How Do Nihangs Do Shastar Pooja

[paapiman]

On 9/10/2018 at 9:36 PM, Soulfinder said:

 

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[paapiman]

Shastar Pooja is also mentioned in Bhai Chaupa Singh Rehatnama (Please see the Fifth line below):

 

 

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[Soulfinder]

3 hours ago, paapiman said:

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[paapiman]

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The rainy season passed with much pleasantness, and the cold season was present. During the Saraadh Navathri (festival worshipping the 9 forms of Devi/Shakti) many people were worshipping the Chandi (devi).

Guru Sahib commanded that, “Take out all of your weapons, Marvaari Sikh, cleaning your weapons will take all your filth (mail) away, then with your clean weapon, worship it.

Then out of the Guru’s armory many different types of swords were taken out.

Teghas, Dudhaare Kharag's, Spear's, Saif's, and Kirpan's were taken out.

Two types of Sirohi’s, seekh vangu sidhan, thin swords, Misri and Guajarati swords, Yemin swords, swords from the city Halab, Irani swords, Armenian swords were all taken out to clean.

Small and big katar's (punch daggers), great khanjar's (curved dagger), chakar's (quoit), bichua’s (scorpion bladed dagger) , and glorious pesh kabz's (armour piercing dagger) were taken out.

Various types of arrows, (Neje Muhee Teer), (Badaam Muhee Teer), (Kikkar de thuk Vargi Dandedaar Mukhi vala Teer), Sarbloh teer jis Punj Khamb, Chaar Mukhe Teer, Ik chota teer jis dee mukhi dandedaar hundi hair), (thothi naali jis vicho chota teer chalondey han) te (vairi de than vich kumbh jaan vale teer) were taken out.

Guns and pistols, spear's from Tehran Iran, and all the weapons out of the Guru’s armory, they were all taken out, how much more description can this poet give?

The Marvaari Sikh placed the weapons on the floor near his feet then began cleaning. During this, the Guru came out and saw all the glorious weapons.

The Guru then said, “You are disrespecting the weapons, why are you putting these weapons near your feet? Akaal Purkh loves the Kharag, on his very own battle standards it (the sword) is displayed. 9

The sword is the Aadi Shakti (primal energy), and is the very form of Sri Chandi. One must always worship it. All demi-gods, goddesses, demons, and humans whose fate was kind contemplated upon this.

Respectfully clean the weapons.” After saying this Guru walked on. Later on, a Khalsa came and received Guru’s darshan as Guru was sitting down.

After a while a Sikh said to the Guru, “The Marvaari Sikh has placed many weapons (swords) on his head and is sitting, but is not doing any work”

Listening to that, Guru ji went to go see. Upon approaching the Guru said, “What are you doing? You are not doing any service; you are spending your time only resting.”

The Maarvaari Sikh said, “Maharaj, only with your permission can this respectful practice be carried out, the service of washing can only be done that way, in the way (you proscribed) before. That is the only way the filth leaves.”

The Lord said to the Maarvaari Sikh, “you are blessed; you are always doing service to weapons. With great love you do selfless service to the weapons, with this happiness with always be at your side.”

The Marvaari Sikh’s name was Ram Singh, after listening to Guru Ji’s word he prostrated before the Guru and started to clean some more weapons. After cleaning the weapons Ram Singh felt a great amount of happiness.

After the cleaning; all the weapons were placed on a high level and the Sikhs started to worship them with incense. The festival of Navathri was starting and everyone was worshiping Chandi and Mata (mother) Kaalkaa.

The recitation of Chandi Chritr was starting in both Sanskrit form (from Markhandya Purana) and in Brij Bhasa (from Dasam Granth). Incense, ghee-lamps, sandalwood were all used and great wreaths of flowers were put around the weapons.

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[1] - Worshipping Weapons - Passage from Suraj Prakash (manglacharan.com)

 

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[paapiman]

An extract from the Sau Sakhi, which illustrates how much love Sri Satguru jee (Tenth Master) had for weapons.

 

 

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[dalsingh101]

@paapiman

Veera, let me know what sakhi number the above is so I can stick up the Gurmukhi. 

[paapiman]

15 hours ago, dalsingh101 said:

@paapiman

Veera, let me know what sakhi number the above is so I can stick up the Gurmukhi. 

Sakhi# 62.

Thanks

 

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[dalsingh101]

15 hours ago, paapiman said:

Sakhi# 62.

Thanks

 

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The sakhi 62 in Padam's book, isn't this one. 

[Soulfinder]