Compositions of the Gurus. There should be no dispute about this.
Bhai Gurdas’s name is well known to the Sikh people. He
was nephew to Sri Guru Amar Das. From the time of Guru Ram
Das, he was asked to preach Sikhism to the people in different
parts of the country. The preaching could only be on the basis of
Gurus’ Compositions. He was, therefore, thorougWy well versed in
the understanding of the Gurus’ Compositions. Bhai Gurdas himself
has written two books - “ Vars” and “Kabitts”. Vars have been
written in Punjabi language and Kabitts in Braj-bhasha. His
compositions are considered to be the key to the understanding of
Sri Guru Granth Sahib. While writing his own works, Bhai Gurdas
has very often used the same phraseology as is found in Sri Guru
Granth Sahib, especially the phrases occurring in the Ode of Satta
and Balwand.
Professor Sahib Singh quoted a large number of phrases from
Guru Granth Sahib, which Bhai Gurdas also used, especially from
the Ode of Satta and Balwand. AI; this portion is not directly related
to our subject of “Compilation of Guru Granth Sahib”, we have,
therefore omitted this portion. Suffice it to say that Gurdas used
many of phrases occurring in the Holy Book, in his own works.
In the book of Panch Khalsa Diwan, one objection raised
against the Ode of Satta and Balwand is that they used word “Lehna”
for Sri Guru Angad Dev Ji, page 151 of the book reads-.
They committed great mistake in writing ‘Lehna’ as Guru
Angad’s name. Guru Nanak by bestowing Guruship on Baba
Lehna, made him Guru Angad Dev. As the Muslim musicians
were ignorant of Philosophy of Sikhism, therefore they might
have written so. But from the Sikh point of view it is a mistake.
In this context we draw their attention to the following verses
in Bhai Gurdas’s Var number 24 -–
(a) babanai ghar chanan lehna. Pauri 6
In Baba’s house, Lehna was the Light.
(b) put saput babanai Lehna. Pauri 7
Lehna was the Beloved Son of the Baba.
They called Satta and Balwand as “greedy Muslim musicians”
What epithets they would give to Bhai Gurdas, is to be seen!

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