ਗੁਰੂ: ਗੁਰੂ ਸਹਿਬਾਨ(the Guru)
ਸਾਹਿਬ: ਸਤਿਕਾਰਯੋਗ ਸ਼ਬਦ(Word used to show respect)
So 'ਗੁਰੂ ਸਾਹਿਬ'are two words combine to mean ‘The Respected Guru’ used in this form instead of writing in full: 'ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਜੀ'
------------------------
Bhai Kulbir Singh from Brampton Ontario, Canada is a great Scholar-Gurmukh who is is a regular contributor to the ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ ਤਪੋਬਨ ਸਾਹਿਬ (Gurdwara Tapoban Sahib) message board. I kept up with all the posts from the time it started until about a year ago when free time became scarce. Now with a less demanding schedule I’ve been spending time reading older archived posts which everyone should read.
Going through this Sakhi again reminded me of how Bhai Sahib uses the term ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ (Shri Guru Jee) instead of the normally used term explained above. Even though it’s a correct way to write as well, the only issue I have with it is that it really sounds odd. A few years ago there was a kathakaar who came here and he used the same term. It became so annoying that it made me permanently allergic to it.
ਗੁਰੂ ਸਾਹਿਬ_______ਭਾਈ ਸਾਹਿਬ
ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ _______ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਭਾਈ ਜੀ
Seeing how Bhai Sahib is similar to Guru Sahib, it doesn’t sound proper saying ‘Shri Bhai Jee’ like Shri Guru Jee. I think I talked to him about this the last time and I’m glad to know he’s changed it since then.
No comments:
Post a Comment