Introduction
The Sri Gur Partap Suraj Granth is composed of 22 volumes (2 sunrise/sunset sections + 12 zodiac sections + 6 seasons + 2 ayans sections)
The Gur (lit. Guru's) Partap (lit. greatness) Suraj (lit. Sun/Lantern) Granth (lit. large and complete text of knowledge) is the most prominent historical text about early Sikh history of the 10 Gurus written by Kavi Santokh Singh ji dating around 1843 and written in a similiar format to the Hindu Ramayan or Mahabharat containing a complete gathering of knowledge of various fields representing an entire collection down to specifics.
It is in the curriculum of the Damdami Taksal and is done as Katha ('the telling'/discourse/lecture) frequently and popularly throughout the world today. It should ideally be only read or listened to after/during evening or sun-down as opposed to the morning when katha is usually about Gurbani focused (and not historic or goal related events). It is arranged by the 6 Indian seasons and time based sections, such as 12 zodiac and the 6 month each Dakshinayana and Uttar-Ayan time periods.
Topics:
Hinduism, and Hinduism in the classical era (8th century BC and the 5th century AD)
Similarities between Cyrus the Great and Sri Krishna
Birth stories of attempted to be killed, Though may have been common occurrence at the time.
Zoroaster, of the agni (fire) worshiping religion Zoroastrianism sounds like Yudhishthira from Mahabarat
Notations of many fire worships being done at start of Mahabharat.
Another way to look at it is that the Ramayan (Indian Epic) is a written much later storizied version of the values of vedas (in which Lord Rama does not appear) In this idealization there is a higher divine soul than Krishna called Rama who came thousands of years earlier. He was and spiritually is considered the ideal man. His brother Laxman is considered the ideal brother, his wife Sita the ideal wife, and his dispile Hanuman the ideal disciple. He may have come from a more heavenly realm though some say he was from the continent the submerged between Africa and India. (Tamil Chinthanaiyalar Peravai)
There are other Devas (lights of God) such as Ganesh who is simply a symbol of all yogis and yogi teachings. (Tamil Chinthanaiyalar Peravai) There are many such preeminent sages who where yogis or writers who find mention in this epic of Sikh history who Kavi ji reveres such as Bhrigu while narrating the history of the 10 gurus, their esteemed Hindu deity Sri Bhagoti (spirit of righteousness) and other values the Sikhs propagated, and overall a treasure of all Indian knowledge.
It is worth bearing the knowledge there was a time when oriental society was much more liement and non-observant of which religion one "belonged to" and there was a more mix and matching of different beliefs in ones household and community (Project Maati 2020 Haveli Naunihal Singh and the story of Subcontinental Architecture VR) Especially after the 15th century Bhagtki movement where many saints said I am neither Hindu or Muslalman (Kabir, Dadu Ram, etc). Originally saints and great men including the Prophet (SAW), Zarathushtra, and Guru Nanak Dev ji taught to one and all and after doing so people widely did still hold on to their original and family beliefs and religions. Thus a Guru or saint /etc. is just someone close to God, and higher ideals, and one usually wouldn't have any problems whatsoever in following them no matter what ones religious background is or was or will be.
The prime historical language of the old manuscripts Punjab is Braj, the language originating from the school that formed around Krishna's birthplace and it is language of the Suraj Prakash granth written in Gurmukhi script.
Astrology
As the world turns day to night the moon moves month to month the sun makes years maybe the galaxy is also rotating creating a seven day cycle, or something else logically simple that creates the 7 day cycle.
As we do certain activities differently when it rains, when it is windy, snowy, cloudy, etc. the same knowledge can be applied to our blood and body being affected by the gravitational and astrological pull of the moon and other planets and known locations of black holes (DK 2013 Starfinder) according to its distance from us. Gurbani contains many compositions that talk about different activities to do according to months (Barah Mah) and according to linear cycle (Thiti) as well as the different quarters of days and Pahars.
Chakras
Chakras are form of Yogi mat (teachings) and dividing the body into different components.
There are 7 or so chakra realms in the body that follow up the spine to the head and out towards dreams and the subconscious realm each with it's unique color and corresponding traits. They start with the root chakra (red) found at the sex origins and travels up to (yellow) the solar plex, up to (green) - the heart, up to (cyan) - peace, and (blue) and (indigo) the head and beyond to spiritual realms.
Chakras are connected to Astrology as well and for the purposes of gaining more insight into the 12 zodiac sections of Suraj Prakash - I have included their traits in the corresponding sections.
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