Garab Ganjani Teeka - Kavi Santokh Singh Ji

[.- Prabhjot Singh -.]

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh Guru Roop Sangat Jeo,

By Guru Sahibs Grace here is Garab Ganjani (Teeka of Sri JapJi Sahib) by Kavi Santokh Singh Ji:

GARAB GANJANI TIKA, by Bhai Santokh Singh, is an exegesis in the Nirmala tradition of Guru Nanak`s Japu. The commentator, a celebrated poet and chronicler and author of the monumental Sri Gur Pratap Suraj Granth, completed the work, his only one in prose, in 1886 Bk/AD 1829. Whereas all his poetic works are written in Braj, this one is in Sadhukari. Santokh Singh undertook the writing of this commentary at the behest of his patron Ude Singh (d. 1843), the ruler of Kaithal, who, dissatisfied with an earlier tika by an Udasi sadhu, Anandghana, had wished a fresh one to be prepared. The original manuscript of Garab Ganjani Tika is preserved in the Dr Balbir Singh Sahitya Kendra at Dehra Dun.

It was first published in AD 1910 and again, with certain corrections and punctuations, in 1961. The latter edition comprises 184 printed pages. The work opens with an invocation to God, followed by couplets eulogizing first the Ten Gurus and then Sarasvati, the goddess of learning. The poet salutes his mentor Giani Sant Singh whom he had in his younger days heard expound this text. This also explains how he had come to launch on this Tika.

He brings out the majestic sublimity of the Japu and alludes to its general popularity. These explanations occupy all of the first four pages; the exegesis proper begins at page 5. Towards the end of the work, there are four couplets explaining the title of the work:Garab Ganjam Tika is Tika or exegesis that dispels and eradicates (ganjam = that which eradicates) arrogance (garb = pride).The exegesis is proffered in the form of a gosti. The Sikh, herein called mumokhi, i.e. one who is a seeker of mokh or release, puts questions to the Guru as to how he can attain liberation and the Guru answers those questions.

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Dhanvaad!

[dalsingh101]

Great seva bhai ji!

Did he get the name from Jaap Sahib?

Also what is Sadhukari like compared to the language we would already be familiar with?

[BhagatBalmik]

Thank you Bhai Sahib :waheguru:

[.- Prabhjot Singh -.]

Great seva bhai ji!

Did he get the name from Jaap Sahib?

Also what is Sadhukari like compared to the language we would already be familiar with?

Haanji, it never occoured to me but now that you mention it could very well be a possibility The title does have a bir-rassi element to it, maybe that was intentional?

Saadhukari isnt very difficult to comprehend, compared to say Brij Bhakha which is common language used by Nirmale poets and writers of that period. But if we compare it to conversational Punjabi as we know it today, it does takes some time to learn and getting used to, mostly because of its unconventional and long sentence structure.. its quite different from conversational punjabi. It also uses quite few hindi/sanskrit/brij bhasha words, and it does help if one has some knowledge of these languages. Perhaps these languages are blended in together in Saadhukari so that saints/writers/intellectuals from other states that have different vernacular can understand it also.

[dalsingh101]

Haanji, it never occoured to me but now that you mention it could very well be a possibility The title does have a bir-rassi element to it, maybe that was intentional?

From Jaap Sahib:

ਗਰਬ ਗੰਜਨ ਦੁਸਟ ਭੰਜਨ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਦਾਇਕ ਕਾਮ ॥

Thou art the Destroyer of ego, the vanquisher of tyrants and performer of works leading to salvation.

Saadhukari isnt very difficult to comprehend, compared to say Brij Bhakha which is common language used by Nirmale poets and writers of that period. But if we compare it to conversational Punjabi as we know it today, it does takes some time to learn and getting used to, mostly because of its unconventional and long sentence structure.. its quite different from conversational punjabi. It also uses quite few hindi/sanskrit/brij bhasha words, and it does help if one has some knowledge of these languages. Perhaps these languages are blended in together in Saadhukari so that saints/writers/intellectuals from other states that have different vernacular can understand it also.

Thanks for this. I agree with your point about using the language to access a wider audience.

[kam1825]

Brilliant Seva thank you

[Kamaljit_Kaur]

VaheGuru Jee,

That's Kirpa! Thank you Veer Jee ... Looking forward to reading this!

[drawrof]

Swami anandghan wrote a katha of japji sahib in which he stated guru nanak had 5 guru's (gur isar, gur gorakh, barma, gur parbatee, mayee). He also stated that anyone could reach this state and was the first to state the 'sant rein' was guru nanak's guru. he further went on to say that 'kesh' is not important and his katha rattled people. So the sardars of kaithal wanted there to be a rebuttal....garab ganjan was there to break the ego of swami anandghan....