Tax (Jakatee) collectors

[paapiman]

Can someone please explain the three tax collectors, mentioned in Gurbani?

ਤੀਨਿ ਜਗਾਤੀ ਕਰਤ ਰਾਰਿ ॥  

Thanks

Bhul Chuk Maaf

Waheguru jee kaa Khalsa

Waheguru jee kee Fateh

[amardeep]

According to the commentaries of Professor Sahib Singh and the Fareedkot Teeka it is talking about the three gunas - Read more here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guṇa

Edited July 11, 2015 by amardeep

[paapiman]

According to the commentaries of Professor Sahib Singh and the Fareedkot Teeka it is talking about the three gunas - Read more here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guṇa

​That is, one of the arths of it. Most likely, there are more arths to it.

Anyways, thanks bro.

Bhul chuk maaf

[ibrute]

Kindly mention the SGGS Ang.

[ibrute]

 

This is the translation as given by Giani Harbans Singh Patiala. SGGS Ang 1195

Edited July 12, 2015 by ibrute

[paapiman]

 

This is the translation as given by Giani Harbans Singh Patiala. SGGS Ang 1195

​Thanks a lot bro.

[paapiman]

 

This is the translation as given by Giani Harbans Singh Patiala. SGGS Ang 1195

Bro, can you please provide any background on Gyani Harbans Singh jee?

Thanks

[ibrute]

I found out about Gyani Harbans Singh Jee from Giani Thakur Singh katha, he says Giani Jee is very scholar. This is the excerpt, I found on gurmatbibek.com about Giani Jee, Hope it helps.

Giani Harbans Singh Nirnaikaar is a very Panthik writer of books on Gurbani and Gurmat philosophy. He is very old now and lives in Patiala. In 2007, I had the fortune of meeting with Giani jee and it was a very interesting Mulaqaat (meeting). He showed me his reference material and I was most impressed with his collection of countless Gurbani Pankitis by subject. He used to use this material when writing his books as during his time there were no search engines as today.

He was merely 7 years old when he started doing Paath from Laridaar Saroop of Siri Guru Granth Sahib jee and within a year or so, he was a skilled and fluent Paathi. His speed was so fast that he once did a complete Paath of Siri Guru Granth Sahib jee in one sitting, in 24 hours. This means he could do Paath of each Ang in less than 1 minute. That means that whole of Siri Guru Granth Sahib jee is like Kanth to him. As an Akhand Paathi he's in the same league as Sant Gurbachan Singh and Bhai Atma Singh Panjokhra Sahib. Today how many Paathis are out there who are so fluent?

He is the second Sikh after Professor Sahib Singh to do complete Teeka of Siri Guru Granth Sahib jee and his Teeka too is based on Gurbani Viyakaran but he has always kept the traditional meaning of Gurbani alive, where possible. The uniqueness of his Teeka is that for difficult Pankitis, he has done a detailed discussion by first listing meanings done by different scholars and then explaining why his meanings are correct. Some Gursikhs have objected to this approach but others think this kind of comparative study and work is very helpful in understanding Gurbani. Second uniqueness of his Teeka is that he has provided guide to Gurbani Uchaaran like Bindi, Adhak, throughout his Steek.

When Giani Bhag Singh wrote his book against Dasam Granth, Giani jee's book came soon after, refuting all charges of Giani Bhaag Singh. In his long life, Giani Harbans Singh has written many books - more than 25 I believe. He has written entire books on such subjects as Karah Parshaad, Gurmat Bairaag Darshan, Ardaas etc.

For serious students of Gurbani Arths, Giani jee's Teeka is a vital book to have. His book on Gurbani Viyakaran is quite easy to understand but it's not as detailed as Talwara jee's book.

He is very impressed with the pious living of Baba Ajit Singh Nathalpur (not to be confused with Hansaliwale). He did great service to Panth by writing a detailed book on his life. Baba Ajit Singh was a contemporary of Bhai Sahib Randhir Singh jee and he used to preach against any use of medicine. His Bachans used to cure diseases of his companions as easily as wind blows away smoke.

Kulbir Singh

 

Edited July 28, 2015 by ibrute