The Multifarious Faces of Sikhism
throughout Sikh History
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Namdharis/Kookehcont'd
2. Siri Gurind Nama
This is an obscure text, found only amongst
Namdharis themselves and is attributed to Akali
Nihang Guru Gobind Singh. It claims to be a
text of future predictions from Chapter 12 of
an ancient Hindu text named the ‘Bhogal
Puran’. This ‘Bhogal Puran’
appears to be those predictions that Viyas and
Sukhdev related to the demigods during ‘Sat
Yuga’ (Indian mythological term
for the Golden Age).
Sukhdev
Fresco from the walls of a Nirmala Gurdwara
at Nurangabad depicting the Rishi Sukhdev
Then, Sukhdev related these predictions to
Prishat Raja. In the initial
pages of the Gurind Nama it is stated that these
same predictions, with regards to the coming
of 12th Avatar in ‘Kal Yuga’
(the Age of Technology), were related to the
Sikhs by Akali Nihang Guru Gobind Singh. The
12th Avtar in this case refers to Ram Singh.
The 12 Gurus
According to the Naamdhari Sikhs, Baba Ram Singh
was the 12th Avtar, circa late 19th century
It has to be noted that this text is not heard
of amongst the Sanatan Sikhs including the masters
of Sanskrit, the Nirmalas, nor the well-traveled
Udhasis. Judging by the style of writing, the
'Gurind Nama' can be dated to the late 19th
century, and appears to be concocted
by Namdharis themselves.
