Guru Nanak Prakash - 12
Worshipping in Hindu context always entails offerings made to deities and that are often in material nature like gold, silver,live stock, clothes and anything that they think deity would be pleased with and in return fulfil their wishes. The Brahman who had established as the self appointed leader and medium to reach the deities now started fixing exact time and date for rituals and to make these offerings when God would be pleased the most. The web of such superstitions was getting so complex that it was difficult to bring people out of this net because the fear was a factor that indoctrinated such beliefs. Guru Nanak has written many verses on this matter which are documented in Granth Sahib. For him 'simran' that is reciting His name is the only way that the Almighty returns the offerings. In his verses he reprimands both the priest and the donor for making offerings. Priests because it makes them idle and they don't want to labour for their earnings and they give birth to another class of idle people like Sadhus and beggars in the guise of holy men who go door to door for alms. In today's context their place has been taken by several Babas and Deras. These people are shunned by Guru Nanak.