Talk:Charitropakhyan
As what seems to me to be a POV section with valid concerns voicing debate/thoughts/concerns/fears, ect. over Santokh Singh's letter and the S.G.P.C.'s response bringing Sikhi to and end seemed out of place on the page I added the history and concerns page here. Perhaps a new page should be started inviting concerns -- Concerns over Santokh Singh's letter on the Charitropakhyan Allenwalla 18:02, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
As the page starts saying many of the stories come from several Hindu classic works this seems to be much ado about nothing I don't see how this could destroy Sikhi.
Criticism of Santokh Singh's letter and the S.G.P.C.'s response
History
In the early 1970s, Santokh Singh (a Sikh scholar) from Chandigarh wrote a letter to the Shromani Gurudwara Parbandak Committee (S.G.P.C.) quering the authenticity of the Dasam Granth as being of Guru Gobind Singh ji's hand.
On 3rd August 1973, he received a reply from the S.G.P.C stating:‘Chritter Pkhyan which are entered in the Dasam Granth, they are not the work of Guru Gobind Singh. They are ancient mythological stories of Hinduism.’(‘Dasam Granth Bareh Chonveh Lekh’ by Principle Harbhajan Singh, P.122-123)
The above reply was sanctioned by the then S.G.P.C. Jathedar (commander) of the Akal Takht, Sadhu Singh Bhaura, Chet Singh (Head Granthi of Golden Temple), Kirpal Singh Granthi and Sohan Singh (Granthi of Golden Temple).
Yet these same individuals did not take into consideration that within their daily liturgy of prayers, and, within the Khalsa initiation ceremony, they actualy employ scripture from Treh Chritter ('Kabio Bach Benanti Chaupee Sahib').
The composition commonly referred to as 'Chaupee Sahib' amongst mainstream Sikhs is actually the conclusion to the 'Treh Charittar'.
False Claims
The claim by the S.G.P.C. and other Sikhs of such narrow-minded puritanical thinking (too many groups to mention), that these beautiful and timeless stories are derived of 'Hindu' mythology is opinion born of complete stupidity, ignorance, paranoia, insecurity and extreme fanaticism.
Should the recommendation of the S.G.P.C. be put into practice by the masses, and accepted as 'Hukam' (law), the result would be:
- ALL rehitnaamas (attributed to the warriors of Akali Nihang Guru Gobind Singh ji) would be invalid
- The 'Amrit Sanchar' (initiation of new warriors into the Khalsa) would be invalid
- 'Rehras Sahib' as recited by ALL Sikhs every evening would be invalid
- The 'Ardas' would be invalid
- Over 300 years of documented history would be seen as false
- The knowledge of mighty Sikhs such as Akali Nihang Baba Deep Singh Ji Shaheed, Bhai Mani Singh Ji Shaheed, Akali Nihang Baba Binod Singh Ji, Akali Nihang Baba Durbara Singh, Akali Nihang Baba Phoola Singh Ji, Akali Nihang Jassa Singh Ahluwalia, Akali Nihang Jassa Singh Ramgharia, Akali Nihang Baba Kapur Singh, Baba Gurbachan Singh Bhindrawaleh who ALL acknowledged Dasam Guru Durbar would be considered as being false.
