Waheguru ji ka khalsa
Waheguru ji ki fateh
Curious your questions are very valid in this day & age.
In olden days couples were married in their TEENAGE but now 25 years is considered an appropriate age for marriage.
Actually the appropriate age for marriage is still late teen years.
Reason, a person needs to be Educated, Mature and Financially Independent to take on such RESPONSIBILITY.
So your saying teens in older days were more mature, educated, and financially fit to take on the responsibility than todays 25 year old. If Sikhs would have followed the Khalsa culture from when their kids are born, then by their teens, the kids are very mature. But you have punjabis follow the culture of alcoholism. What do you accept from their kids.
Those who get married early have their own set of problems later.
Keep everything in context. Those couples that live the Gursikh lifestyle do not run into problems. There early learning of Gurbani makes them mature. Those that indulge in lust and get the girl preganant have their own set of problems later. Those kids that don't have been educated in Gurbani will have problems later on. The punjabi with western culture mix that people live by today has clearly shown to cause divorces in a matter of months from the wedding. Funny part is parents hate doing big engagment parties because they know this new punjabi generation will call it off in a split second. They consider their own kids to be a drain on their retirement money. This is what punjabi so called superior culture has come too. Those families that follow the Khalsa culture are living the good life.
Khalsa Rehat Maryada is a set of guidelines which have changed over time.
Nope never have changed. It is still appropriate to get married in your teens by the Khalsa. If people don't follow that does not mean the Rehat Maryada changed. That means the people changed.
For instance some jokers argue that our Maryada is authentic then why do they wear small blunt kirpans instead of the Bigger ones !
You should come see how blunt my kirpan is. Show us where in Maryada the Kirpan was longer in size. Also say there was a lenght requirement. When a Sikh doesn't follow the Hukam of Guru Sahib does that mean the Hukam has changed? No that means the Sikh is not following Guru Sahib. The Hukam (Rehat Maryada) stands on Guru Sahib's words not on the action of the Sikh.
Any reasonable person knows that in Guru Gobind Singh Sahib ji's time there were constant battles so how could Guru Sahib give a command to keep small ones ?
This is a compromise reached by Sikh leaders later on with Govt.
The Khalsa Panth carried swords of various sizes when in battle and on daily basis. But a kirpan is different than a sword. The kirpan is used in instance when kirpa needs to be done. The Kirpan is not like a regular sword that can be pulled out at anytime and be used by anyone, including the enemy. The Khalsa Army went to all lengths to make sure their kirpans are never taken away from them. The kirpan was blessed to the Khalsa Panth by Satguru Sri Guru Gobind Singh Sahib ji Maharaj, which gives the kirpan the status to liberate (send people into Sachkand) and destroy (send a person to hell). If the Kirpan was a regular sword then Satguru would have not given it a special name. In Shastar Naammala, a Sati or theer or any other weapon used by the Khalsa is not refered to as Kirpan. ONly the sword given at Amrit Sanchar is refered to as kirpan.
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So one has to adapt according to the circumstances and prevailing times.
If we take your thought process of saying the kirpan is being forced to change in size, then which government is forcing you, or the Sikh not to marry at the age prescribed Rehat Maryada?
Lastly do you think girls interacting with guys over here is acceptable according to Strict Sikh Code of Conduct and do their parents or husbands know what they read and write over here ?
Guess Not so Please Stop this HYPOCRISY !
Waheguru ji ka khalsa
Waheguru ji ki fateh
I guess you have not read Sri Charitorpakhyan. When Bibian talk to other Singhs, then it is sister to brother, but if people don't, then you can't blame the site. Many people use Gurbani tuk to suit their manmat lifestyle. Do you blame Gurbani now for causing the manmat backing for it? Rehat Maryada has not changed. Many Sikhs have moved away from Rehat Maryada and they are following what you want them to follow the mix of punjabi and western culture, which creates arrogant, lustful, narrow minded, immature adults. If the parents start teaching the Khalsa lifestyle to their kids from birth, then you will see alot of change in how a teen see's the world and understands what is needed to achieve in this life.
The parents have failed to teach their kids. Rehat Maryada waits for Sikhs to come and implement it, so their kids can become mature must faster.
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