History of Guru Nanak Dev ji...Part-13
This is 13th video of Guru Nanak Dev Janam Sakhi. This story about Nanak ji's Father in laws.
This is 13th video of Guru Nanak Dev Janam Sakhi. This story about Nanak ji's Father in laws.
Friday, August 30, 2013
Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji's Bani
COMPOSITION AND COLLECTION OF BANI:
These were the years when most of the Guru's disciples received religious instructions from him and who recorded what they received. Many devotees, it is said, copied the daily prayers and hymns. These collections were called 'Bani Pothis' (books of hymns). The Bani Pothi compiled during his life time was passed on to the second Guru, Guru Angad Dev.
Although the Guru had settled down at Kartarpur, but he still took small tours within the radius of 100 to 200 miles around Kartarpur. He went to many places and preached his gospel of Nam. At many of these places, the people became Guru's followers and they set up Gurdwaras in his honor.
GURU AT ACHAL BATALA:
About 25 miles from Kartarpur, there was a place called Achal Batala where on the occasion of Shivratri festival, hundreds of Jogis used to come to take part in the festival. The Guru also went to Achal Batala to preach his doctrine. Thousands of people came from far and near to see and hear him. There were three camps- one of the Jogis, another of the Guru and the third one of a party of musicians. More and more people gathered around the Guru's camp than that of the Jogis. This made the Jogis very angry and jealous and they were determined to humble the Guru.
Whatever the money the musicians were getting from the audience, they put it in a bowl. Somehow the Jogis stole their bowl full of money and hid it someplace thinking that the musicians would go to the Guru for help and if the Guru was unable to locate the bowl, he would be humbled.
Knowing about the greatness of the Guru, the musicians went to the Guru for help to find their bowl of money. The wonderful Guru told them about the mischief of the Jogis and recovered their bowl from the hiding place. Thus the Jogis suffered a tremendous defeat.
Next attack from the Jogis came through a discussion. As mentioned before the Guru after his travels, laid aside the pilgrim's apparel and had put up ordinary dress of a family man. The Jogis said,"O Guru, you are a holy man but you are wearing the garb of a family person. Why does a holy man lead a family life?" Jogi Bhagarnathfurther asked the Guru,"When the milk becomes sour, no butter is produced by churning it, why have you cast away your hermit's dress and donned ordinary clothes?"
The Guru replied,"O Bhangarnath, your mother was an unskilled woman. She knew not how to wash the churn, and so spoilt the butter in producing thee. Thou hast become an anchoret after abandoning thy family life, and yet thou goest to beg to the houses of family men."
Upon this reply the Jogis were enraged and through their miraculous powers, they started to harass the Guru. One Jogi became a cobra to frighten the Guru, the other became wolf and other started rain of fire. The powerful Guru sat calmly unperturbed and unharmed. When the Jogis were beaten badly, Bhangarnath asked the Guru that he exhibited miracles to the world, why he was slow to exhibit the same to them?
The Guru replied that he had no miracles except the True Name, and he uttered the following Sabad:
"Were I to put on a dress of fire, construct a house of snow and eat iron;
Were I to turn all my troubles into water, drink it, and drive the earth as a steed;
Were I able to put the firmament into one scale and weigh it with a tank;
Were I to become so large that I could be nowhere contained;
and were I to lead every one by the nose;
Had I such power in myself that I could perform such things or cause others to perform them, it would be all in vain.
As great as the Lord is, so great are His gifts; He bestoweth according to His pleasure.
Nanak, he on whom God looketh with favor obtaineth the glory of the True Name."
(Majh di Var, Slok Mohalla 1, p-147)
Were I to turn all my troubles into water, drink it, and drive the earth as a steed;
Were I able to put the firmament into one scale and weigh it with a tank;
Were I to become so large that I could be nowhere contained;
and were I to lead every one by the nose;
Had I such power in myself that I could perform such things or cause others to perform them, it would be all in vain.
As great as the Lord is, so great are His gifts; He bestoweth according to His pleasure.
Nanak, he on whom God looketh with favor obtaineth the glory of the True Name."
(Majh di Var, Slok Mohalla 1, p-147)
The Jogis then finally complimented the Guru on his success and said,"Hail, O Nanak, great are thy deeds! Thou hast arisen a great being, and lit a light in this age of falsehood (kalyug) in the world."
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Guru Nanak's Birthday
When is Guru Nanak's birthday? Where is the first guru's birthplace? How is his birth commemoration celebrated?
Modern day Nankana, Pakistan, originally belonged to the northern region of Punjab. It is the birth place of Nanak Dev, the first guru of the Sikhs. A gurpurab or an annual commemoration of a guru's birth is celebrated in his hometown.
Ancient records indicate Nanak Dev to have been born on the 3rd day of the waxing moon or Sudi 3 in the month of Vaisakh, year 1526 of the Vikram Samvat (also spelledBikram Sambat) calendar. The Hindu solar calendar based on lunar cycles, and astrological influences, which originated about 57 B.C. is 56 years, 8 months, and 17 days ahead the Western Gregorian calendar which places Guru Nanaks' birth in 1469 A.D.
Janam Saakhis (Birth Fables)
Janam Saakhi narratives which date Guru Nanak’s birth in Katik (mid November) appear to be fanciful fables. Tales bent on discrediting earlier accounts, make it difficult for historians who have been unable to decipher whether Guru Nanak's birth was supposed to have occurred on the lunar or solar Katik.
Gurpurab Celebrations
Fluctuations in lunar based solar calendars, coupled with conflicting historical accounts, resulted to changes being made to the date of Guru Nanak's commemorative gurpurab birthday celebration. Historically, pooran mashi or full moon birthday festivities, were observed on Vaisakh (mid April - mid May) until the Samvat year 1872 (1815 A.D.). Contemporary ceremonies coincide with the full moon in Katik (mid October - mid November).
East West Calendar Conversions
According to the calendar in use in modern day India, Guru Nanak's birthday is calculated to fall during the full moon. The celebration date changes with each subsequent year. Attempts to adjust the calendar to a fixed rather than a variable date, continue to cause controversy. The result is the New Year of the 1998-99 version of the Nanakshahi calendar which commences with the first day of Chet beginning in 1469 as year one (the year of Guru Nanak's birth) with the date of Guru Nanak’s birth affixed to March 14, 1469, of the Western Julian Calendar or 530 Nanakshahi. Subsequent changes subject to ongoing controversy, place Guru Nanak’s birth date fixed on April 14th, 1469. A.D. of the modern day Gregorian calendar, or the first day of Vaisakhwith 1999 A.D. corresponding to 531 Nanakshahi. However, most traditional gurpurab celebrations still occur on the full moon between late October and late November.
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