Sampat Path: Difference between revisions

Sampat path  is a variation of  akhand path  in which the reading of every single complete hymn of the  Guru  Granth Sahib is followed by the reading of a predetermined sabda or sJoka ( from the  Guru Granth. Sahib itself) which is thus repeated throughout the recitation. The  path is performed in a curtained cabin so that the reading is audible outside the cabin but the path! (reader) and the Scripture are not in the view of the audience. In the Hindu tradition, a mantra, prefixed and suffixed by another mystic word or mantra, is called sampat mantra. Literally, a sampat is a casket in which devout Hindus keep their idols or stone images called thakurs. The sampat  path  obviously takes double the time of an  akhand path,  or even more. Since such a  path  is contrary to the  Sikh  tenets, it never became an accepted form and is no longer in common vogue.

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