Sleuths

Correct Pronunciation of 'unn' (tippi) ending Akhars

noreply@blogger.com (sleuth) — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:05:00 -0800

As I browsed through web resources I found certain gurbani akhars (words) that were spelled wrongly most are these words were ending with 'unn' (tippi). These are pronounced through nasal airway, thus make different sound than those with tongue touching up in mouth or teeth, These words start from first akhar (word) of gurbani that is Ikk O-unn Kaar which is usually spelled as Ik OangKaar. And this happens to be the name of a famous sikh bibi, she writes her name as Ik OangKaar Kaur. The alphabet/letter 'g' is not to be included in the spelling because it is nowhere.
Another word is teyg-unn (with sword) which is usually spelled as "Teyg Ung" these spellings were found on sikhi websites, like http://www.ckjatha.com, http://mrsikhnet.com, http://sikhnet.com.
I thought maybe this post could help stop this practice.

Kirpaan

noreply@blogger.com (sleuth) — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 02:24:00 -0800

Kirpan (the sword) or sabre as its shape matches similar weapon in English terminology.
Kirpan is worn by all amritdhari (baptised) sikhs, as been told by Dasam Guru Shri Guru Gobind Singh. But kirpan is taking smaller shapes or we can say it is becoming more and more minute.
The usual kirpan is about three and a half feet long, kirpans vary in width as maker would make different types of width, it also depends on the carrier/warrior as it is he/she who would choose the width according to his/her capability or liking.
Kirpans now come in 10 inches and smaller sizes, but it is even difficult to convince people who wear naked (without sheath) kirpan to wear standard kirpan however short but with sheath/ mayaan.

Swords of west are flat more like what sikhs call khanda (double edged sword), kirpans are curved however the curve depends on the maker but the group of curved blades is usually referred to as sabres, sikhs call them kirpans.

Kirpan has to be unsheathed (meaning to be used as weapon) only to protect dharam, its not wholly self-defense that sikhs are told to wear by Dasam Guru, but for defense of others.
Kirpan is also used for bhog launa (to make an offering) of karrah parshad (sweetmeat, made of aatta (wheat flour), gheo (refined butter) and water) by passing kirpan through karrah parshad which was earlier done using teer (arrow) during times of Dasam Guru.
It was the guru himself who passed hukam (order) to sangat that henceforth the bhog should be done using kirpan.

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kanghaa(hair comb)

noreply@blogger.com (sleuth) — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 05:37:00 -0800

KANGHAA (hair comb) is always put in KES (hair).
KANGHAA must be wood only.
KANGHAAA is used to straighten and clean the KES.
KANGHAA should not be of plastic,ivory iron etc.
KES (hair) has to be straightened or combed
twice a day(morning/evening).
DASTAAR (turban) be tied after combing and
tieing or winding KES into a JURRAA(knot).
DASTAAR be tied one PEYCH (layer of cloth) over another
and when DASTAAR has to be removed,
it should be removed PEYCH by PEYCH.

DASTAAR should not be made into a cap.
Maavaa(starch/flour paste),pins sholud not
be used to make DASTAAR into a cap.

KANGHAA sholud not be kept if even one teeth (dand) is broken
and the broken KANGHAA sholud be replaced with
a SAABAT(unbroken/complete) KANGHAA.

Kirpaan -the sword-

noreply@blogger.com (sleuth) — Thu, 5 Oct 2006 20:28:00 -0700

Kirpaan is to be with the body all the time.
Kirpaan is not just a ceremonial thing but it is worn
for its primary purpose that is as a weapon.

Kirpaan can not be used to supress someone
Kirpaan can not be used to arouse fears in people around

Kirpaan is to be used for protection of poor and needy
to supress the crimes and excesses of the ones who inflict these
upon the poor.

correction!

noreply@blogger.com (sleuth) — Wed, 6 Sep 2006 05:58:00 -0700

In all earlier posts i have used KESH for hair.

but this is not correct as in panjaabi it is KES
and not KESH

i used KESH,for i thought KES might be read as english word:

yes

and in doing so serious mistake have been commited

and all previous posts have been corrected
by replacing KESH with KES

KES has to be read in a longer tone and its pronounciation
should not be like :yes
but in a longer tone simialiar to:

case

and KES be pronounced as K-ES

Kirpaan -the sword-

noreply@blogger.com (sleuth) — Wed, 14 Jun 2006 02:42:00 -0700

All AMRITDHAARI Sikhs keep Kirpaan.
Kirpaan has to be worn everytime.
No time should be such that Kirpaan is not with your body.

Even when sikhs go for ISNAAN -bathing- they tie their Kirpaan
around their heads -with KESH covered with DASTAAR-

Kirpaan has to be worn with GAATRAA not with a thread like loop.
Kirpaan has to be kept in MAYAAN -sheath-
Kirpaan is kept on left side.

Reason: it is easier to take out Kirpaan with your right hand
because mostly people use their right hands
that is why Kirpaan is made such that it remain there.

Sikhs in their elegant headwear -DASTAAR

noreply@blogger.com (sleuth) — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 04:07:00 -0700

this is a new begining since now we have pictures also
on this blog which were urgent even before the first post was
published.

here are some photos that have been picked from

www.sikhnet.com

Without the permission of the webmaster

these pictures are of sikhs taking part in world wars
or probably the other one is of Sikhs in Sikh fauj -KHAALSAA fauj-
of Ranjit Singh's times

SHAHAADAT Bhai Taaraa Singh pind Vaan

noreply@blogger.com (sleuth) — Sat, 10 Jun 2006 04:02:00 -0700

Bhai Taraa Singh jee also died -got SHAHEEDEE-
fighting for respect of KES.

Bhai Taaraa Singh was a resident of pind -panjaabi
word for village- Vaan.
HE was a very religious,softhearted Sikh.
He had constructed a Gurudwaaraa in his paillee
-panjaabi word literally meaning farmland-
which was along a road.
and served Guru Kaa Langar to the visitors.

Sikhs fighting for Their religious freedom came to his
DERAA -place where one is camping- for resting and having LANGAR.

this alone made local rulers -these rulers were mostly on mughal
side but also there were person who had sympathy with Sikhs-
against him and they communicted this to their higher orders
at times.

There was a village nearby called Nausheraa whose choudharee -village
head- was Sahib Rai Sandhu.

He usually left his horses -here used for gender opposite of horse-
to feed in lands/cropfields of Sikhs.

This hurted Sikhs for it was their lone livlihood.
They told Sahib Rai to keep his horses tied.

But Sahib Rai spoke insultingly saying

'mein aapneeaan ghorreeaan tuhaadde waalaan naal banoongaa'
meaning:

(i 'll tie my horses with hair of yours')

This obviously disturbed Sikhs and they reported matter to
Amar Singh and Baghel Singh of a nearby village.

Amar Singh and Baghel Singh picked horses of Sahib Rai
and sold them in market.
They -Amar Singh and Baghel Singh- put money in LANGAR
run by Bhai Taaraa Singh pind Vaan

When Sahib Rai came to know about selling of his horses
he went straight to DERAA of Bhai Taraa Singh aong with
his men. -Baghel Singh and Amar Singh were in the DERAA
at that time-

he abused Sikhs and called them names and said many a
things about Sikhs' religion.
this irked Sikhs
'Taan Sikhaan ne usnu farr ke Chahttaa Chakaayeaa'
meaning :

(then Sikhs caught hold of him and beat him blue black)

He along with his men ran away then saying he would came
back.
Sahib Rai went straight to Faujdaar -military head of
region- of Pattee.

Faujdaar came along with 2000 armed men to the DERAA
very early in the morning to take advantage of sleeping
Sikhs.

Bhai Baghel Singh was going out to releive himself.
when he heard tapping of horses coming near to him he stopped
and said loudly

'kidhar jaa rahe ho Singh naal do do hath taan karde jao'

meaning briefly:
(where are you going? fight with me)

Bhai Baghel Singh started firing from his gun.
he fought valliantly some 2000 men.
Mughal forces confused started firing at their own soldiers.
after hearing shots being fired Sikhs from DERAA came along
and ther started a fierce fight which Sikhs won by mean of their
skill.Bhai Bhaghel Singh died in this battle

after battle they sat for thinking and were sure that someday
an even larger force would come.

Faujdaar went to Subbaa -ruler- of Lahore for help
Subaa sent his force under his nephew
force had Takee Beg, Momman Khaan, and many more warriors.
force came to the DERAA

There were a few Sikhs in the DERAA at that time
Bhai Taaraa Singh told them that those who want to fight
should remain others can go home.All agreed for fighting.
fierce battle began with many warriors fighting on either
side.
Battle began with guns.
Sikhs damaged Mughal forces much and when ammunition wasn't left
Sikhs came forward with TEER KAMAAN -bow and arrow-
and when there was shotage of TEER -arrows-
they drew out swords and came forward.

Bhai Taaraa Singh drew NEJJAA -spear- and started fighting
Takee Beg came forward Bhai Taaraa Singh struck such a blow with
NEJJAA that blood came out of his mouth

Momman Khaan made fun of Takee and said
'Khaan sahib paan khaa rehe ho'
meaning:
(Khaan sahib are you eating paan)

and Takee Beg responded
'haan! Taaraa Singh paan de beedde vand rehaa hei tusee vee
agge ho ke lei lao'
meaning:
(yes!Taaraa Singh is distributing paan pieces,you go forward and
have one)

Bhai Taaraa Singh died in this battle eventually won by Sikhs.

caution:
this is not a complete account of SHAHEEHEE of Bhai Taaraa Singh.

kes(continued)

noreply@blogger.com (sleuth) — Fri, 9 Jun 2006 07:19:00 -0700

lastly we were discussing about KES
(uncut,long hair -on body as well as head or we can say
from tip of big toe to top of head- )
Sikhs have to keep KES as been told in their religion
TO cut,burn,bleach,dye and other methods of KES damage is not
permissible in the Sikh religion.

To cut live KES -hair attached to body-
(even as scientifically hair donot have nerves)
is one of four BAJR KUREHATAAN for a Sikh.

Shaheedee/Shahaadat of Bahi Taaru Singh Ji :

Bahi Taaru Singh was left to die after removing his
khopaddee -skull- by means of a hathaouddee -hammer-
and rambaa -wedge- .
Atiaachaar -Torture- on Sikhs was done by specially
inducted -inducted by baadshaah (that time's emperor)-
people called jallaad -persons cruel and who have no
sympathy in sufferings of someone-

Bhai Taaru Singh was given verdict by baadshaah that
'his be shorn down'
Bhai sahib refused to undergo such a 'sentence'
and instead opted for getting removed his skull with
hammer and wedge

This is called SIKHI SIDAK

Sikhs pray in their ARDAAS -Prayer- :
WAHEGURU SAANOO SIKHI SIDAK BAKHSSO

(GOD -WAHEGURU- give/shower SIKHI SIDAK on us)

SAADDEE JINDGEE KESAAN SUAASAAN NAAL NIBH JAYE

(our KES should remain with our body till our SUAASS -breaths-
end)

It is not detailed SHEEDEE SAAKHEE -story that happened-
of Bhai Taaru Singh Ji

'll provide SHEEDEE SAAKHEE Bhai Taaraa Singh Ji pind vaan
in next post.

Kes

noreply@blogger.com (sleuth) — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 00:08:00 -0700

Sikhs shouldn't cut hair from any body part.
Sikhs need to keep hair as they grow naturally.
They should keep hair intact -as nature has given-
from head to tip of toe of feet.

Sikhs are required to comb their hair -head- at least
two times a day -in morning and evening- and tie them
carefully -so that KES aren't broken- in a knot on
their heads.and they should tie -wear- a DASTAAR -turban-

SIKHS have fought for their KES
Bhai Taru Singh pind Vaan fought against mughal forces
and died a valliant death -SHAHAADAT-

Kes! How important are they to Sikhs?

noreply@blogger.com (sleuth) — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 19:55:00 -0800

This post is for spreading awareness among
European as well as other communities about

Kes and why do Sikhs keep them.

Foremost of all it is to be known what Kes
are:

Kes are hair that Sikhs keep till they die.
Sikhs need to keep Kes right from birth

Sikhs respect their Kes very much
indeed there have been Saheeds
who died because they didn't want their hair be cut

Naamdhaari continued

noreply@blogger.com (sleuth) — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 19:52:00 -0800

'Naamdhaari "Sikhs" ' also dabble in devi-pujaa
which is definately not Sikh way of living

Naamdhaari Sikhs do havans etc also in their places

Sikhs wearing caps (modified)

noreply@blogger.com (sleuth) — Wed, 15 Mar 2006 23:13:00 -0800

There are lots of persons who wear caps or hats.

Most distressful were the images of Sikhs wearing
caps.
what's in there,if a Sikh wears a cap?
Should a Sikh be wearing a cap?
are few questions that need to be answered.

Sikhs like Gurumustak Singh Khalsa -who is a one of
those Sikhs who try to live their lives as been told
in Sikhi- when are seen in images wearing hats while
doing garden chores are disheartening.

helmets,caps,hats,and many other such headgears should
not be placed by Sikhs on their heads.
Sikhs are required to wear Dastaar for covering their
KESH.

Himmat Singh,Gurdarshan Kaur, have also been seen -in images
available on various Sikhi related sites/blogs on internet-
wearing the head covers -which are also caps- provided
with jackets.
while images of Himmat Singh are available on:
http://himmatsinghkhalsa.blogspot.com/2005_12_01_himmatsinghkhalsa_archive.html
image of Gurudarshan Kaur is available on:
www.mrsikhnet.com/2005_04_01_gmustuk_archive.html

images of Arjan Kaur Khalsa wearing cap can also be found
on Gurumustuk Singh Khalsa's blog:
www.mrsikhnet.com

It is pity to wear a cap,etc when provided with Dastaar.

(the above statement is made in general)

Sikhs when fighting along with various allied and other
forces in world wars 1 & 2, didn't wear helmets as other
soldiers from varios other religions did.

thousands or perhaps millions of sikhs died because of head
injuries but Sikh soldiers insisted on wearing DASTAAR (their
religious headgear)
-note it carefully since this statement is not being made for
it to be effective but this did happened actually-

(ably tells about Sikhs' respect for their hair)

Gaddari Sikhs -of Gaddar Party- while were in Cellular jail
Port Blair,Andaman & Nicobar Is refused to wear caps provided
by British and instead tied their blankets as Dastaars
-see the respect Sikhs do to their Kesh-

this post is modified and orginal post has been removed.

Naamdhaaris! Who are they?

noreply@blogger.com (sleuth) — Wed, 15 Mar 2006 22:10:00 -0800

Here is something that was found at:

http://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gif/prabhukhalsa.blogspot.com/2006_02_01_prabhukhalsa_archive.html
There Prabhu Singh Khalsa (webmaster) has posted a post that is about
Ustaad Surjeet Singh.Prabhu Singh has posted a brief account of Surjeet
Singh.Surjeet Singh from his style of Dastaar -persian word for arabic
word turban,Sikhs do generally call turban a DASTAAR,bol baale of Sikhs
for turban- seems to be a Naamdhaari.

Prabhu Singh -as it seems- has posted about him because Surjeet Singh
can ably do Gurbaani kirtan on traditional instruments.But do they (sect)
respect Gurbani above all and Shiri Guru Granth Sahib as their Guru as
all Sikhs have been told to do so by tenth Guru Shiri Guru Gobind Singh ji.
Answers can be had from Surjeet Singh also,who is a Naamdhaari.
They respect Gurbaani,but not as supreme.They respect Guru Granth Sahib,
but not as their only Guru.

They (sect) have their own Guru -dehdhaari- whom they call Satguru -word
Sikhs use for all ten Guru and also for Haazaraa Hazoor Shiri Guru Granth
Sahib ji- ,their present Guru is Jagjit Singh,whom they call Satguru Jagjit
Singh ji.

Hukamm -order- of Shiri Guru Gobind Singh ji is grossly violated.

As if it were not enough they (Naamdhaari) call themselves Sikhs.

They are the ones who do not take AMRIT.

Their (sect) Guru sits on a special platform and PARKAASH of Shiri Guru
Granth Sahib is done on one of his sides.

In a photograph published by Bhai Mohkam Singh in Khandedhaar(Damdami Taksaal)
a large image of Ram Singh is allowed to hang above Shiri Guru Granth Sahib
on back wall to where PARKAASH of Shiri Guru Granth Sahib is there.

Naamdhaaris' marriages also are not in presence of Shiri Guru Granth Sahib
but they do parkarmaa around their Guru -dehdhaari-.