Hindu mythology prerequisite to Gurbani ?

Dhillon

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Instead of literal interpretation Gurbani use metaphors to explain the concept. Metaphors which a common person would easily understand.

So there are hundreds of references to Hindu mythology and mystical beings.

One example -

तारीले गनिका बिनु रूप कुबिजा बिआधि अजामलु तारीअले ॥
ਦਾਸੀ ਸੁਤ ਜਨੁ ਬਿਦਰੁ ਸੁਦਾਮਾ ਉਗ੍ਰਸੈਨ ਕਉ ਰਾਜ ਦੀਏ ॥


This Shabd by Bhagat Namdev talks about - Gannika, Kubja, Ajamal, Vidur, Sudama, Ugarsen.


If someone reading Gurbani have no idea who these people are what would he make of this Shabd ?


So is knowledge of Hindu Mythology a Pre-requisite to Gurbani ?


There are also references to Abrahmic mythology but not to extensive.
 
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