Gurdwara Lecture by the Siri Singh Sahib

February 6, 1987

When I was in Amritsar, I have told you many times that Baba Karak Singh told us what shall be happening to the Panth.  There were two people there:  Sant Jarnail Singh and Sant Longowal.  Many of you witnessed that.  He told us that from that day onward Sikhs were going to be going through the test of time; therefore we should chant that shabad. Remember what that was?  Aap Sahaaee Hoaa Sache Daa Sachaa Dhoaa.  Right?  We sang it and we got rid of many things with that shabad. 

And now, I am telling you Akal Takhat shall not be completed and restored back to its glory if we do not sing the Narayan Shabad and participate to the full glory of it.  This is a shabad by Guru Arjan Dev.  Guru Arjan Partakh Har personified God.  He stood the test of fire and came out totally pure.  That purity entitled Guru Hargobind to construct Akal Takhat.  Akal Takhat didn't get constructed because somebody had the brick and the paste and the mortar and sat down and built it up.  No.  And I did hear the story that Brahma came and Vishnu came and Shiva came and Narayan came and they built the Akal Takhat.

But I tell you what built the Akal Takhat.  Let me tell you in my way.  I'm not saying it is a right thing to say.  But I'm willing to take the blame if it is wrong.  I say God took a human body in the form of Arjan Mal, who rose to the position or the purity to become Guru Arjan De.  Man became Guru.  The light was bestowed and lived.  This light of light, the creative light of millions and zillions of suns sat on a hot plate and purified itself, entitling the birth of Guru Hargobind and giving him the position to build Akal Takhat.

In 1984, that Akal Takhat was sacrificed along with the Gursikhs who stood by it.  People thought they could destroy it and then they thought they could rebuild it. They could not destroy it because it lives in the heart of every Sikh, nor could they rebuild it. They tried.  It is still a big hole. 

You shall build it.  And when we are singing this Narayan Shabad, the vibration of it will restore the glory of the Khalsa. 

Just remember in 1984, we started going through the test of time.  Now, we are entering '87 and '88.  You were told in 1972, and I'm telling you now, that as it is written in the heavens, Sikhs will go through trial and turmoil and test and everything in the world from 1984 to 1988.  There is no way that we shall not be tested by the steel of time, not the man.  That's why I never say, "The Government of India did this or that."  No, there is no government of India.  What is a government that comes out, makes a ruling, goes back on it, and tomorrow it can be anything?  So why are we talking of a temporary situation for a permanent solution?  Temporary situation is that we have become lazy and we have left our niaara panth.  That's our exclusiveness as Khalsa.  And fortunately, during this time, we are going to totally vibrate and purify ourselves and it is going to work out.  Thank God it takes only four years. 

This Narayan Shabad has a history and a power behind it.  You have seen the success of the other shabad, haven't you?  Well, test this one, too.  Let us restore the glory of the Akal Takhat through this shabad.

So now we are not celebration the martyrdom of the Akal Takhat, we are now singing for the glory of this Akal Takhat.  Now that's the difference.  Therefore it is the responsibility of each one of you to participate.  Whether or not you are a Sikh, that's not the question.  But if you have tongue and you can sing, and you have time, you must come here for the love of Akal Takhat.  You must participate, and must sing this.