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Life Sketch of Guru Nanak

from the view of a poet ( I am not the poet )

Early life

A new moral force

was needed on earth

it came to Punjab

in Guru Nanak's birth

In Talwandi Punjab

Guru Nanak was born

the mists lifted off

the light turned on

the Pundit attending

hailed it a divine birth

and the newly arrived

His envoy on earth

a beloved brother,

a much loved son

Nanak was a favourite

special to everyone

Nanak went to school

when he was seven

where he often mused

on God and Heaven

while still at school

he wrote an acrostic

it was a lovely hymn,

every bit fantastic

A Pundit taught Nanak

Devnagri and Sanskrit

and from a Mullah, he

learnt the Persian script

Nanak didn't agree

for a Janaeu to be worn

and he won't worship

any Gods of stone

with his dad's advice

and money for trade

he went to the market

as his father bade

seeing some sadhus

resting under a tree

Nanak was excited

he fed the lot for free

Nanak's sacha sauda

or this true bargain

annoyed his dad

and caused him pain

once on a summer day

Nanak rested under a tree

tired, he fell asleep

the cattle grazed nearby

as Nanak slept, a cobra

raised itself and stood

and like an umbrella

shaded him with its hood

The youth

Nanak calmed down

and peace descended

the change came to him

as the teens ascended

his parents were worried

on his quiet demeanour

they sought advice

to help him recover

tasks were suggested

to help him to settle

like ploughing the fiel

ds

or tending the cattle

but then again his cattle

will stray as it grazed

neighbours were upset

complaints were raised

the complaints lodged

with chief of the village

had to be dropped

they found no damage

Guru Nanak was married

at the age of eighteen

he settled for a while

within the domestic scene

his elder son, Siri Chand

was born nine years later

the next one, Laxmi Chand

two years thereafter

in Nanki's town Sultanpur

Nanak accepted a job

he ran a store of flour

in Modikhana of Nawab

Nanak will often get lost

chanting God's name

and flour flowed freely

to the folks who came

news of this generosity

reached Nawab's ear

but there was no shortage

and accounts were clear

after four and half years

Nanak called it a day

he abandoned the job

in a mysterious way

he plunged in the river

and couldn't be found

everyone was worried

but he wasn't around

three days on, when

Nanak did reappear

Nanak radiated a glow

and had an aura austere

in a world of his own

and seeped in His lore

he was much different

than he was before

he was indifferent

to worldly possessions

and shunned all company

friends and relations

evil spirits possess him

people began to say

Nanak was amused

described in this way

Nanak will respond,

" I am mad, I agree

but am mad for Him

the God Almighty

the Qaazi didn't like

Nanak's repeated stance

there are no Hindus

there is no mussalmaan

the Qaazi and Nawab

took Nanak for Namaz

but Nanak stood quiet

without untoward cause

the two were annoyed

at Nanak's behaviour

why he ignored Namaz

the reason wasn't clear

but Nanak explained

the Qaazi was being silly

his mind was elsewhere

in the birth of a filly

and as for dear Nawab

wasn't his mind rather full

bargaining for the hors

es

in the Bazaars of Kabul

His mission

as the time passed

Nanak itched for a start

he had a message

he needed to impart

for twenty-four years

he travelled the world

always on the move

spreading His word

always besides him

as he travelled around

was a disciple Mardana

he provided musical sound

a very spescial rebeck

for Nanak's mission

was given by Nanki

a sister's contribution

Nanak visited places

for years on end

travelling within India

and countries beyond

he taught against rituals

both straight and bent

that mislead the folks

exploited the innocent

folks were lost in these

in the name of God

Nanak gave them hope

and refreshing thought

he had a charisma

and radiated divine glow

Nanak was honoured

wherever he will go

in his visit to Hardwar

Nanak taught the flock

by flinging Ganga jal

towards his native crop

the crowds understood

it was a wasted gesture

flinging Ganga waters

for the dead ancestors

he met characters

who needed reformation

he led them to the path

of the true redemption

he reformed Sajjan Thug

a confidence trickster

who tricked the guests

with designs sinister

he met cannibal Kauda

who thrived on human flesh

Kauda repented to Nanak

and started his life afresh

Bhai Lalo

Bhai Lalo was a carpenter

from a lower caste

Nanak shared his food

and stayed as his guest

his mixing with Bhai Lalo

led to a confrontation

for Nanak had declined

Malik Bhago's invitation

Nanak called the two

and squeezed their bread

milk dripped out of Lalo's

Malik's one yielded blood

Nanak established Manjis

the seats of Sikh thought

centres of learning

for teacher and the taught

first Manji was established

by the Guru at Eminabad

Lalo was made incharge

despite his lower caste


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Babar

when Saidapur fell

to Babar the invader

the Guru and Mardana

ended up as prisoners

Mardana led a horse

and Nanak carried a bale

they kept singing hymns

marching to the jail

here they saw women

both haggard and old

who struggled at the mills

toiled as they were told

Babar came to Nanak

and made his peace

the loot was restored

the prisoners released

Community Centre

after years of travel

Nanak settled down

he had founded this place

the Kartarpur town

people from all castes

formed a community

working and praying

in unity and harmony

it was a beginning

of a people in the making

Sikhism was in the offing

its culture was shaping

Successor

Nanak the visionary

chose from his Sangat

a guide, a future Guru

named him Guru Angad

The End

at the age of seventy

Guru Nanak passed away

with his successor there

Sikhism was here to stay

Hindus loved the Guru

as did Mussalman

when he passed away

a dispute began

one wanted him buried

the other cremated

Nanak had left a solution

the matter wasn't debated

flowers from the two

should besides me lay

he takes my body, whose

flowers are fresh next day

floral wreaths were laid

with the body of the sear

on lifting the covers

only flowers were there.

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