I have heard that “parmatma” should not be name of waheguru because we read that ” sabh mai jot , jot hai soi jis tee janan sabh mai janan hoi ” ( sohella) so waheguru ki jot (aatma) is in all , and people differ because of there “maan” but aatma in all the beings is same , i just want to make sure , is it true ?
Also parmatma word is not used in SGGS ji to reder waheguru .
So we shouldn’t consider parmatma as name for waheguru?
You are right word PARMATMA does not appear in SGGSJI even once. Most important point is that SHABAD GURU, AKAL PURAKH has no name. Every word used for AKAL PURAKH signify its virtue. GURU NANAK DID NOT GIVE NAME TO GOD. NAAM MEANS VIRTUES. WE REMEMBER AKAL PURAKH FOR ITS VIRTUES.
sat shri aakal ji
i am a 21 years old boy living in bhopal , M.P. , india.
i want to learn about gurbani , “gurbani ka aarth” .
for about past 2 years i have been listening to maskeen and pinderpal singh ji katha ,
can you suggest me some online gurbani course or some whatsapp group with young scholar , listening to kathas is a one way communication , i cannot clear my doubts listening to katha ‘s .
thanks
Try https://sggsacademy.com/
I sm also happy to discuss. Use my email addres for communication.
As you say, a search of SGGS does not reveal the word “ਪਰਮਾਤਮਾ Parmatma” Supreme (param) soul (atma). However “ਆਤਮ ਰਾਮ Aatam Ram” occurs many times in Gurbani and ਪਰਮਾਤਮ Pratam once (ਜਿਨੀ ਆਤਮੁ ਚੀਨਿਆ ਪਰਮਾਤਮੁ ਸੋਈ ॥ SGGS 421 Aasa M:1) and ਪਰਮਾਤਮ / ਪਰਾਤਮਾ Pratam/ Pratama three times. We interpret “ਆਤਮ ਰਾਮ Aatam Ram” as soul maker or soul giver GOD (Mahan Kosh: ਆਤਮ ਰਾਮ – ਆਤਮਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਰਮਣ (pervade) ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ ਯੋਗੀ i.e. one who pervades the soul.) For the verse with the word ਪਰਮਾਤਮ Professor Sahib’s explanation (teeka) is “Those who have (ਜਿਨੀ) recognised and understood (ਚੀਨਿਆ) their soul (ਆਤਮੁ) will recognise and understand God”. And for the word ਪਰਾਤਮੁ he gives the meaning as ਦੁਜਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਅਤਮਾ the soul of others and for ਪਰਾਤਮਾ the meaning gives is ਜੀਵਆਤਮਾ one’s soul.
Parmatma is not a name per say but a reference to God/Vaheguru. It is not a NAME for God.
In Sikhsim we do refer to God as Vaheguru (Waheguru). Bhai Gurdas in Vaar 40 Pauri 22 states.
ਸਤਿਨਾਮੁ ਕਰਤਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਵਿਚਿ ਰਿਦੈ ਸਮਾਏ
By its grace the true named creator Lord, Vahiguru, comes to reside in the heart.
Interpretation: With the grace of Vaheguru, the TRUE NAME (ਸਤਿਨਾਮੁ), the creator (ਕਰਤਾ), all pervading (ਪੁਰਖੁ); will come to reside (ਸਮਾਏ) in (ਵਿਚਿ) the inner-self Antahkaran (heart) (ਰਿਦੈ). To understand really what is meant we must understand the prior verses which talk about the various actions for this to happen (Vaheguru reside in the heart).
And Bhatt Gayand in Bhatt Banee says:
ਸਤਿ ਸਾਚੁ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਨਿਵਾਸੁ ਆਦਿ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਸਦਾ ਤੁਹੀ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਵਾਹਿ ਜੀਉ ॥੨॥੭॥ (SGGS 1402 Savaiye M: 4)
You are forever True, the Home of Excellence, the Primal Supreme Being. Waahay Guru, Waahay Guru, Waahay Guru, Waahay Jee-o. ||2||7||
… where Bhatt Gayand first gives the attributes of God and then states Vaheguru three times extolling God.
So we are not wrong in saying Vaheguru (Waheguru) ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ is the name of God.