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1 hour ago, Ragmaala said:

Being a Shaheed is not easy. Even if you die in dharam yudh but in your last thoughts your mind is not engrossed in Naam, you will not attain full shaheedi

That's why the actual Shaheeds keep getting found eating Sukha. So they can focus bro. While they die. 

If you don't know about Sukha or Shaheed maybe don't comment. 

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2 hours ago, Ragmaala said:

If you read Krishanavtar, you will find a lot about a particular drink which they drank after having won the battles and for recreation . Not sure if it was alcohol or something else, translation varies.

Is it called soma? 

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2 hours ago, Ragmaala said:

If you read Krishanavtar, you will find a lot about a particular drink which they drank after having won the battles and for recreation . Not sure if it was alcohol or something else, translation varies.

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ਤਿਨ ਕੋ ਬਹੁ ਦੈ ਸੰਗਿ ਪਾਰਥ ਲੈ ਹਰਿ ਭੋਜਨ ਕੀ ਭੂਅ ਮੈ ਪਗ ਧਾਰ੍ਯੋ । ਪੋਸਤ ਭਾਂਗ ਅਫੀਮ ਮੰਗਾਇ ਪੀਯੋ ਮਦ ਸੋਕ ਬਿਦਾ ਕਰਿ ਡਾਰ੍ਯੋ ।

They gave great presents to Krishna, who then taking Arjuna along with him went to eat; they requested poppy seeds, opium, cannabis and alcohol, indulging with these they removed all their anxieties

ਮੱਤਿ ਹੋ ਚਾਰੋਈ ਕੈਫਨ ਸੋ ਸੁਤ ਇੰਦ੍ਰ ਕੈ ਸੋ ਇਮ ਸ੍ਯਾਮ ਉਚਾਰ੍ਯੋ । ਕਾਮ ਕੀਯੋ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ ਘਟਿ ਕਿਉ ਮਦਰਾ ਕੋ ਨ ਆਠਵੋ ਸਿੰਧ ਸਵਾਰ੍ਯੋ ।੨੧੧੫।

Consuming these four they became intoxicated and Krishna then said to Arjuna, "Brahma [the Creator who made the seven oceans] has done nothing right, for why did he not make the Eighth Ocean out of alcohol?"

ਦੋਹਰਾ ।

ਤਬ ਪਾਰਥ ਕਰਿ ਜੋਰਿ ਕੈ ਹਰਿ ਸਿਉ ਕਹ੍ਯੋ ਸੁਨਾਇ । ਜੜ ਬਾਮਨ ਇਨ ਰਸਨ ਕੋ ਜਾਨੈ ਕਹਾ ਉਪਾਇ ।੨੧੧੬।

Then Arjuna, while folding his hands, replied to Hari [Krishna], "Why would he create that? What would this dull Brahmin know of these pleasures?"

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[1] - Krishna's Presents (Alcohol) - Sri Dasam Guru Granth Sahib (manglacharan.com)

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38 minutes ago, dalsingh101 said:

Is it called soma? 

Som Ras refers to a drink of the Demi-Gods. It is extracted from a plant. It is said to give the boon of immortality. 

Maybe some people call Alcohol as Soma.

It is probably called Panj Ratni.

 

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2 hours ago, Ragmaala said:

If you read Krishanavtar, you will find a lot about a particular drink which they drank after having won the battles and for recreation . Not sure if it was alcohol or something else, translation varies.

@dalsingh101

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The following passage is from the Krishnavatar, wherein Guru Gobind Singh is describing Krishna attending a gathering of warriors, who are celebrating Krishna's defeat over Jarasandh. Balrama, Krishna's brother, pleases Krishna greatly by presenting him with wine during the celebration and then Guru Gobind Singh writes that Balrama says:

ਦੀਬੋ ਕਛੂ ਮਯ ਪੀਬੋ ਘਨੋ ਕਹਿ ਸੂਰਨ ਸੋ ਇਹ ਬੈਨ ਸੁਨਾਯੋ ॥

[Balrama speaking], "Warriors! Pass a little along, and drink even more wine!" , This is what Balrama told the gathering near Krishna. ਜੂਝਬੋ ਜੂਝ ਕੈ ਪ੍ਰਾਨ ਤਜੈ ਜੁਝਾਇਬੋ ਛਤ੍ਰਨ ਕੋ ਬਨ ਆਯੋ ॥ "To lose your life fighting in the hard of battle! This is what befits warriors!"

ਬਾਰਨੀ ਕੰਉ ਕਬਿ ਸ੍ਯਾਮ ਭਨੈ ਕਚੁ ਕੇ ਹਿਤ ਤੋ ਭ੍ਰਿਗ ਨਿੰਦ ਕਰਾਯੋ ॥

The Poet Shyaam [Guru Gobind Singh] speaks of this wine; which Bhrigu Rishi has spoken ill against due to the story of Kacha

ਰਾਮ ਕਹੈ ਚਤੁਰਾਨਨਿ ਸੋ ਸੁ ਇਹੀ ਰਸ ਕਉ ਰਸ ਦੇਵਨ ਪਾਯੋ ॥1894॥

But the Poet Raam [Guru Gobind Singh] says, it is from Brahma that this nectar [that is wine] was obtained to the Gods [after the churning of the World-Ocean]

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[1] - Guru Gobind Singh on Alcohol - Krishnavtar (manglacharan.com)

 

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32 minutes ago, paapiman said:

You mean, what does it say in the Mahabharat text?

 

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Yeah. I don't think afeem and posht was commonly used in India at that time??

 

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6 hours ago, Ragmaala said:

Being a Shaheed is not easy. Even if you die in dharam yudh but in your last thoughts your mind is not engrossed in Naam, you will not attain full shaheedi. I will give an example. When Panja Sahib Saka happened, devotees came to Baba Nand Singh and told about the saka how many sikhs got shaheed. Baba Nand Singh ji took a sigh and said in their last moments of death they had feelings of regret, why did they have to die like this, hence their shaheedi was not parvan. Only a Antaryami Brahmgiani can know about the real truth. 

Source?

Thanks

 

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17 minutes ago, paapiman said:

Hasn't Afeem been around in India since ancient times?

 

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I might be wrong but I think afeem use was a later development compared to using sukha.  

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On 7/28/2021 at 10:04 PM, dalsingh101 said:

Looks at lines 103/104, do they seem strange to you? 

It is also possible that Singhs (from so-called lower castes) might not have been allowed to prepare Degh, as they might not be well acquainted with hygiene standards/protocols, as other Sikhs (Brahman, Khatri, Rajput, etc) might be. 

There might be a context behind those verses.

 

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1 hour ago, Jageera said:

Do you know any specific reason for No. 16? Bred swine.

No idea about the specific reasons. Sorry bro.

The meat of a Domestic Pig and a Donkey has been explicitly prohibited (along with Halal meat) in a Puratan Rehatnama (Bhai Daya Singh) too.

 

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