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JATHEDAR

Sant Harnam Singh Ji Bedi

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Punjab and its surrounding areas are full of great history. It is an honour that Sri Guru Nanak Dev Sahib ji planted the roots of Sikhi in this area. As Sikhi has grown there have been many saints and warriors that have resided in this area. There have been sacrifices for Sikhi in history and Damdami Taksal has always been at the forefront of these. One type of sacrifice is the sacrifice of a Giani, who studies Gurbani and then spends all of his time teaching and preaching to others. Sant Baba Harnam Singh ji Bedi made this sacrifice.

Baba ji was a great kathakar, forever attached to the charan (feet) of Akal Purkh. They were taught the knowledge of Gurbani from Bhai Jaswant Singh ji. They also studied the Vars of Bhai Gurdas ji, Sri Gur Partap Suraj Granth, and other religious granths.

After Sant Giani Bhagvan Singh ji left the world for Sach Khand. Sant Baba Harnam Singh ji Bedi became the jathedar of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Sahib ji's Damdami Taksal. Baba ji taught many Gursikhs the understanding of Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji, Sri Dasam Granth Sahib ji, and other religious granths within Amritsar. Sant ji would also partake in the seva of Panj Pyare at Sri Akal Takhat Sahib ji where people would take Amrit and get initiated into the Khalsa Panth/Nation.

Gursikhs taught by Baba ji, where ever they went, taught others the knowledge of Gurbani and spread the word of Sikhi. Sant ji would everyday go to Sri Akal Takhat Sahib and listen to the nitnem (daily prayers) and Shabad Keertan (singing of hymns). They started the method of doing translations by 'anve arth' - a unique method of translating Gurbani.

Baba ji taught many famous Gursikhs such as: Sant Baba Bishan Singh ji Muralewale, Sant Giani Sundar Singh ji Bhindranwale, Mahant Haakam Singh ji Amritsar, Mahant Harnam Singh ji Muralewale and Sant Bishan Singh ji Kareet.

Baba ji stayed at Dera Baba Joga Singh ji Amritsar and was the Head Granthi at Sri Harmandir Sahib ji. All the Gianis of that time, in Amritsar, were students of Baba ji. They never stopped teaching the understanding of Gurbani, even at a very old age. They also had the chance to teach many Nirmale, Udasis, Adanshahee and Majbee Sikhs. Sant Baba Harnam Singh ji Bedi would always wear black and left the world where they stayed at Dera Baba Joga Singh ji.

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JATHEDAR

Sant Baba Bishan Singh Ji Muralewale

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Brahm Giani Sant Baba Bishan Singh ji Muralewale were born in the village Bohith, state Gujrat (now in Pakistan). They were a great scholar and had a highly disciplined rehat. Baba ji was in a family of sehajdhari Sikhs (i.e. they hadn't yet taken Amrit). They were born in the year 1852 AD to Lal Dev ji (father) and Ratna Devi (mother). Baba ji were placed at the charan/feet of Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji at the Gurdwara, as soon as they were born and then bathed. The Granthi Singh at the Gurdwara performed the birth ceremony as per the rehat maryada of a Gursikh, thus giving Baba ji the gurti (blessings) of Amrit. After the Ardas a Hukamnama was taken and Baba ji was named Bishan Singh.

By doing the sangat of other Gursikh Saints, Baba ji learnt Gurmukhi and memorized Sri Jap(u) ji Sahib ji. By the age of 13 they had already visited the following historical religious places: Sri Harmandir Sahib Amritsar, Taran Taaran Sahib, Ganga, Paraagraj, Badree Nath, Dehradoon, Rameshvar, Mathra, Ayudhia, Nankana Sahib, Dera Sahib Lahore, Kartarpur Sahib, and Kiratpur Sahib. At the age of 21, while at Amritsar, Baba ji was impressed by the Gursikhs there. It was here where they decided the time was right to join the Khalsa Panth and take Amrit. They did this at Sri Akal Takhat Sahib. Baba ji would recite Gurbani with great concentration, and spent much time meditating on both Gurmantar and Moolmantar. They learnt Sanskrit, jog mat, puran simritian and grammar from Pandit Tara Singh and Pandit Sadhoo Singh. They spent 9 years studying these.

After this time Baba ji came to the sangat of Sant Giani Harnam Singh ji Bedi. Baba ji became one of the main sevadars of Giani ji. Baba ji learnt the knowledge of Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji, Sri Dasam Granth Sahib ji and all the history of our Guru Sahibs from Giani ji. Baba ji were then given the seva of teaching other Gursikhs and performing the daily Katha.

Baba ji would forever keep their concentration at the charan of Akal Purkh. They were very strict in their rehat, especially with their kakkars. They forever stayed clear of the four cardinal sins and never let a bad thought cross their mind, even in a dream.

After Sant Ameer Singh ji left the world, the sangat of Murale requested Baba ji to come to Murale and have fixed abode there. At Murale there were about 200 students of Gurbani becoming kathakars, keertanis and paathis. Sant Giani Sundar Singh ji Bhindranwale, Sant Baba Prem Singh ji Muralewale and Sant Baba Bhagat Singh ji Ghebewale were among Baba ji's students. The langar (free kitchen) Seva Baba ji performed at Murale was great, langar was made available for the sangat at all times. Baba ji would perform Katha for two hours at Amrit vela. After this they would go somewhere quiet and for the rest of the day attach themselves to the charan of Akal Purkh in deep meditation. Baba ji loved to partake in Seva themselves. After doing their ishnaan (bath) and nitnem, before performing the daily Katha, Baba ji would fill 150 buckets of water for the ishnaan of their students. They would then clean the floor of the Gurdwara and then complete the Seva of Guru ji's parkash. Everyday Baba ji would ground new flour for degh. Baba ji would say; "the degh is to be offered to our 10 Guru Sahibs, we should therefore never use old flour when making degh." After a while Sant Giani Sundar Singh ji started to perform all the seva that Baba ji was doing.

Nobody was allowed to talk about anything other than reciting Gurbani or doing simran of Gurmantar or Moolmantar, at the Gurdwara in Murale. In those days Baba ji would only eat a couple of handfuls of beans and pulses, and a few cupfuls of water. They would spend 23 hours a day doing simran, remembering Akal Purkh. Baba ji had such a good lifestyle and had reached a great spiritual state that once on the night of Diwali, a few Gursikhs asked them to come outside and see the candles and lights the sangat had lighten. Baba ji gave them the following reply: "For many years now I haven't looked up to see the ceiling of this room. I haven't seen the moon, the sun or the stars. Why do we need to see these lights of the universe? Let me stay here and see the light of Waheguru in my heart, the lighter of all of these lights."

Before Baba ji ascended to Sach Khand, they appointed Sant Giani Sundar Singh ji the next Jathedar of Damdami Taksal, who was forever disciplined in Gursikh rehat and completely understood the knowledge of Gurbani. In the year 1905 at the age of 53, after the bhog of an Akhand Paath, Baba ji left the world for Sach Khand.

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Just for those who want to know, gyani thakur singh (vidiarthi of sant kartaar singh jee and sant jarnail singh jee) uk schedule

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Programme Details:

Gurdwara The Sikh Temple, 192 Chapeltown Road, Leeds, LS7 4HZ.

Monday 30th November 2009: 7.00 pm to 8.00 pm.

Tuesday 1st December 2009: 7.00 pm to 8.00 pm.

Wednesday 2nd December 2009: 7.00 pm to 8.00 pm.

Thursday 3rd December 2009: 7.00 pm to 8.00 pm.

Friday 4th December 2009: 7.00 pm to 8.00 pm.

Saturday 5th December 2009: 7.00 pm to 8.00 pm.

Sunday 6th December 2009: 12.00 pm to 1.15 pm

Guru Nanak Niskham Sewak Jatha, 78 Lady Pit Lane, Leeds, LS11 6DP

Sunday 6th December 2009: 10.30 am to 11.45 am

Guru Nanak Gurdwara, Prospect Street, Huddersfield,

HD1 2NK

Monday 7th December 2009: Morning 9.00 am to 10.00 am.

Monday 7th December 2009: Evening 6.30 pm to 7.30 pm.

Tuesday 8th December 2009: Morning 9.00 am to 10.00 am.

Tuesday 8th December 2009: Evening 6.30 pm to 7.30 pm.

Guru Nanak Gurdwara, 1 Sheriff Brae, Leith, Edinburgh, EH6 6TJ

Wednesday 9th December, 7.00 pm to 8.00 pm

Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha, Tindale Close, Newcastle,

Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear NE4 5RJ.

Thursday 10th December, 7.00 pm to 8.00 pm

Sikh Gurdwara, Louisa St, Darlington, County Durham DL1 4ED

Friday 11th December 2009: 7.00 pm to 8.00 pm

Gurdwara Khalsa Mero Roop Hai Khas, 2 Dean Terrace, South Shields. NE3 5LI

Saturday 12th December 2009: 7.00 pm to 8.00 pm

Gurdwara Singh Sabha, 10 Grant St, Bradford, West Yorkshire BD3 9HF

Sunday 13th December 2009: 10.45 am to 12.00 pm.

Gurdwara Amrit Parchar Dharmik Diwan, Peckover Street, Bradford,

West Yorkshire BD1 5BD

Sunday 13th December 2009: 12:00 pm to 1.15 pm.

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Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

Firstly Khalistanzindabad, beautiful thread. Secondly is there any more information available on the jeevanis of the jathedhars of Guru Sahib’s Taksal after Amar Shaheed Baba Gurbaksh Singh Ji and prior to Sant Baba Bishan Singh Ji? Has Guru Sahib’s Taksal published any books (other than the summarised one where most of this information has been taken from) focusing on their jeevanis in greater detail?

Are the steeks of former jathedhars, Amar Shaheed Bhai Mani Singh Ji, Sant Soorat Singh, Sant Bhagvaan Singh Ji available in any form? Can you please if possible provide a list?

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

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Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

Firstly Khalistanzindabad, beautiful thread. Secondly is there any more information available on the jeevanis of the jathedhars of Guru Sahib’s Taksal after Amar Shaheed Baba Gurbaksh Singh Ji and prior to Sant Baba Bishan Singh Ji? Has Guru Sahib’s Taksal published any books (other than the summarised one where most of this information has been taken from) focusing on their jeevanis in greater detail?

Are the steeks of former jathedhars, Amar Shaheed Bhai Mani Singh Ji, Sant Soorat Singh, Sant Bhagvaan Singh Ji available in any form? Can you please if possible provide a list?

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

I will try and find out and get back to you, i doubt that the history was preserved, alot of stuff is coming out into the open and quite a bit of stuff has been recovered so its possible that some of these pothia may still exist, however i will ask the singhs to find out. Some stuff was with sant jarnail singh jee in darbaar sahib jee, other stuff went missing in the movement days at mehta chowk as the main concentration at the time was shaheedia and leading the movement, so i beleive alot of the stuff may have been misplaced, but will ask.

if you know of any pothia, please let us know.

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I have read parts of a book on Sant Baba Prem Singh Jee Murale Vaaleh - who did seva of the asthaan after baba bishan singh jee, they do go slihtly into the samparda but not at a great extent, there is a book which goes into more detail, i will try and get a copy.

Regarding the puratan steeks, after asking singhs, they said the steeks and alot of other stuff was most probably lost in history as not alot of copies would have been made, however i am sure someone has one somewhere, have asked other singhs who like keeping puratan pothia, just waiting for them to reply

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Sant Prem Singh (1882-1950) was an important social, political and religious leader of the [[Labana]s, and worked for the uplift of the Labana community in the first half of the twentieth century.

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Childhood

Born in 1882 at Khori Dunna Singh, a village in Gujrat district in house of Sardar Vasva Singh. His mother died when he was very young. His father married again, but his step mother, as often happens, didn't give him the attention and love that his birth mother had. Fortunately his grandfather Sardar Arur Singh gave him good parvarish. When Baba ji was 15 years of age his grandfather also died. Sardar Beer singh, a neighbour, helped this child a lot. His village had no means of public transportation so the clothes sellers would travel village to village on bysycles. A cloth seller named Sardar Ram Singh of bura vali village who traveled through the village one day spread the word that he was in need of some help. Hearing of the opportunity Beer Singh told him of Prem Singh. Soon Prem Singh was working with Ram Singh selling cloth.

Dera Morala Sahib

His spiritual path was started at Dera Murala sahib. Sant Baba Prem Singh liked the roohani sakhshiyat of Baba Bishen Singh. As a youth he learned Panjabi and KIRTAN at Morala Sahib. Sant prem singhvishwaas in nishkaam sewa, nitnemi jeewan and leen in gurushabad. In 1908 he was nominated as Sant of the Dera by Baba Bishan Singh. Henceforth he took a keen interest in his community. Some say that in 1905 Baba Prem singh was elected as spiritual leader of that dera and in 1907 Baba bishen singh left for his the heavenly abode, after that Sant Baba Prem Singh worked for the dera including aiding in the construction of a new building and langar.

Amrit Sanchar

Sant Baba Prem Singh's main motive was to do amrit sanchaar. In 1911 - 1912 he started this great work from his village khori duna singh and other villages in district gujrat. In 1921, he constructed a Sikhi Bunga in Nankana Sahib. In 1945 he became a MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly) and went to Uttar Pardesh, Madhya Pardesh, Pilibheet and Hazur Sahib and did amrit sanchaar.

Politics

Sant Prem Singh preached Sikhism enthusically and remained a member of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandak Committee from 1926 to 1950. He also became a member of its executive committee in 1948.

In 1926 he became a member of SGPC and in 1937 he became a member of Karajkarniya committe of SGPC. While involved with the construction of Takhat Patna Sahib baba ji was also a member of 5 Memberi Committes of that time. At Harimandir Sahib the baba ji did sewa for har ki pauri.

In 1937 he became the MLA of gujrat district then sargodha district. Sant Prem Singh was an active Lobana participant in the Akali Movement. He sent a Jatha of 25 Lobanas for the Morcha under Giani Chet Singh. He campaigned for the membership of Legislative Assembly and was elected twice, in 1937 and then in 1946. He remained its member upto his death in 1950.

Samaj Vihar Sudhar Movement

He was a prominent leader of Vihar Sudhar Movement.

Samaj vihar Sudhar: Baba Ji did various conferences for sudhar of Society.

He continued Jihaad for various social Kuritiyan like rumour mongering, Consumption of drugs, Alcohol and intoxicants, various rituals performed during Marriages like Jaimala, Dowry etc. He did various conferences in Shekupura, Sialkot, Gujranwala, Lahore. He was against egoism, selfishness as these were against Sikh Philosphy.

Against Caste-ism

Baba Jee was a Sikh who was, as all Sikhs are susposed to be, against caste-ism. He did amrit sanchar among the Ramdasiya and the Megh communities and tell them the updesh of brotherhood in sikhism. In 1927, he insisted that the SGPC pass the Jaat Paat Torhu Mata, but casteism exists even to this day.

A Champion of Education

He championed the education of children opening many educational institutes.

1921 He opened first Guru Gobind Singh khalsa Lobana high school in tanda village of district gujrat

1944, Sant Prem Singh khalsa high school, at babakwal in district shekupura

1945, Sant Prem Singh khalsa high school, at khori doona in district guijrat

1946, Sant Prem Singh khalsa high school, in bhatnura lobana Jalandhar.

He regarded education as the best means of upward social mobility. Many schools were started under his guidance.

Sant Prem Singh preached Sikhism enthusiastically and remained a member of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandak Committee 'til his death.

Sant Baba Prem Singh died in 1950.

The death anniversary of Sant Baba Prem Singh falls on June 2.

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