Narakdharis

There are two types of Nirankaris. First one started during Sikh kingdom. It was started by Baba Dyal. He never claimed himself as a Guru only as a follower of Guru Granth Sahib Ji. The Nirankaris believed in reading Gurbani and contemplating on the word of the Guru. They used to do kirtan at their deras.

The second sect is the follower of Boota Singh (1873-1943). He used to perform Kirtan with the first sect of Nirankaris but once he was caught drinking alcohol for which he was kicked out. He was an alcoholic. He died from lungs and kidney destruction which was the result of his drinking. His follower named Avtar Singh used to work at a bakery shop. He became the next leader of Nirankari cult in 1943 after the death of Boota Singh. After India’s independence he setup a new building to carry out his activities. He divided the cult into seven groups and claimed to have created ‘seven stars’. This was to attack the Sikh practice of ‘Panj Pyare’. Avtar singh’s son was Gurbachan who was a worker in a motor parts factory. He was appointed as the next leader in 1963. He would call himself ‘prophet’ his wife ‘Mother of the world’, and his son ‘Guru Maharaj’. When his wife Budhwantee died, a tract ‘Jagat Mata’ was published by this cult in which one of their post wrote:

ਮਰ ਗਈ ਕਹਨੇ ਵਾਲੇ ਜਰਾ ਖਿਆਲ ਕਰੇਂ, ਖੁਦਾ ਕੀ ਬੀਵੀ ਖੁਦਾ ਕੀ ਮਾਂ ਥੀ ਵੁਹ ।

Their mission is to attack Sikh religion for the sake of money. They are being paid in millions by the government. They hired couple of writers to write their own scripture called “Avtar Bani” which they consider “word of God” and claim to have faith in. This book is basically full of senseless poems. The worst thing about this book is that they have used Gurbani from Guru Granth Sahib Ji and mixed it with their own poems.

ਗੁਰਬਚਨ ਨੂੰ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਸਮਝੋ, ਇਹ ਹੈ ਕਲਜੁਗ ਦਾ ਅਵਤਾਰ ।
ਨਾਰਾਇਣ ਨੇ ਰੂਪ ਵਟਾਇਆ, ਰੰਗ ਬਦਲਿਆ ਖੁਦ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰ ।
ਆਦ ਅੰਤ ਹੈ ਏਹੋ, ਏਹੋ ਜਗ ਦਾ ਬਾਨੀ ਏ ।
ਜੋ ਸਮਝੇ ਬੁਧਵੰਤੀ ਜਾਇਆ, ਮਹਾਂਮੂੜ ਅਗਿਆਨੀ ਏ । (ਅਵਤਾਰ ਬਾਣੀ, 126)

Distorting Sikh history to mislead people is their main mission. Perhaps they have forgotten the dooms of those who dared to put prices on the heads of Sikhs. Their “Guru” preaches that keeping of hair is unnecessary. Then why does he himself keep hair and a beard? It is very clear that by doing so he is not only misrepresenting the Sikh identity but also misleading innocent Sikh people to cut their hair. If he doesn’t follow his own preaching how does he expect his followers to follow it? Here is what they have to say about Sikhi:

ਗ੍ਰੰਥਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਨਾ ਪਾਈ ਸੋਝੀ ਪੜ੍ਹ ਪੜ੍ਹ ਕੇ ਮੈਂ ਅੱਕ ਗਿਆ। ਚਲ ਚਲ ਜਾਂ ਨਾ ਮੰਜ਼ਲ ਆਈ ਆਖਰ ਤੇ ਮੈਂ ਥੱਕ ਗਿਆ।
ਸੇਵਾ ਤੇ ਅਰਦਾਸੇ ਕਰ ਕਰ ਮਨ ਨਾ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਹੋ ਸਕਿਆ। ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਸਰ ਜਿਹੇ ਸਰ ਦਾ ਪਾਣੀ ਮੈਲ ਨਾ ਦਿਲ ਦੀ ਧੋ ਸਕਿਆ।
ਤਰਨ ਤਾਰਨ ਵਿਚ ਲਾ ਲਾ ਤਾਰੀ ਭਵ ਸਾਗਰ ਨਾ ਤਰ ਸਕਿਆ। ਪੜ੍ਹ ਸੁਖਮਨੀ ਸੁਖ ਨਾ ਲੱਭਾ ਜੀਅ ਨਾ ਮੇਰਾ ਠਰ ਸਕਿਆ।
ਕਰਮ ਧਰਮ ’ਚੋਂ ਰੱਬ ਨਾ ਲੱਭਾ ਮਾਇਆ ਰਜ ਰਜ ਠਗਦੀ ਰਹੀ। ਬਿਨ ਸੋਝੀ ਦੇ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਾ ਕੇ ਹਉਮੈ ਦੀ ਅੱਗ ਵਧਦੀ ਰਹੀ।
ਰਾਮ ਮਿਲਣ ਦੀ ਖਾਹਸ਼ ਲੈ ਕੇ ਪੁੱਛਿਆ ਸਾਧ ਫਕੀਰਾਂ ਨੂੰ। ਸੰਤੋਖ ਗੁਰੂ ਅਵਤਾਰ ਨਾ ਲੱਧਾ ਕੀਤਾ ਕਈ ਤਦਬੀਰਾਂ ਨੂੰ।

(ਸੰਪੂਰਨ ਅਵਤਾਰ ਬਾਣੀ, ਪੰਨਾ 186, ਐਡੀਸਨ ਸਤੰਬਰ 2002) 

ਕਈ ਜੁਗਾਂ ਦੇ ਚੱਕਰ ਖਾ ਖਾ ਜਨਮ ਲਿਆ ਮਘਿਆਣੇ। ਪਿਛਲੇ ਦੁੱਖ ਯਾਦ ਸੀ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਹੈ ਸਨ ਹੋਸ਼ ਟਿਕਾਣੇ।
ਇਹ ਸੀ ਪਤਾ ਕਿ ਮਾਨੁਸ਼ ਦੇਹੀ ਫਿਰ ਫਿਰ ਹੱਥ ਨਹੀਂ ਆਣੀ। ਐਥੋਂ ਭੁੱਲੀ ਫੇਰ ਚੁਰਾਸੀ ਪੈ ਜਾਸੀ ਭੁਗਤਾਣੀ।
ਘਰ ਵਿਚ ਹੈਸੀ ਗੁਰੂ ਗਰੰਥ ਮੈਂ ਓਟ ਓਸ ਦੀ ਰੱਖੀ। ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਦੀ ਮੈਂ ਦੇਹੀ ਸਮਝਾਂ ਬਹਿਣ ਨਾ ਦੇਵਾਂ ਮੱਖੀ।
ਇਹ ਨਾ ਪਤਾ ਕਿ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਗੁਰੂ ਏ ਪੋਥੀ ਗੁਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੋਂਦੀ। ਰਾਜ ਗੁਰੂ ਅਵਤਾਰ ਨਾ ਮਿਲਦਾ ਸਾਰੀ ਉਮਰਾ ਰੋਂਦੀ।

(ਅਵਤਾਰ ਬਾਣੀ, ਪੰਨਾ 225, ਐਡੀਸ਼ਨ ਸਤੰਬਰ 2002)

“My Sikhi does not depend on keeping hair.” (YugPurash, Baba Avtar Nirankari)

After the death of Gurbachan Singh, Hardev Singh took over and has been leading the Narakdharis cult with the full support of the Indian government. They have established their camps in every village throughout Punjab. The in charge person of the camp or “rabbi” is provided with a house, monthly allowance, car, television and everything because their spirituality is based only upon attacking and distorting Sikhi to drift people away from the true principles of the Sikh Gurus. They used to hold an annual program where they would weigh their ‘prophet’ Gurbachan and his wife with money. Every Sunday they hold a gathering where they sing praises of Gurbachan, and their ‘guru’ initiates people into the cult by whispering a secret name in their ears. The worst of all, they use Gurbani out of context and translate it to suit their own needs to mislead new comers.

They have no particular set of beliefs, or character. They make five vows. The main one is to eat and drink everything. Other religions prohibit drinking alcohol but it is looked upon as a holy thing by them. They openly drink alcohol, and smoke cigarettes. Their camps are a major attraction for those who want to have some cocaine, weed, and heroin. Many government officials have secretly joined them to enjoy the characterless lifestyle and do what they can’t even do at bars and clubs. According to them, physical acts have nothing to do with spirituality.

ਖਾਣ ਪੀਣ ਹੈ ਤਨ ਦੀ ਖਾਤਰ, ਰੂਹ ਦਾ ਕੋਈ ਸਬੰਧ ਨਹੀ । (ਅਵਤਾਰ ਬਾਣੀ, 17)

They were greatly suppressed during the rise of Sikh movement in early 80s. After the decline of the movement, they have started to regroup. Their deras now resemble training camps where followers are fed with anti-Sikhi propaganda and being trained to prepare for another battle with the Sikh nation. The government support continues as it did before.