Teekas
A ''steek'' or ''teeka'' (other spellings may exist such as ''stik'' or ''tika)'' (; 'Exegesis') is an exegesis or Commentary (philology), commentary on a Sikh scriptures, Sikh religious text,Nabha, Bhai Kahan Singh. "Mahan kosh." ''(No Title)'' (1990). usually ''Gurbani'', but can also include other writings like the ghazals of Bhai Nand Lal. An author of a ''steek'' or ''teeka'' is known as a ''teekakar'' (Gurmukhi: ਟੀਕਾਕਾਰ). A steek always includes an explanation, or ''viakhya'' (Gurmukhi: ਵ੍ਯਾਖ੍ਯਾ) of the specific religious text, but depending on the complexity of the steek, it can also include footnotes, commentary, and contexts to the specific verses and where they were first written/revealed (known as an "Uthanka" [Gurmukhi: ਉਥਾਨਕਾ]). There are different characteristics and variations between ''steeks''. Traditional Sikh commentaries on Sikh scripture are known as a ''Sampradaya, Sampardai Steek/Teeka'' (Gurmukhi: ਸੰਪ੍ਰਦ� ...
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