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Firstly, I shall address the question about the
origin of Vedas, as per the Sikh thought. The pre_Sikh
position has been that Vedas, are a_paurusheya, ie
that they owe their origin to God, and not earthly
humans. This belief is in perfect agreement with
the Sikh thought. The following verses show that
Vedas, as per the Sikh thought are also sources of
wisdom, given to us by the Lord.
o om_ankaari bramhaa utpatti,, om_ankaru keeya jini chitti
om_ankaaru shaila juga bhaye, om_ankaari veda nirmaye
Ramkali Mahlaa
(The Om_Kaar is the source of Bramhaa (Creator), chitta,
... and the Vedas).
The nonSikh Hindu position has also been that specifically,
in each creation cycle, the Vedas actually come out of the
mouth of Bramhaa, the Creator. Sikh texts only confirm
this belief.
o ..... charey beda bramhey no farmaaiyaa
(Maru Solahe Mahlaa)
(That the 4 Vedas were spoken (farmaaiyaa) by Bramhaa).
o .... charey beda bramha kau diyey ....
(Aasaa Mahlaa)
(That the 4 Vedas were given by Bramhaa).
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Given the divine nature of Vedas, (since they directly come
out of OmKar), it will be inconcievable to imagine that the
devotees of Omkar (the Sikh Gurus) will denounce Lord's foremost
divine gifts (Vedas) to the human kind. This belief of mine
gets confirmed, when I read the following verses, which show
that Nanak et al thought very much like others, that the roots
of Bhakti and Jnana, lay in the Vedas. But before that, I
shall reproduce some verses, which advise people to refrain
from denigrating the Vedas.
o sasatu veda na maaney koi, aapo aapey pujaa hoi
(Ramkali ki Vaar and Salok)
Here Nanak laments that no one cares for Shastras
and Vedas, and each person is worshipping himself.
o vedaa mahi naamu utamu so sunahi naahi phirahi jiu vetaaliyaa
kahey nanaku jin sachu tajiaa koodey laagey tini janamu juey haariyaa
(Ramkali)
(Those who hear the name mentioned in Vedas, will cease to roam around
like Vetaals. Nanak says, that those who abandon the truth shall lose
this life like a gambler)
(Here, Nanak advises to people to follow the name prescribed in Vedas, or else
they will wander in the cycle of life and death. very much like a
Vetaal. Vetaal is somewhat like an Indian version of ghost).
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Next we see some specific allusions to Vedas, regarding their
Bhakti and Jnana dimensions, and the endorsement of Vedic
teachings, by the Gurus.
1. rigu kahey rahiyaa bharpoori, ram naam devaa mahi sooru
(Aasaa ki vaar)
Here, the author claims completeness of Rig_Veda (Rigu).
2. na sankham na chakram na gadaa na siaamam
ascharach roopam rahatam janmam, neta neta kathaanti vedaa
(Salok Sahsakriti Mahlaa)
(Here the author alludes to the mystical form of the Lord. He
says, that the Lord cannot be described in terms of Shanka,
Chakra, Gadaa, or Shyaam color. His (Lord's) form is surprising
(ascharach roopam), and so is his origin. Then the author says
that the Vedas call God in terms of negatives: neta neta).
Comments: The Vedas indeed talk about Lord in terms of neti neti.
The Sikh Gurus, it seems were very well aware of this
Vedic description of the Lord, and specifically agree
with this Vedic position. It is interesting to see
that Tulsidas, in his Manas, also writes about Ram's form:
neti neti nita nigam kahey, raam saroop kaa
(The Vedas [Nigam] uses neti neti to describe the form of
Ram)
3. oordha moola jisu saakha talaahaa, chari bedu jitu laagey
sahaj bhai jai tey, nanak paarbramh liva laagey
(Goojiri Mahlaa)
Here the author once again uses the simile of a so familiar
Hindu icon. That of a tree upside down. This icon has its
roots on the top and the leaves on the bottom. It has been
numerously described in our Upanishads. Nanak says that
on this upside down tree [oordha_mula {roots up}, jisu saakh
talaahaa {whose branches are at bottom}], there are four
Vedas. Nanak continues to say that whosoever approaches
such a tree with clear heart [sahaj bhaava], shall awaken
God [PaarBramha] in his heart. This simile of world being
like an inverted tree, is identical to the Upanishadic
description. A Nanak, who had been irreverant to Vedas
shall in no way describe a Veda bearing tree, as the key
to human salvation.
-- Nachiketa Tiwari
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