Baba Deep Singh ji, Chandi Di Vaar and Baana

Guru Gobind Singh ji in his Baani has praised the Creative Energy of Universe, The Shabad as Khanda! Guru ji blessed only one person in his worldly life with Khanda, Baba Deep Singh ji. Khanda is Double-Edged sword, having power of two Kirpans in it.Two blades of The Khanda blessed to Babaji symbolised Bhagti-Shakti, Piri-Miri, Baani-Baana, Sant-Sipahi Saroop of Khalsa Panth. Babaji was to lead a life of Sant who will in future write 4 Saroops of Guru Granth Sahib ji with his Hand, One Saroop in Arabic and One Saroop in Sindhi language, so that word of Guru reaches to one and all, compile and finalize Saroop of Sri Dasam Granth Sahib ji, and also live life of a Soldier who’ll fight for Panth in battlefield whenever called upon and honour his commitment to his Guru to return the Head, which Guru Blessed him with! He was a perfect blend of Art of Shastar(weapons) and Shaastar(Knowledge)!
Babaji was given command of Akali Nihang Singhs and ‘’Damdame Vaali Taksal’’! It was to ready Gursikhs,Tyar Bar Tyar, committed to Sikhi parchar and Dharamyudh. Guruji taught Babaji some very special arts of Shastarvidya there and also the Mystical and spiritual value of His Baani, Shastars, Nihang baana, Shastar Pooja and other traditions.

Dasam Guru’s baani is of Bir-Ras, even in completely Spiritual Compositions like Jaap Sahib and Akaal Ustat, we see Bir-Ras as the basic theme. Most amazing composition of Guru Gobind Singh ji Maharaj, whose every word is filled with Bir-Ras, which eulogises Dharam-Yudh is’’ Chandi di Vaar’’. The Power it has is unmatched, unexplainable and unthinkable. It was the Baani read by Babaji everyday with blessings of Guru Gobind Singh ji Maharaj, was closest to his heart,so close that when He was fighting with his head on his palm, he was singing Chandi Di Vaar!It was read by Millions of Singhs in 18th, 19th and 20th century and is still being read by many many Gursikh pyaare. But as there is Maryada for every baani, Chandi di vaar has a very unique maryada. It has the Bir-Ras in it, which wakes up warrior inside every human whoever reads it, inspires the faithful to fight for Dharam and Sacrifice life if need be. One Baani Nindak asked, how come Sikhs fought at the time of Sixth Guru against the Mughals, defeated them? There was no Dasam Granth then. These fools need to be asked, If Sikhs could fight just that way, what was the need for creation of Khalsa panth? Why Guruji did choose Panj Piare and started the Khalsa tradition of Panj Singhs? What was the need? These people have never done any Naam Simran, done Sangat of any Mahapurakh, I’m not saying I’m best, no, not at all but I can say I’m better than those who speak against Guru’s Baani, history and Shaheed Singhs.

Little bit of deep research makes everything clear. When Guru Hargobind Sahib ji fought mughals, he was present Physically in all the four battles to lead and guide his Sikhs . His Spiritual power was helping Sikhs as he held the sword in his hand and motivated his Sikhs to fight the enemy. But that was not to be the case after Guru Gobind Singh ji was to go to Sachkhand. Who would have led Khalsa Army in Battlefield, Guided panth in times of trouble, and protected the maryada if he hadn’t started the institution of Panj Piare?? When in battlefield, who would have stirred up the warrior spirit of Sikhs?? Answer is Baani of Guru Gobind Singh ji Maharaj!

‘’When a Guru, A Master composes Baani, it has the power to take the reader, The Sikh to the same level where Guru composed it! When Guru Nanak Dev ji or Guru Arjan Dev ji composed baani, it was in awastha of One-ness with Waheguru, if we read that Baani again and again, it’ll take us also to the very same awastha. When we read Akaal Ustat, it has the power to take us out of this body, into infinity! Where we are one with creation of Waheguru Akaal and sing ‘’Tuhi, Tuhi, Tuhi, Tuhi’. If Guru Shares his Knowledge, His Gyaan, His Naam-Ras with his Sikhs through his Baani, through his words, takes his Sikh to the same level as his, same way Guru transfers his Power, His Shakti, and His Mahakaal Saroop to Sikhs with his word, his baani. Gurus Placed their Knowledge, gyaan, Shaant-ras, Anand in Baani of Guru Granth Sahib ji, Same way Guru Gobind Singh ji placed his Infinte Shakti in his Baani, transferred his Bir-ras to his Singhs through this Baani of Chandi Di Vaar. But it has much much power, which a normal human being can’t carry,How can a weak and sick person carry a heavy load on his head? He’s bound to give up. That’s why Guruji guided Babaji to make Singhs read Lots of Japji Sahib, Sukhmani Sahib and Jaap Sahib Paaths first, so that they are able to absorb the power of Chandi Di vaar in them, so that it doesn’t get over their heads. Other important Maryada he started was of reading Uggardanti Chhand after Chandi Di Vaar, its still a puratan Maryada, which Charhdi kala Gursikhs have carried seena baseena!( In puratan times, Chandi di Vaar was not allowed to be read until Jathedar had passed the Bhujangi) Another important thing he ordered was to read Baani for having Shastars.Maharaj ji ordered Sikhs to read as much baani ,as much Shastars they wanted to have. Babaji had 11 chakkars,4 Khande, one Kirpan in his Dumalla, one Tega, two Kattars, one pistol, two Kards, One Farsa, one jamdarh, large gajgah and his 27 Kgs Khanda always in his kamarkasa! It weighed around 50 Kgs! But to have this much Sarabloh on his body and still stay Shaant was his unique quality. For this his daily Nitnem was, 110 japji Sahibs, 51 jaap Sahibs,5 Sukhmani Sahibs,21 Chandi di vaar(with Uggardanti) and nitnem of Das Granthi. All this used to take him around 12 hours, from 1 at amrit vela to 1 in afternoon, but this Brahmgiani son of Guru was always tyar bar tyar again afterwards, holding santhya and Shastarvidya Akhada in evening. He slept for just an hour, that also to fulfil nitnem of Kirtan Sohila! Akaaaaaaaall!''

Nowadays some ppl, especially kids are much interested in putting on Nihang Baana, its good thing, but it’s a benti to read as much baani also! For One Shastar in Dumalla, one Jaap Sahib atleast, other than nitnem! Then only this dumalla, this baana, these shastars will stay with us, help us, guide us and make us warrior Sons of Guru Gobind Singh ji, else we’ll fall! I’ve seen many people fall, just because they made a fashion statement by wearing Baana, but this baana is held by Dasam baani and many people even don’t know about Dasam baani. When Guru Gobind Singh ji Maharaj left for Sachkhand in 1708, after him it was Baani of Guru Granth Sahib ji which took Sikhs to supreme spiritual Awastha, Maryada of panj Piare which held the Panth as One, and Baani of Guru Gobind Singh ji, especially Chandi Di Vaar, which inspired, empowered and led Singh’s into battlefield. Guru Gobind Singh ji Maharaj had blessed his Nihangs to be the first Ones to demolish and vanquish any Enemy in Battlefield; He blessed them with power to stand solid like a rock in battlefield and roar like a elephant and fight like a Lion in Battlefield.
ਧੂਹਿ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾਣਾ ਤਿਖੀਆਂ ਬਢ ਲਾਹਨਿ ਅੰਗਾਂ ॥
ਪਹਲਾ ਦਲਾਂ ਮਿਲੰਦਿਆਂ ਭੇੜ ਪਇਆ ਨਿਹੰਗਾਂ ॥ ੪੭॥
But only True Nihangs like Baba Deep Singh ji Shaheed and Baba Phoola Singh ji were blessed, who loved their Guru and His Baani and were Parpakk in Sikhi Maryada, always ready to die for Guru’s honour. It was for those Nihangs some poet has written these lines..

ਅਸੀ ਵਾਰਿਸ ਹਾਂ ਪੰਥ ਦੀ ਆਤਮਾਂ ਦੇ,ਪੂਜਾ ਕੀਤੀ ਐ ਜਿਸ ਦੀ ਨਿਹੰਗ ਬਣਕੇ!
ਕਦੇ ਚਰਖੜੀ ਤੇ ਕਦੇ ਆਰਿਆਂ ਤੇ, ਕਦੇ ਤੀਰ ਤੇ ਕਦੇ ਤੁਫੰਗ ਬਣਕੇ !
ਅਸੀ ਜੰਮੇ ਤਾ ਸ਼ਮਾ ਨੂੰ ਰੂਪ ਚੜਿਆ,ਸੜੀਏ ਕਿਓਂ ਨਾਂ ਫੇਰ ਪਤੰਗ ਬਣਕੇ!
ਮੌਤ ਸੁੰਦਰ ਸੁਹਾਗਣ ਹੈ ਖਾਲਸੇ ਦੀ ,ਜਿਓਂਦੀ ਅੰਗ ਬਣਕੇ,ਮਰਦੀ ਸੰਗ ਬਣਕੇ!