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Kala Afghana on Non-Vegetarianism
A transliteration of chapter 38, titled Hunh Takk Dii Vichaar Daa Sankhep [A Summary of the Discussion Thus Far], from the book Maasu Maasu Kari Moorakh Jhagdhey [Fools Debate Non-Vegetarianism] by Gurbakhsh Singh Kala Afghana.

By PUNEET SINGH LAMBA
Gurbakhsh Singh Kala Afghana retired in 1981 as inspector of police. In 1984, while he was visiting Canada, India cancelled his passport and confiscated his property. Now based in Canada, the Sikh author's books Biparan Kii Riit Ton Sach Daa Maarag and Bachittar Natak: Gurbani Di Kasvuti Te contend that the Dasam Granth was not entirely authored by Guru Gobind Singh. Renowned Sikh scholar Gurtej Singh, jathedar of Takht Damdama Sahib Giani Kewal Singh, and many others have stoutly defended Kala Afghana's writings. Sikh scholar Giani Bhag Singh Ambalavi had to apologise in the late 1970s for having questioned the validity of the Dasam Granth. Gurbakhsh has questioned the commonly held belief that Guru Tegh Bahadur died for Hindus. He has written, 'the only complaint before the emperor was that Guru Tegh Bahadur was fanning insurgency against the government. Thus those claiming that the Guru sacrificed his life for Hinduism are sullying the principles of Sikhism.'

The Sikh Times, Sep. 1, 2003



1. maas khanh naal jan naa khanh naal gurbaanhii daa koii vaastaa nahiin hey.

2. vikaaraan de tiaag baare gurbaanhii vich kaii shabad han, par maas de tiaag baare gurbaanhii vich koii sanket nahiin hey.

3. kihdhaa padaarath kise manukhkh de sariir dii tandarustii leii lodhiidaa hey -- is daa nirnhaa karan vich gurmati daa koii dakhal nahiin hey.

gurbaanhii vichon keval enii sedh mildii hey, ki jis padaarath de khaadhiaan dukhii hundaa hove jaan man vich vikaar peydaa hundaa hove, auh padaarath nahiin khaanhaa chaahiidaa.

4. prabhoo dii yaad bhulaa ke padaarathaan dii varaton de moh vich pravirat rahinh vaale manukhkh noon gurmati ne 'padaarathaan daa rasiiaa' kihaa hey.

ajehaa 'ras' kise ikk padaarath daa vii ho sakdaa hey ate ikk ton vadhdh daa vii.

dhiaan denh vaalii gall ih hey ki satiguraan ne rasaan daa zikar karde same nau rasaan vichon 'maas ras' daa zikar sabh ton akhiir vich kiitaa hey:

'rasu suinaa, rasu rupaa kaamnhi, rasu paramal kii vaasu,'

'rasu ghodhe, rasu sejaa mandar, rasu miithaa rasu maasu.'

(shabad no: 43/1, p. 34) [Guru Nanak, Adi Granth, p. 15]

is guroo-vaak ton ih vii sapashsht ho gihaa hey ki satiguroo naanak dev jii ne 'maas' noon viin sone, chaandii, istrii, sugandhaan, ghodhe, palaghgh, mahil-maadhiiaan, miththe pakvaan, aadik, padaarthaan daa darjaa hii dittaa hey.

prabhoo noon visaar ke padaarthaan naal judhe rahinhaa hii 'ras' hey.

bhaav, prabhoo-bhagat laii koii vii padaarath 'ras' nahiin hey.

guroo-vaak aupadesh dii asal ramaz noon visaar ke, gur-aupadesh di mahattaa dii pravaah kiite binaa, guroo-vaak vichale nau padaarath-rasaan vichon keval 'maas-ras' de virudhdh hii dhhaang pharh leyii, hoorh-mati hey.

5. ese taraan, parmaatmaan noon visaar ke keval khaanh pahinanh noon hii jiivan daa manorath banhaa leynh noon satiguraan nen aatmik jiivan laii haani-kaarak phurmaan kardiaan vii 'maas' noon mevaa, ghiao, gudh, meydaa, aadi khaanh vaale dooje padaarathaan de baraabar hii likhiaa hey.

'kiaa mevaa, kiaa ghiau gudhu mithaa, kiaa meydaa kiaa masu.'

(vekho shabad no: 44/2, p. 34) [Guru Nanak, Adi Granth, p. 142]

inaan guroo-vaakaan ton sapashsht sanket mildaa hey 'maas' noon, sonaa chaandii aadi maaik paddarathaan de ate khaanh vaale, ghiau, gudh, meydaa, aadi auttam paddarathaan de tull samajhanhaa galat nahiin hey.

6. bhaaii ranhdhiir singh jii samet, maas khaanh de virodhii likhaarii ajjnhaa ne aapnhiaan pustakaan vich 'maas' pad dii varaton vaale guroo-shabad varatane pasand nahiin kiite.

guroo naanak dev ji de keval do salok ('pahilaan maasahu ninmiaa' ate 'maasu maasu kari moorakhu' [Guru Nanak, Adi Granth, p. 1289]) hi likhe han.

auh vii is majboorii de kaaran, ki auh kurookshetar de sooraj grahanh naal judhe honh de kaaran, parchaarakaan duaaraa, athvaa puraatan janam-saakhiiaan ate doojiiaan itihaasak pusatakaan raahiin sangataan tak punje san.

par dohaan salokaan de arath vigaadhan te saariaan likhaariiaan ne pooraa zor laaiaa hoiaa hey.

aunaan di suhiradataa daa bhog taan enii manmukhataaii ton hii pey jaandaa hey.

7. jis maas noon musalamaan halaalii-maas kahinde chale han, aus noon 'kuthhaa' ate musalamaan noon 'malechh' kahinhaa, brahamanh ne arambh kiitaa sii.

8. singhaan laii kuthhaa khaanhaa band karan daa kaaran:

a. musalamaanii raaj samen, 'kuthhaa-maas' hindoo dharam noon bhrishat karan laii vartiaa jaandaa sii.

son kuthhaa khadhe jaanh naal bhaaratii hindooaan de man vich dhaarmik hiinhataa peydaa ho jaandii sii.

b. isalaamii hakoomat de kaanoon anusaar koii hindoo aapanhe ghar vich shasatar nahiin rakhkh sakadaa, ate naa hii kise prakaar daa maas aap banhaa de varat sakade san.

dashamesh jii ne sikhkhaan noon shasatr-dharii karake, islaamii dhakke-shaahii de moonh te pahilaa thappadh maariaa, ate phir dhaarmik hiinhataa peydaa karan vaalaa 'kuthhaa' khaanhaa manaan karake, zaalam de moonh te doojii karaarii chapedh maarii sii.

9. guroo baanhii vich 'kuthhaa' pad keval aunaan gur-vaakaan vich aaiaa hey, jithe satiguraan ne isalaamii dharam dii gall kiitii hey, doojii thaan 'kuh' jaan 'kuhi' pad aae han.

ethon vii sapashshat ho jaandaa hey ki gurmati vich musalmaanii dhhang naal tiaar kiite maas noon 'kuthhaa' kahinh daa rivaaj, guroo naanak dev jii de samen ton hii banh chukkaa sii.

10. jiiv (aatamaa) dii hattiaa kade nahiin hundii, keval sariir dii hattiaa hii hundii hey.

11. jiiv de sariiraan de naaun, bhaav adada adada kisam de jiivaan dii pachchaanh de naaun prabhoo ne nahiin sagon manukhh ne rakhhe han.

kise noon khaanh vich paap mann leynhaa ate kise noon khaanh vich paap naa mannanh vaalaa dharam vii manukhh dii aapanhii soch hey.A

12. jiivaan de sariir noon gurbaanhii vich cholaa, kappdhaa, aadii vii kihaa hey.

so jiiv de sariir-kappdhe da naam, aataa, maas, saag, lakadhii, aadi manukhh ne aapanhii sahoolat laii rakhhe han.

saag ate mass vich pharak de jhagadhe khadhe honhe, manukhh dii agiaanataa hey jaan phir ih ikk konhii sharaarat hey.

13. manukhhaa sariir baakii anant joonaan vichon sreshat hey.

kiaunki saariaan joonaan vichon, 'man-shakatii' ate bahu-pakhkhii gunhaa vaalii 'dimaagii-shakatii' prabhoo ne keval manukhhaa deh vich hii paii hey.

14. dukhh ton chhutkaare dii ate sukhh di prapatii dii laalasaa keval 'man' hii karadaa hey.

baakii joonaan kol man naa honh karake aunaan vich ajehii koii laalasaa nahiin hey.

15. guroo granth saahib dii baanhii keval manukhhaa man de rogaan daa ilaaj hey.

manukhhaa man te phatih paa ke jagat jitanh daa aupadesh hey.

guroo-baanhii manukhhaa man dii apaar shakatii noon thiik dhang naal varatanh dii jaach dasadii hey.

guroo baanhii daa sambandh aatamaa naal hey.

pashoo-panchhiiaan de kaliaan dii sikhiaa kise vii param granth vich nahiin hey.

keval manukhha-man-shakatii noon hii sanjam vich ley aaunh daa auparaalaa hundaa aa rihaa hey.

16. gurabaanhii vich manukhhaa sariir noon kaii vaar duralubhh, ate harii daa mandar kihaa giaa hey.

manukhhaa sariir noon, ajehii ghodhii vii maniaa hey jo aatamaa noon paramaatamaa de desh ley vadhdii hey, is noon prabhoo de auchhe mahalaan te puchaa sakanh vaalii, 'paudhii' vii phuramaan kiitaa hey.

ehii kaaran hey ki 84 lakhh joonaan vichon manukhhaa sariir siramaur hey.

so manukhhaa sariir-maas noon khaanhaa, manukhhii samaaj ne pravaan nahiin kiitaa.

baakii saariaan joonaan vichale pashoo panchchii, kiidhe makaudhe, aadi kise na kise roop vich manukhhaa sariir dii khuraak banh rahe han ate ih pashoo panchchii hor kaii tariikiaan naal manukhhaa-deh de darbaar vich hathh barhii kadhe han.

17. khaanhaa piinhaa pavittar hey, par guramati rahit maryaadaa vich aunaan padaarathaan de khaanh ate piinh te paabandiiaan han jinaan noon ras banhaa ke manukhh ne aapanhe sariir daa naas kiitaa ate doojiaan laii dukhh daa kaaran banhiaan.

18. aadi kaal ton manukhh dii khuraak maas rahii hey.

is dharatii te ajj vii kaii kaumaan ajihiaan han, jinaan dii mukhh khuraak pashoo-pachchiiaan athavaa machhiiaan daa maas hii hey.

19. saare kisamaan de daanhiaan athavaa banaasapatii ate kiidhiaan makaudhiaan, ate pashoo-panchchiaan vich jiivaatamaa samaan hey.

pashoo-panchchiaan dii khuraak daa ate aunaan de sariirak dukhh sukhh daa, dhiaan rakhanhaa, aunaan kolon niradaaitaa naal kamm naa leynhaa, dukhii pashoo panchchii jithe vii biimaar jaan zakhamii mile aus dii jaan noon dukh ton chchutakaaraa divaaunh laii har sambhav chaaraa karanaa, ih hey 'daiaa' jo pashoo panchchii te karanii hey.

je ilaaj sambhav naa hove taan, dukhii laachaar pashoo noon piidh de dukh ton jhatakaaraa denh laii aus dii maut (sir vich maar ke, jaan bijalii, jaan kise hor vidhii naal) ikk jhatake vich kar denhaa vii 'daiaa' hii hey.

20. lakhhaan karodhaan manh maas, machhii, andde aadi daa vaapaar vii anaaj de vaapaar vaang hii ho rihaa hey par kade kise dharam-guroo ne is de virudhh koii andolan nahiin kiitaa.

pashoo panchii vii phasalaan vaang vadhaae jaa ke, phasalaan vaang varate jaanh daa dhanda, kise na kise roop vich satijug ton, bhaav puraanhak samen ton hii hundaa aa rihaa hey.

Conclusion:

so maas khaanh jaa naa khaanh daa masalaa khadhaa karanaa vaddii moorakhataaii hey.

jis daa dil karadaa hey maas khaave jis daa man nahiin manndaa auh maas machhii naa khaave.

keval maas khaanh de kaaran koii paapii nahiin banh jaandaa ate keval maas daa tiaagii ho jaanh naal koii dharamii nahiin banh sakadaa.

poore-guroo naanak jii dii poorii joti, guroo-granth saahib jii dii baanhii vich ajihii karam-kaamdhii bandash koii nahiin hey.

satiguraan de aus manaavaak de aupades dii asaliiat noon naa vigaadhie jis paavan salok dii ih tuk hey:

'maasu maasu kari moorakhu jhagadhe giaanu dhiaanu nahii jaanhey.' [Guru Nanak, Adi Granth, p. 1289]

'kaunhu maasu kaunhu saagu kahhavey kisu mahi paap samaanhey.' [Guru Nanak, Adi Granth, p. 1289]

Author's Footnote:

A. kathit param-raaj, chitragupat aadi de daphataraan vich vii, disade anh-disade jiivaan vichon kise daa vii koii naaun nahiin hey.

anaam rabb de anaam rabbii daphatar vich, jiivaan dii pachhaan de prabandh dii soojh keval guroo naanak jii noon hii aaii sii.

jis daa veravaa guroo granth saahib vich hey.

ih veravaa sansaar de hor kise vii param granth vich nahiin hey.

guramati sidhant daa ih panth samajhanh laii, padho 'pusatak -- bippran kii riit ton sachh daa maarag.'

Related Links:
Kala Afghana on Non-Vegetarianism (Translation), By PUNEET SINGH LAMBA, The Sikh Times, Sep. 1, 2003