What Has This To Do With Sikhi?

[guptveer1469]

Im writing this post on the behalf of somebody else (a friend)'s question

This are his questions: "what relation does this pic jhave with sikhi and is it wrong or right to hang a photo of thisin house?"

I think that this is a Hindu mythological story which is mentioned in Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji Maharaj... But further the only Hindu book i have knowledge on is Mahabharat... <_<

So someone please answer my friends question..

[khalsa_lioness]

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

The shabad for the picture is:

http://www.sikhitothemax.com/page.asp?ShabadID=4239

This Shabad is by Bhagat Kabeer Ji in Raag Basant on Pannaa 1194

prehalaadh pat(h)aaeae parran saal ||

sa(n)g sakhaa bahu leeeae baal ||

mo ko kehaa parrhaavas aal jaal ||

maeree patteeaa likh dhaehu sree guopaal ||1||

nehee shhoddo rae baabaa raam naam ||

maero aour parrhan sio nehee kaam ||1|| rehaao ||

sa(n)ddai marakai kehiou jaae ||

prehalaadh bulaaeae baeg dhhaae ||

thoo raam kehan kee shhodd baan ||

thujh thurath shhaddaaoo maero kehiou maan ||2||

mo ko kehaa sathaavahu baar baar ||

prabh jal thhal gir keeeae pehaar ||

eik raam n shhoddo gurehi gaar ||

mo ko ghaal jaar bhaavai maar ddaar ||3||

kaadt kharrag kopiou risaae ||

thujh raakhanehaaro mohi bathaae ||

prabh thha(n)bh thae nikasae kai bisathhaar ||

haranaakhas shhaedhiou nakh bidhaar ||4||

oue param purakh dhaevaadhh dhaev ||

bhagath haeth narasi(n)gh bhaev ||

kehi kabeer ko lakhai n paar ||

prehalaadh oudhhaarae anik baar ||5||4||

Prahlaad was sent to school.

He took many of his friends along with him.

He asked his teacher, ""Why do you teach me about worldly affairs?

Write the Name of the Dear Lord on my tablet.""||1||

O Baba, I will not forsake the Name of the Lord.

I will not bother with any other lessons. ||1||Pause||

Sanda and Marka went to the king to complain.

He sent for Prahlaad to come at once.

He said to him, ""Stop uttering the Lord's Name.

I shall release you at once, if you obey my words.""||2||

Prahlaad answered, ""Why do you annoy me, over and over again?

God created the water, land, hills and mountains.

I shall not forsake the One Lord; if I did, I would be going against my Guru.

You might as well throw me into the fire and kill me.""||3||

The king became angry and drew his sword.

"Show me your protector now!"

So God emerged out of the pillar, and assumed a mighty form.

He killed Harnaakhash, tearing him apart with his nails. ||4||

The Supreme Lord God, the Divinity of the divine,

for the sake of His devotee, assumed the form of the man-lion.

Says Kabeer, no one can know the Lord's limits.

He saves His devotees like Prahlaad over and over again. ||5||4||

Its relevance to Sikhi is your own interpetation of the Shabad.

To me it symbolises how no one is can cheat Maharaj, Harnakash tried and failed.

He had done so much bhagati that maharaj blessed him with rewards beyond imagination. He asked to be invincible but then this would give him the same power as Akaal Purakh so maharaj said no. Harnakash requested he could not be killed by any of the following..

Man

Beast

In Air

On Ground

inside / outside

Maharaj blessed him with all these as per the request. This gave Harnakash Haumai and then made other worship him.

Prahlaad was also a bhagat, he was only a child but would only focus on Raam (God) and no other. Because of this, it angered Harnakash so he wanted to punish the child.

He called Prahlaad to his darbar and ordered him to be tied to a pillar which was to be set on fire if he refused to worship Harnakash. Prahlaad stayed true to his belief and refused. When walking to the pillar which was now on fire... He noticed a small ant walking on it. He thought if Maharaj could save such a small creature, surely he would protect his devotee.

Prahlaad runs to the pillar and jumps to hug it. From the Pillar appears Narsingha - the creature in the picture. He was half man / half beast.

He takes Harnakash and places him on his knee and kills him and killed him in the doorway.

He was not killed by Man OR beast as Narsingha was a mix of both.

He was not killed on the ground or in the air as it was on the knee of Narsingha

He was not killed indoors / outdoors as it was in the doorway

As mentioned. How you interpret the shabad is up to you. My understanding is, you cannot beat maharaj, he is the supreme. Always stay true to your belief and never forget maharaj under any circumstance, work, study etc.

Hope that helps someone understand the picture better for those who did not know the story behind the picture.

I apologise if i have made any mistakes while writing it back...

As for is it right to have the picture in your house?

This is up to you. I think its a kool pic and had it as my desktop background for ages. Just dont start worshiping it if your Sikh!

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

[Dhan Sri Guru Granth Sahib]

to me it does look like NarSingh but wioth a bit of a bit of a Hindu Remix to it

[guptveer1469]

OHHH Khalsa Lioness

Thanks!!

I knew that story !! My grandpa told me that one.. Didn't know it was same as pic..

[N30S1NGH]

to me it does look like NarSingh but wioth a bit of a bit of a Hindu Remix to it

you gotta be kidding me man !.

what you expected?? narsingha wore nella/orange/white/bhagva dastar or carried sarbloh kirpan when he descended to this earth as narsingh avtar?

[sikha]

According to Gurbani it was Guru Ram Dass who saved Bhagat Prahlad

ਸੁਥਰ ਚਿਤ ਭਗਤ ਹਿਤ ਭੇਖੁ ਧਰਿਓ ਹਰਨਾਖਸੁ ਹਰਿਓ ਨਖ ਬਿਦਾਰਿ ਜੀਉ ॥

सुथर चित भगत हित भेखु धरिओ हरनाखसु हरिओ नख बिदारि जीउ ॥

Suthar cẖiṯ bẖagaṯ hiṯ bẖekẖ ḏẖari▫o harnākẖas hari▫o nakẖ biḏār jī▫o.

For the sake of the pure-hearted devotee Prahlaad, You took the form of the man-lion, to tear apart and destroy Harnaakhash with your claws.

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[Jasdeep Singh1]

kirtan track.

http://sikhsoul.com/

audio/kirtan/akhandkirtan/Bhai Manpreet singh/ Nehi Shodo Reh

sure uv all heard it... really nice track :WW:

[caveman]

someone has it as their picture on this site, i wonder who.......

[Dukh Nivaran]

and because of that someone, all this started...

[caveman]

and because of that someone, all this started...

niceeeeee

have you got a problem with the picture????????????????