Author: Gurbachan Singh Talib
Publisher: Punjabi University
Year: 1986
Language: English
Pages: 168
ISBN/UPC (if available): N/A
Description
This work, which occupies a unique place in the world of Punjabi letters, has been sponsored by the department of Bhai Vir Singh Studies of this University, and has been put into the present mould by Professor Gurbachan Singh Talib, formerly Head of the Department of Guru Nanak Sikh Studies. Rana Surat Singh embodies the essence of the ethical teaching of religion and also reflects the cultural milieu of the Punjab in the period following its occupation by the East Indian Company in 1849. The English rendering is a valuable addition to the literature of interpretation of Indian cultural thought through English.
Remarkable for its exposition of the Sikh mystical approach, this work has dilated wonderfully on the themes of love, true greatness, renunciation, bliss, (in the Epistles left by Rana Surat Singh) and on the true concept of service in bringing about universal weal, Sarbat ka bhala and the other related ideals of Sikhism. These portions contain noble poetry of the meditative cast, flowing with an even cadence. It is altogether a mine of knowledge of the Sikh ideals and contains remarkable poetry of a high order.
Contents
Foreword
Introductory
SEQUENCE OF THE EPIC
The Sepulchre
The Status
The Neeromancer
The Chamber
The Ascent
The Vision
The Descent
The Absorption
The Garden
The Missive
Ascent to Fairy Palace
Inside The Fairy Palace
Story Of The Fairy Palace
A Dream
A Night At The Fairy Palace
The Fairy Palace-A Secret
The Levee
Keepsakes-The Rana’s Epistles
The Conflict Resolved-Holy Music
To The Holy Congregation
The Supplication
To Sati-Sang
Duty- The Path To Union
The Gurumukh State Through Sati-Sang Attained
Seeking Universal Weal
Action Enjoined Upon the Gurumukh
The Thanksgiving
Appendix