Birth Of Guru Nanak

[KOOKAR]

Guru Nanak Dev Ji was born iin the year 1469A.D.in a village 40 miles from Lahore in North west.Guru Nanak Dev Ji lived for 70 years.Various miracles have been attributed to Guru NanakOne of them being that the sky was illuminated with dazzling light during the night of Guru Nanak's birth.The pure and Exhalted life led by Guru Nanak propounded him as a humble religious teacher.

Guru Nanak's birth came at a critical period in India's history. India was slipping fast into the hands of the Mogul invaders after the earlier Islamic invasionsfrom Central Asia and Middle East. Hindu society dominated by the Brahmins was rife with caste divisions and ritualism. while the ruling Muslim community deviating from the essence the religion, practised fanaticism and tyranny, imposing their Islamic faith on others.

In one of his hymns, Guru Nanak has described Indias state in the following words, "Kings are butchers; cruelty is their weapon.The sense of duty has taken wings and vanished.Falsehood is over the land as a veil of darkness, the darkness of the darkest night."

Guru Nanak made great contribution towards bringing about unity and harmony between Hinduism and Islam by reminding them that the ultimate goal of both is one and the same.Guru is a teacher or mentor that initiates a discipline into the metaphysical and spiritual discipline. His philosophic thought was intuitive and his spiritual insights were self-attained.

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KAL TARAN GURU NANAK AIYA - from nanak naam jahaz hai

[K. SINGH DEEP]

ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਨਾਨਕ ਪ੍ਰਗਟਿਆ ਮਿਟੀ ਧੁੰਧ ਜਗ ਚਾਨਣ ਹੋਆ॥

Satigur naanak pragattia mittee dhhundhh jag chanan hoa||

With the emergence of the true Guru Nanak, the mist cleared and the light scattered all around.

ਜਿਉਂ ਕਰ ਸੂਰਜ ਨਿਕਲਿਆ ਤਾਰੇ ਛਪੇ ਅੰਧੇਰ ਪਲੋਆ॥

Jioun kar sooraj nikalia tarae chhapae andhhaer paloa||

As if at the sun rise the stars disappeared and the darkness dispelled.

ਸਿੰਘ ਬੁਕੇ ਮਿਰਗਾਵਲੀ ਭੰਨੀ ਜਾਏ ਨ ਧੀਰ ਧਰੋਆ॥

Singh bukae miragavalee bhannee jaeae na dhheer dhharoa||

With the roar of the lion in the forest the flocks of escaping deer now cannot have endurance.

ਜਿਥੈ ਬਾਬਾ ਪੈਰ ਧਰੈ ਪੂਜਾ ਆਸਣ ਥਾਪਣ ਸੋਆ॥

Jithhai baba pair dhharai pooja asan thhapan soa||

Wherever Baba put his feet, a religious place was erected and established.

ਸਿਧ ਆਸਣ ਸਭ ਜਗਤ ਦੇ ਨਾਨਕ ਆਦ ਮਤੇ ਜੇ ਕੋਆ॥

Sidhh asan sabh jagat dae naanak aad matae jae koa ||

All the siddh-places now have been renamed on the name of Nanak.

ਘਰ ਘਰ ਅੰਦਰ ਧਰਮਸਾਲ ਹੋਵੈ ਕੀਰਤਨ ਸਦਾ ਵਿਸੋਆ॥

Ghar ghar andar dhharamasal hovai keeratan sadha visoa||

Everyhome has become a place of dharma where singing of keertan is done.

ਬਾਬੇ ਤਾਰੇ ਚਾਰ ਚਕ ਨੌ ਖੰਡ ਪ੍ਰਿਥਮੀ ਸਚਾ ਢੋਆ॥

Babae tarae char chak nau khandd prithhamee sacha dhoa||

Baba liberated all four directions and nine divisions of earth.

ਗੁਰਮੁਖ ਕਲਿ ਵਿਚ ਪਰਗਟ ਹੋਆ ॥੨੭॥

Guramukh kal vich paragatt hoa ||a||

Gurmukh (Guru Nanak) has emerged in this kaliyug, the dark age.

Vaar Bhai Gurdaas Bhai Gurdas ji

[jaswinder singh]

Guru Nanak Dev Ji was born iin the year 1469A.D.in a village 40 miles from Lahore in North west.Guru Nanak Dev Ji lived for 70 years.Various miracles have been attributed to Guru NanakOne of them being that the sky was illuminated with dazzling light during the night of Guru Nanak's birth.The pure and Exhalted life led by Guru Nanak propounded him as a humble religious teacher.

Guru Nanak's birth came at a critical period in India's history. India was slipping fast into the hands of the Mogul invaders after the earlier Islamic invasionsfrom Central Asia and Middle East. Hindu society dominated by the Brahmins was rife with caste divisions and ritualism. while the ruling Muslim community deviating from the essence the religion, practised fanaticism and tyranny, imposing their Islamic faith on others.

In one of his hymns, Guru Nanak has described Indias state in the following words, "Kings are butchers; cruelty is their weapon.The sense of duty has taken wings and vanished.Falsehood is over the land as a veil of darkness, the darkness of the darkest night."

Guru Nanak made great contribution towards bringing about unity and harmony between Hinduism and Islam by reminding them that the ultimate goal of both is one and the same.Guru is a teacher or mentor that initiates a discipline into the metaphysical and spiritual discipline. His philosophic thought was intuitive and his spiritual insights were self-attained.

[jaswinder singh]

i may add that Guru Nanak Dev Ji had the courage to challenge the bigotry, ritualism , unequality , and the practitioners to these ghastardly

acys right at their doorsteps, not fearing the concequences, thus setting before us example to practice what he called in his 9th incarnation

, Sri Guru Tegbahadur Sahib ji - bhai kahu ko det nahi, nah bhai manat aan kaho Nanak sun rei mana giani tahe bakhaan ( that person, who

does not terrorise others, nor can he be terrorised by any one , O Nanak he (such man )only is to be described as Gyani(the learned One)

he neither feared the political class nor the religious one, and pointed out in fearless manner their shortcomings and mistakes

May god lead us to follow example set before us by such great GURUs

[panthrevo]

According to the Julian Calendar. Sri Guru Nanak Ji was born 27 March 1469.

[mohinder pal]

KATAK di Pooranmashi,Mela Nankane Da