Western world of essentials of Sikh Studies and literature on the subject. It is, evidently, the baseless, content and character of Pashaura Singh’s work that has aroused a spontaneous reaction and response from the Sikh literate world both in India and abroad. So far as the Sikh academic world is concerned they know by now the facts of the matter. But, these are known neither to the public at large nor generally among the western academic world. It is this aspect of the matter which we feel needs to be well known. Hence, the necessity of present publication so that the shoddy nature of the work is exposed and well known. The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, a representative body of the Sikhs and a final authority on religious affairs after having received reports of two experts committees on the subject initiated proceedings against Pashaura Singh to appear before Sri Akal Takhat to explain his acts of blasphemy. Mr. Pashaura Singh is still evading to ear apparently because he has hardly any ground to defend himself. It is our great pleasure that a galaxy of scholars, from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjabi University, Patiala, tjab University, Chandigarh, Institute Aramand Frappier, versity of Qubec, Canada, Ohio State University, U.S.A., versity British Columbia, Vancouver, New York University, ta Clara University, C.A., Dalhousie University, Dr. ochan Singh, Editors of Sikh Journals, many other idemicians and representatives of Sikh Organisations have tributed to this book by their thoughtful and valuable writings. It is under the inspiration and blessings of the Guru that this ik has been undertaken and the project was completed hin a short period. Because of pressures and the need to ig out the publication early, the errors and omissions in it deeply regretted. We also take this opportunity profusely to thank all the olars who have very kindly contributed their articles for this book. We are deeply grateful to the members of this organisation for their generous help in publishing of this book. In this regard our thanks are also due to Dr. Bishan Singh Samundri, Formerly Vice - Chancellor, Guru Nanak Dev University, u-itsar, for writing a forword. In the end, we should suggest to the S.G.P.C., Chief Khalsa van and other Sikh Organisations in India and abroad to see proper distribution of this book amongst all circles, so that y become aware of the Truth of the matter and get educated order to take adequate measures to stop any mischief of this kind.
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