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"The Bounteous Lord heard the anguished cries (of humanity), and so, Guru Nanak,
He sent to this world of woe." - Bhai Gurdas Ji

Guru Nanak Dev ji
(1469 to 1539)

Full Name : Nanak Dev Personal Details Birth : On Saturday 15 April, 1469 at Rai
Bhoeki Talwandi, Pakistan (Nankana Sahib) Guruship : 1469 to 1539 Joti Jot : On
Monday 22 September, 1539 at Kartarpur Family Parents : Mehta Kalu and Mata
Tripta Devi Brother/Sisters : Sister Bebe Nanki Spouse : Mata Sulakhani
Children : Sri chand and Lakhmi Das Other Details Bani in GGS: 974 Shabads in 19
Ragas, Gurbani Includes Japji, Sidh Gohst, Sohilaa, Dakhni Onkar, Asa di Var,
Patti, Bara Mah Other Info: Four Udasis

Guru Nanak Dev Ji (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ), the founder and first Guru of Sikhism,
was born in the year 1469, in the village Talwandi which is located in the
Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent. The village, now known as Nankana
Sahib, is situated near the city of Lahore in present day Pakistan. Sikhs around
the world celebrate the auspicious occasion of Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s birth on the
Pooranmashi (full moon) day in the Lunar month of Katak (October-November),
which falls on a different date every year.

Guru Nanak Dev ji's father, Mehta Kalu ji, was a village accountant. His mother,
Mata Tripta ji, was described as a simple and very religious woman. He also had
an elder sister named Bebe Nanki ji, who cherished her younger brother. From an
early age, it was evident that Guru Nanak ji was an extraordinary child,
distinguished by his divine grace. Blessed with a deeply contemplative mind and
rational thinking, young Nanak ji would often astound his elders and teachers
with the sublimity of his knowledge, particularly on divine matters. Growing up,
he refused to partake in traditional religious rituals, and often spoke out
against several prevalent societal practices such as the Caste System, idolatry,
and the worship of demi-Gods. By the age of 16, Guru Nanak Dev ji had mastered
multiple religious texts and languages including Sanskrit, Persian, and Hindi,
and was writing what many believed were divinely inspired compositions.

In the year 1487, Guru Nanak Dev ji was married to Mata Sulakhni ji, and they
had two sons, Sri Chand and Lakhmi Das. The family, accompanied by Bhai Mardana,
a Muslim childhood friend of Guru Nanak Dev ji, then moved to the town of
Sultanpur Lodhi, where Guru ji took the job of an accountant in charge of the
stores of the local Governor. Here, Guru Nanak ji worked during the days, but
during the early mornings and late nights, he meditated and sang hymns
accompanied by Bhai Mardana on the rabab (a stringed instrument). During one of
those early mornings while bathing in “Vain Nadi” (a small river), Guru Nanak ji
heard God‘s call to dedicate himself completely to the service of humanity. The
very first sentence which he uttered then was, "There is no Hindu, no Musalman
(Muslim)". Stating that he had been taken to the God's court and given a divine
mission, Guru Nanak ji then began the next stage of his life, to preach his
unique doctrine (Sikhi) to the entire world.

For the next 30 years, accompanied by Bhai Mardana, Guru Nanak Dev ji undertook
four major spiritual journeys, running across India, South Asia, Tibet and
Arabia, covering about 30,000 kilometers. In these journeys, he preached the new
concept of God as "Supreme, All powerful and Truthful, Formless (Nirankar),
Fearless (Nirbhau), Without hate (Nirvair), the Sole (Ik), the Self-Existent
(Saibhang), the Incomprehensible and Everlasting creator of all things (Karta
Purakh), and the Eternal and Absolute Truth (Satnam)". Guru ji taught people
that the 'One' God dwells in every one of his creations, and that all human
beings can have direct access to God without the need of any rituals or priests.
Setting up a unique spiritual, social and political platform based on equality
and fraternal love, Guru Nanak Dev ji attacked the citadel of the Hindu Caste
System, and condemned the theocracy of Mughal rulers. He described the dangers
of egotism, falsehood, and hypocrisy, and called upon the people to engage in
worship through the "Naam" (the name of God). He rejected the path of
renunciation (Tyaga), emphasizing a householder's (family) life based on honest
conduct, selfless service (Sewa), and constant devotion and remembrance of God's
name. Guru Nanak Dev ji promoted the equality of all mankind and upheld the
causes of the downtrodden and the poor, laying special emphasis to assert the
equality of women.

In the later years of his life, Guru ji founded and settled down at the township
of Kartarpur ("creator's town"), on the banks of river Ravi in Punjab. Here, he
donned the robes of a peasant, earning his own honest living by cultivating the
lands. Followers came from near and far to listen to the Master. He introduced
the institution of Langar (free communal kitchen) at Kartarpur, establishing the
basic equality of all people regardless of their social and economic status. In
the year 1539, knowing that the end was drawing near, Guru Ji, after having
tested his own two sons and some followers over the years, installed Bhai Lehna
ji (Guru Angad Dev Ji) as the Second Nanak, and after a few days passed into
Sachkhand.

Guru Nanak Dev ji's writings, in the form of 974 spiritual hymns comprising the
Japji Sahib, Asa di Var, Bara Mah, Sidh Gosht and Dakhni Onkar were incorporated
in the scripture Guru Granth Sahib by the fifth Guru Arjan Dev ji. All the Sikh
Gurus after Guru Nanak Dev ji continued to identify themselves as Nanak while
penning down their sacred writings. Thus, Sikhs believe that all the Gurus
possessed the same divine light and further strengthened the same doctrine as
was propagated by Guru Nanak Dev Ji.

Among people of various faiths and traditions, Guru Nanak Dev Ji is variously
revered as Satguru Nanak, Jagat Guru Nanak, Baba Nanak, Nanak Shah Faqir, Bhagat
Nanak, Nanak Kalandar.

CONTENTS

* 1 Bhai Gurdas ji's summary
* 2 His path
* 2.1 Background
* 3 Teachings
* 3.1 Contributions to humanity
* 3.1.1 Equality of humans
* 3.1.2 Equality of women
* 3.1.3 Universal message for all people
* 4 Spiritual journeys
* 5 One Event Related to Guru Nanak Dev
* 6 The Guru leaves for his heavenly abode
* 7 Preparations for the 550th Celebrations of the birth of Guru Nanak Dev ji
begin
* 8 Guru Nanak ji saakhis
* 9 See also
* 10 External links
* 10.1 eBooks:
* 10.2 Audio:
* 10.3 Video:
* 11 References
* 12 Footer
* 13 SikhiWiki Navigation

BHAI GURDAS JI'S SUMMARY

ਸੁਣੀ ਪੁਕਾਰਿ ਦਾਤਾਰ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਜਗ ਮਾਹਿ ਪਠਾਇਆ || ਚਰਨ ਧੋਇ ਰਹਰਾਸਿ ਕਰਿ ਚਰਣਾਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ
ਸਿੱਖਾਂ ਪੀਲਾਇਆ ||
ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਪੂਰਨ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਕਲਿਜੁਗ ਅੰਦਰ ਇਕ ਦਿਖਾਇਆ || ਚਾਰੇ ਪੈਰ ਧਰਮ ਦੇ ਚਾਰਿ ਵਰਨ ਇਕ ਵਰਨੁ
ਕਰਾਇਆ ||
ਰਾਣਾ ਰੰਕ ਬਰਾਬਰੀ ਪੈਰੀ ਪਵਣਾ ਜਗਿ ਵਰਤਾਇਆ | ਉਲਟਾ ਖੇਲੁ ਪਿਰੰਮ ਦਾ ਪੈਰਾਂ ਉਪਰਿ ਸੀਸ ਨਿਵਾਇਆ
||
ਕਲਿਜੁਗ ਬਾਬੇ ਤਾਰਿਆ ਸਤਿਨਾਮੁ ਪੜ੍ਹਿ ਮੰਤ੍ਰ ਸੁਣਾਇਆ || ਕਲਿ ਤਾਰਣਿ ਗੁਰੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਆਇਆ ||੨੩||
ਵਾਰ ੧ ||

The Provider Lord listened to the cries (of humanity), Guru Nanak ji descended
into this world.
Washing His feet and praising God, he got his Sikhs to drink the ambrosial
nectar (of humility).
In this Dark Age, he showed all gods to be just one.
The four feet of Dharma, the four castes were converted into one.
Equality of the King and beggar, he spread the custom of being humble.
Reversed is the game of the beloved; the egotist high heads bowed to the feet.
Baba Nanak rescued this Dark Age; read ‘satnam’ and recited the mantra.
Guru Nanak ji came to redeem this Dark Age of Kaljug. Bhai Gurdas - Vaar 1 pauri
23

HIS PATH

It was a dark and moonless night; the clouds were heavy with rain as it was the
monsoon season. Suddenly lightning flashed and thunder sounded as a few
raindrops started to fall. The village was asleep. Only Nanak ji was awake and
the echo of his song filled the air.

Guru Nanak ji’s mother was worried because it was pitch dark and day break was
far away. The lamp in his room was burning. She could hear his melodious voice
as he sang, restraining herself no longer she knocked at his door. “Go to sleep,
my son, the sun is a long way ahead.” Nanak became silent. From the darkness
sounded the call of the sparrow-hawk. “Piyu, piyu, piyu!” it called.

“Listen, mother!” Nanak ji called out. “The sparrow-hawk is calling to his
beloved; how can I be silent, because I am competing with it? I will call my
beloved before he calls his – even for longer because his beloved is nearby,
perhaps in the next tree! My beloved is so far away. I will have to sing for
lives upon lives before my voice reaches Him.” Nanak ji resumed his song.

Guru Nanak ji’s path was, is and will ever remain decorated with endless rows of
true flowers; he realised God by singing virtues of God and following a life of
true deeds. Guru Nanak Dev ji did not practise normal Hindu austerities,
meditation or yoga; he only sang in the beautiful poetic forms of the time.
Singing, often extemporaneously, with all his heart and soul, so much so that
his singing became his meditation, his purification and his yugam (yoking ones
self to the almighty, to Satguru. This was Guru Nanak ji’s path; decorated with
true flowers of song, songs of glory and praise of the Almighty Lord.

Whatever he has said was said in verse straight from GOD. His blissful and
mesmerizing songs are not those of an ordinary singer; they have sprung from
within one who has known. There is the ring of truth, the reflection of God
within them. It is these songs, songs of love and expressions of truthfulness
and worship, along with the songs of Guru Nanak Dev ji's nine successors, that
form the eternal Guru of the Sikhs, the Guru Granth Sahib.

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BACKGROUND

According to some ancient Sikh records, Guru Sahib was born in the early morning
of the third day of the light half of the month of Baisakh (April - May), which
is believed to be Saturday 15 April 1469 ; while some other chronicles state the
date of birth as October 20, 1469. The Sikhs now celebrate this auspicious event
each year on the Pooranmashi (full moon day) in the lunar month of Katak
(October-November), which falls on different dates every year.

His father was Kalayan Das Mehta, also known as Mehta Kalu, and his mother was
Mata Tripta. They belonged to the Vedic Kshatriya caste. His father was the
local patwari (accountant) for crop revenue in the village of Talwandi. Guru ji
had an elder sister named Bebey Nanki, who was the first to recognize Guru Nanak
ji as an enlightened Soul.

Relatives of Shri Guru Nanak Dev guru nanak

Grandparents: ✝ Mata Banarasi ✝ Baba Shiv Ram ✝ Grandparents (Maternal):✝ Mata
Bhirai ✝ Baba Rama
Parents: ✝ Kalyan Das ✝ Mata Tripta ✝ Uncle: ✝ Baba Lalu ✝ In-Laws: ✝ Baba Mool
Chand ✝ Mata Chando Rani
Wife: ✝ Bibi Sulakhni ✝ Siblings: ✝ Bibi Nanaki ✝ Brother-in-law: ✝ Bhai Jai Ram
Children: ✝ Baba Sri Chand ✝ Baba Lakhmi Das

Guru Nanak Dev ji from an early age evidenced a questioning and inquiring mind.
He soon mastered the Vedas and Sanskrit and was enrolled into a Madrassa to
study Persian and Arabic languages. Picking up both languages quickly, he
surprised his teacher by composing an acrostic on the Persian language.

When it was time for Guru Nanak Dev ji to be invested with the twice born thread
the “sacred” thread, called the Janeu, he refused to take part in the ritual.
When the priest continued to insist that the young Nanak ji done the string he
went into a trance and sang:

Let mercy be the cotton, contentment the thread, Continence the knot and truth
the twist. Oh priest! if you have such a thread, Do give it to me. It will not
wear out, nor get soiled, nor be burnt, nor lost. Says Nanak, blessed are those
who go about wearing such a thread. (Rag Asa)

Guru Nanak Dev ji's Life at Sultanpur

Guru Nanak ji married Sulkhni of Batala, and they had two sons, Sri Chand and
Lakhmi Das. Guru ji's brother-in-law, the husband of his sister Nanki, obtained
a job for him in Sultanpur as the manager of the government's grainary. One
morning, when he was twenty-eight, he went as usual down to the river to bathe
and meditate. It was said that he was gone for three days. When he reappeared,
filled with the spirit of God, it was apparent to all that he was a changed man.
He would say nothing, he quit his job and distributed all that he had to the
poor. Accompanied by his childhood friend, a Muslim named Mardana who had always
played the Rebab while Nanak ji sang, they left town. When, after a few days, he
spoke saying "There is no Hindu, no Musalman."[1] It was then that Guru Nanak
Dev ji began his missionary work and travels.

As a householder, Guru ji continued to carry out the mission of his life – to
lead people on the true path to God, to dispel superstition, to bring people out
of ritualistic practises, to lead them directly to follow Gurbani without the
need for priests and clergy, and to restrain and guard against the five thieves
within – Pride, Anger, Greed, Attachment and Lust.

TEACHINGS

Guru Nanak Dev ji founded and formalised the three pillars of Sikhism:

1. Naam Japna Guru Ji led the Sikhs directly to practise Simran and Naam Japna
– meditation on God through reciting, chanting, singing, and constant
remembrance followed by deep study & comprehension of God’s Name and
virtues. In real life to practice and tread on the path of Dharam
(righteousness) - The inner thought of the Sikh, thus stays constantly
immersed in the praises and appreciation of the Creator and the ONE ETERNAL
GOD Waheguru.
2. Kirat Karni He expected the Sikhs to live as honourable householders and
practise Kirat Karni – To honestly earn by ones physical and mental effort
while accepting both pains and pleasures as GOD's gifts and blessings. One
is to stay truthful at all times and fear none but the Eternal Super Soul.
Live a life founded on decency immersed in Dharam - life controlled by high
spiritual, moral, and social values.
3. Vand Chakna. The Sikhs were asked to share their wealth within the community
by practising Vand Chakna – “Share and Consume together”. The community or
Sadh Sangat is an important part of Sikhism. One must be part of a community
that is living by the flawless objective values set out by the Sikh Gurus
and every Sikh has to contribute in whatever way possible to the common
community pool. This spirit of Sharing and Giving is an important message
from Guru Nanak Dev Ji.

CONTRIBUTIONS TO HUMANITY

During his his time on Earth Guru Nanak Dev ji was revered by both Hindus and
Muslims and even today many, outside of the Sikh faith, revere him. It is
related that as he lay dying, his followers some formerly Hindu and others
formerly Muslims argued whether his body should be cremated as Hindu tradition
dictated or buried as in Islamic tradition. It is said that when they removed
the sheet which had covered the Guru they found only beautiful flowers. The
Hindus burned theirs, the Muslims buried theirs.

Guru Nanak Dev ji with Mardana (left) and Bala Coloured woodcut, Amritsar or
Lahore, about 1875

Following are highlighted contribution of Guru Nanak Dev ji:

EQUALITY OF HUMANS

When in the middle east, the west and the rest of asia slavery, varna/class and
race discrimination was rife and respect between the different classes and caste
was at a peak, Guru Nanak Dev ji preached against discrimination and prejudices
due to race, caste, status, etc. He said: "See the brotherhood of all mankind as
the highest order of Yogis; conquer your own mind, and conquer the world." (SGGS
page 6); also "There is one awareness among all created beings." (page 24) and
finally "One who recognizes the One Lord among all beings does not talk of ego.
||4||" (page 432). He urges all the peoples of the world to "conquer" their
minds to these evil practises. All human beings had the light of the Lord and
were the same -- only by subduing one's pride and ego could one see this light
in all.

EQUALITY OF WOMEN

In about 1499 when the world offered low to no status or respect to women, Guru
Nanak Dev ji sought to improve the respect of women by spreading this message:
"From woman, man is born; within woman, man is conceived; to woman he is engaged
and married. Woman becomes his friend; through woman, the future generations
come. When his woman dies, he seeks another woman; to woman he is bound. So why
call her bad? From her, kings are born. From woman, woman is born; without
woman, there would be no one at all. O Nanak, only the True Lord is without a
woman." (page 473). In so doing, he promoted women's rights and equality — a
first for the 15th century!

UNIVERSAL MESSAGE FOR ALL PEOPLE

It had been a custom at the time for religious leaders to address only their own
congregation and for segregation of the different religions -- but Guru Nanak
Dev ji broke with tradition and spoke to all of humanity. To the Muslim he said:
"And when, O Nanak, he is merciful to all beings, only then shall he be called a
Muslim. ||1||" (page 141); to the Hindu, he said "O Nanak, without the True
Name, of what use is the frontal mark of the Hindus, or their sacred thread?
||1||" (page 467); and to all he preached: "To take what rightfully belongs to
another is like a Muslim eating pork, or a Hindu eating beef." (page 141).

Guru Nanak Dev's Compositions

Japji Sahib അ Sidh Gohst അ Dakhani Oankaru അ Kirtan Sohila അ Barah Maha

SPIRITUAL JOURNEYS

Map of Guru Nanak Dev Ji Journeys
Main article: The Udasis of Guru Nanak

Guru Nanak Dev ji made four great Spiritual journeys, traveling to all parts of
India, Sri Lanka, Arabia and Persia. He visited head centers of all religions
and had discourses with head priests of various sects of Hindus, Jains,
Buddhists, Parsees, and Muslims. Everywhere he outcome in Spiritual discussions;
therefore having followers from all religious backgrounds.

He spoke in the temples and mosques, and at various pilgrimage sites. Wherever
he went, Guru Nanak Dev ji spoke out against empty religious rituals,
pilgrimages, the caste system, the sacrifice of widows, of depending on books to
learn the true religion, and of all the other tenets that were to define his
teachings. Never did he ask his listeners to follow him. He asked the Muslims to
be true Muslims and the Hindus to be true Hindus.

After the last of his great journeys, Guru Nanak Dev ji tried a new experiment -
he asked a wealthy follower to donate a large tract of land . Here he built a
town calling it Kartapur (in Punjab) on the banks of the Ravi where he taught
for another fifteen years. Followers from all over came to settle in Kartapur to
listen, and sing, and be with him. During this time, although his followers
still remained Hindu, Muslim, or of the religion to which they were born, they
became known as the Guru ji's disciples, or sikhs. It was here his followers
began to refer to him as teacher, or guru. The Guru ji told his followers that
they were to be householders and could not live apart from the world -- there
were to be no priests or hermits. Here is where the Guru ji instituted the
common meal, requiring the rich and poor, Hindu and Muslim, high caste and low
caste, to sit together while eating. All worked together, all owned the town.
Here is where Lehna, later to be Guru Angad, came to be with Guru Nanak Dev ji.

A well known legend, when Guru Nanak Dev ji met Babur (1483-1530) the Emperor of
India offered him a shared pipe of [Bhang], Guru Nanak ji replied that he had a
bhang whose wonderful effects never wore off. Inquiring of Guru Nanak ji where
he could find such wonderful bhang - Guru Nanak ji declined the emperor's offer,
saying GOD the [SAT GURU] was his bhang.

Travels of Guru Nanak

First Udasi · Second Udasi · Third Udasi · Fourth Udasi · Fifth Udasi

ONE EVENT RELATED TO GURU NANAK DEV

Guru Nanak Dev Ji once found a king, he told him that there is such a saint in
his city who eats only once in six months and does spiritual practice all the
time in a closed cave. When Sankranti comes after six months, he comes out of
his cave and we all welcome him with drummers and prepare many dishes for him
and give them to him, after eating them he goes back to his cave. goes. All our
works are completed by his darshan. Gurudev ji told that king that now tell
everyone that that saint will come out on the fifth month of sankranti, when
people came to see him on sankranti, in fact he did not want to come there, so
if he was not there, all of them left disappointed. went. When the next
sankranti the same saint came out and he could not find anyone who used to chant
his name. No one was there to welcome him today, everything was calm, so it made
him feel very bad that no one came to welcome him. He suffered a heart attack
and started famine from there. Then that king told Guru ji that it was wonderful
that our saint ji left his life. We didn't understand anything. On this Guru ji
said that he did not eat food but he was hungry to hear his praise. When he came
out of his sadhna, people used to praise him a lot and play drums and drums,
when it did not happen now, he felt very bad. And he died.

THE GURU LEAVES FOR HIS HEAVENLY ABODE

After completing his odysseys, Guru Nanak Dev ji settled in Kartarpur (meaning:
The City of the Creator). This city was established by Guru Nanak Dev ji himself
in 1522. The guru ji by then had become widely renowned and respected by
everyone for the love and guidance he'd bestowed on humanity. The Sikh, Hindu
and Muslim devotees all claimed the guru as one of their own prophets. When it
became apparent that Guru Nanak Dev ji's end was imminent, an argument ensued as
to who would claim the guru's body for funeral rites. The Muslims wished to bury
him according to their customs, while the Sikhs and Hindus wished to cremate his
body according to their beliefs. To settle the matter, Guru Nanak Dev ji himself
was consulted as to how his remains should be disposed of, and by whom. He
explained the concept of joti jot, that only his mortal body would expire, but
that light which illumined him was the divine and imperishable light, and would
pass to his successor Guru Angad Dev.

The guru ji requested his devotees to bring flowers and instructed the Sikhs and
Hindus to place flowers on his right side and the Muslims to place flowers to
his left side. He told them that permission for funeral rites would be
determined by whichever set of flowers remained fresh through out the night. On
Asu sudi 10, 1596 Bikrmi [Monday September 22, 1539 AD] Guru Nanak Dev ji
breathed his last breath at Kartarpur. The Sikh, Hindu and Muslim devotees
returned the following morning. They carefully lifted and removed the sheet
which had been placed over the guru ji's body. All were amazed and astonished to
discover that no trace at all remained of Guru Nanak Dev Ji's mortal body. Only
fresh flowers remained, for not a single bud had wilted of any blossom which had
been left by either Sikhs, Hindus, or Muslims, the night before.

The Muslims then buried the flowers, while the Hindus and Sikhs cremated them.
Therefore, both a samadhi (Hindu traditional monument of remembrance) and a
grave (according to Muslim traditions) were created by each community. A
gurudwara now stands there, near the banks of river Ravi, next to a small
village named Kothay Pind (village) on the West bank of the Ravi River in
Punjab, Pakistan.

This Gurudwara is also visible from the Indian side of the border, from a
Gurdwara at the historical town of Dehra Baba Nanak in India. Both sites are
considered to be some of the holiest places in Sikhism.

PREPARATIONS FOR THE 550TH CELEBRATIONS OF THE BIRTH OF GURU NANAK DEV JI BEGIN

Former Indian PM Dr Manmohan Singh, Punjab Governor VP Singh Badnore and CM
Amarinder Singh lay the foundation stone of 26 projects at Sultanpur Lodhi on
Friday, 23-Nov-2018. Tribune Photo: Malkiat Singh
Main article: 550th Celebrations of the birth of Guru Nanak

In November 2019, the whole world will be celebrating the 550th birth
anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev ji. In Punjab, India, on Friday, 23 November 2018,
the Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh launched a year-long
preparations for the celebrations of the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak
Dev, the founder of Sikhism which will be taking place in November 2019. He
called upon people to set aside their religious and political differences to
join his government in making it a memorable event. Addressing a large gathering
in Sultanpur Lodhi in Kapurthala district, where Guru Nanak Dev ji spent over 14
years of his early life, the Captain exhorted the people to reconnect with his
teachings, principles and ideals.

The Captain thanked Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union government
for acceding to various requests of the state government with regard to the
celebrations. He hailed the Centre’s decision to develop the Kartarpur Sahib
Corridor from Punjab’s Gurdaspur district to the International Border to
facilitate Indian pilgrims to visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur in
Pakistan. He said a long-pending demand of Punjab was on the verge of fulfilment
and on November 26, he would join the President to lay the foundation stone of
the corridor.

He also thanked the Government of Pakistan for reciprocating on the issue and
said his government would also contribute, as may be required, to ensure timely
completion of the project. Addressing the gathering, former Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh expressed gratitude to Amarinder Singh and his government for
giving him the opportunity to be part of this special moment. He expressed hope
that all would rise above petty considerations of communalism and hatred to
celebrate the event in a befitting manner.

The former prime minister exhorted the people to participate in the year-long
celebrations with full enthusiasm and gaiety, regardless of caste, colour, creed
and religion. Governor Badnore said it was a matter of pride for him to be part
of the auspicious occasion. He called for universal brotherhood as the key
message of the commemorative events.

Former Indian cricketer Kapil Dev, who was also present, presented a book, ‘We
the Sikhs around the world’, relating to 100 gurdwaras across the globe, to
Manmohan Singh, Badnore and Capt Amarinder. Earlier, Manmohan Singh, along with
his wife Gursharan Kaur, Badnore and Capt Amarinder paid obeisance at the
historic Gurdwara Ber Sahib here. Former Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh
Badal and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal also paid
obeisance at Gurdwara Ber Sahib.

GURU NANAK JI SAAKHIS

Main article: Sakhis of Guru Nanak
* 3 Days in the River
* Bhai Lalo's Honesty
* Charity to Sadhus
* Dukh Sukh
* Guru Ji's Sickness

* Guru Nanak and Duni Chand
* Guru Nanak and the Sacred Thread
* Guru Nanak at School
* Is there one God for the Rich, and one for the Poor?
* Mardana Gives Clothes and Food

* Sajan the Robber
* The Birth of the Guru
* There is no Hindu and no Musalman
* Watering the Crops
* Walli Kandhari

* Mian Mitha
* Hamza Gaus
* Sheikh Brahm
* Salis Rai Jouri

SEE ALSO

* GURU NANAK - By Puran Singh
* Guru Nanak Udasis
* Guru Nanak in Baghdad
* Guru Nanak in Tibet

* Guru Nanak in Tibet Quotes
* Guru Nanak in Nepal
* Guru Nanak Dev Ji's Third Udasi
* Sikhism

* Sikhs
* Sikh Sites
* Dera Baba Nanak, Kartarpur (Ravi)
* Kartarpur (Ravi)

* Guru Nanak: Bridge across all faiths
* Establishment of Kartarpur
* Nanakshahi calendar
* Guru Nanak in Nepal

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* See Wikipedia article on Guru Nanak for more information

EXTERNAL LINKS

* Eternal Glory of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji
* DiscoverSikhism
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* Video on Guru Nanak Dev Ji
* Guru Nanak Dev
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* BBC on Guru Nanak
* Sikhs.org
* Complete information on Guru Nanak
* Guru Nanak Dev Ji Quotes

EBOOKS:

* Eternal Glory of Guru Nanak
* Max Arthur MacAuliff, The Sikh Religion, Vol 1, (The Life of Guru Nanak),
Oxford University Press, 1909.
* Guru Nanak Dev Ji (for Children)

AUDIO:

* Sikhifm.com

VIDEO:

* Video series on the life and message of Guru Nanak

REFERENCES

* 1. Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji

* 2. Sikh Gurus, Their Lives & Teachings, K.S. Duggal, p 14

* 3. Contributions Of Guru Nanak - S. Kapur Singh

* 4. My Master - Sri Satguru Guru Nanak Dev! - Sher Singh MSc Kashmir

* 6. Guru Nanak Dev di Pad Padvi - Sirdar Kapur Singh Tract No. 407

* 7. Guru Nanak And His Mission - Principal Teja Singh

* 8. Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji - Sher Singh MSc Kashmir

* 9. Guru Nanak Darpan - Gyani Bhag Singh Ambala

* 10. The Japji - Guru Nanak Dev's Master Key-Holy To The Mystery Of
Deification Of Man - Sher Singh MSc Kashmir

* 11. The Dakhni Onkar (The Word Divine Uttered by Sri Guru Nanak Dev In The
South) - Sher Singh MSc Kashmir

* 12. Guru Nanak - The Usherer-In of the Golden Age - Sher Singh MSc Kashmir

* 14. 'Guru Nanak Dev Ji and Chungthung' - Gyani Brahma Singh Brahma - The
article 'Guru Nanak Dev Ji and Chungthung', written by Gyani Brahma Singh
Brahma was published in Tract No 301 of Guru Nanak Dev Mission, Patiala, in
November 1986. This article provides information about spots blessed by Guru
Nanak's visit in Sikkim. The stories connected with these places are similar
to the ones associated with Wali-Kandhari's event and Babe-di-ber at
Sultanpur Lodhi.

* 15. Guru Nanak The Saviour of the world (1469-1538) - Sher Singh MSc Kashmir

* 16. Contributions Of Guru Nanak - S. Kapur Singh

* 17. Guru Nanak's Message To Mankind - Sher Singh MSc Kashmir

* 18. Sri Guru Babey ji di Chahun Jugi Janam Sakhi - An Autobiography of
Eternal-Nanak - New Light on Eternally-old ATMAN

* 19. Guru Nanak - King of Mystics - Gyani Brahma Singh Brahma

* 20. Guru Nanak - Advocate of communal concord

* 21. Guru Nanak - A Select Bibliography (1965-1980) - Man Singh Deora

* 22. The First Master Guru Nanak (1469 - 1539)

* 23. Guru Nanak Dev ji (1469 - 1539)

* 24. Guru Nanak His Status and Salience - Sirdar Kapur Singh - The paper "Guru
Nanak His Status and Salience" was read by Sirdar Kapur Singh on 30th
November 1977, at the Khalsa College, Amritsar.

* 25. Sidh-Goshat, Ramkali I - Sher Singh MSc Kashmir

* 26. Sikhan di Janam Bhoomi - Sri Nanakana Sahib Tract No. 432

* 27. Flora and Fauna in Guru Nanak's Bani - Dr. Jasbir Singh Sarna

* 28. Guru Nanak Da Krantikari Andolan

* 29. Guru Nanak Devji Da Sangti Da Sankalp

* 30. Guru Nanak's Impact On History - Dr. Ganda Singh

* 31. Guru Nanak - The Man With A Message (Part 2) - Harchand Singh (Canada)
Tract No. 283

* 32. Guru Nanak's Works: A Bibliography - Compiled by Dr. Ganda Singh

* 33. Janam Sakhi or The Biography of Guru Nanak, Founder of The Sikh Religion

* 34. Nanak Panthis or The Sikhs and Sikhism of the 17th Century - Dr. Ganda
Singh

* 35. Guru Nanak Dev ji dey raajneetik vichaar - Jaswant Singh 'Aman' Tract No.
523

* 36. Guru Nanak Jhira Tract No. 389

* 37. Nanakana Sahib - Narain Singh Tract No. 412

* 38. Nanakana Sahib Darshan - Taangh Tey Paryatan Tract No. 356

* 39. Nanakana Sahib Dey Beetay Samey Tey Ik Jhaat Tract No. 395

* 40. Pakistan Andar Rahe Gurudware Tract No. 138

* 41. Nanak Jhira Tey Gurmat Shah Rah Tract No. 159

* 42. Kartarpur-Ravi - Sikh Inkalab da Sarot - Surjeet Singh Bhatia Tract No.
529

* 43. Guru Nanak Sahib da Arab Deshan da Safarnama - Dr. Jasbir Singh Sarna

* 44. Guru Nanak Dev Ji Di Lok Lehar Part 2 Tract No. 333

* 45. Guru Nanak Deekhia Tract No. 204

* 46. Guru Nanak Jeevan chon Jhankian Tract No. 190

* 47. Ik Fakir Vada Mastana Tract No. 80

* 48. Kaljug Babey Tarya Tract No. 106

* 49. Krantikar Guru Nanak Tract No. 4

* 50. Krantikar Guru Nanak Tract No. 79

* 51. The Central Message of Guru Nanak - Sirdar Kapur Singh

* 52. Guru Nanak and the civil servant - Sirdar Kapur Singh

* 53. The Region of Grace - Sirdar Kapur Singh

* 54. Guru Nanak the founder of a world religion - Sirdar Kapur Singh

* 55. The Japu of Guru Nanak - Sirdar Kapur Singh

* 56. The Indian Society as Guru Nanak Found it - Dr. Ganda Singh

* 57. Guru Nanak's Concept of Nature - Sirdar Kapur Singh

* 58. Nanakana Sahib Darshan Taangh Tey Paryatan Tract No. 175

* 59. True Status of Guru Nanak - Sirdar Kapur Singh

* 60. Japuji Exegesis and Poetic Rendering - Dr. S.S. Bhatti

* 61. Nanakana Sahib Da Hirdey Vedhak Saka Tract No. 413

* 62. Nanakana Sahib dey Shahidan nu Shardhanjli Tract No. 179

* 63. Satguru Nanak Da Birha Tract No. 40

* 64. Sidh Gosht da Saar Tract No. 137

* 65. Sanskrit Kaav vich Sikh Guru Sahiban di Mehma - Dr. Mahesh Chandar Sharma
Gautam Tract No. 475

* 66. Sri Nanakana Sahib da Shaheedi Saka February 21, 1921 - Lal Singh, Narain
Singh M.A. Tract No. 196

* 67. Translation of the Japji - M. Macauliffe

* 68. The Advent and Message of Guru Nanak Tract No. 249

* 69. Sooraj Nikalya Tract No. 50

* 70. Sidh Gosht da Pichokad Tract No. 132

* 71. Sri Japu Nisan - Kartar Singh Dakha

* 72. Sri Guru Nanak-Bani - Shamsher Singh Ashok

* 73. Nanak Panthi Soochi - Gyani Fauja Singh

* 74. Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji barey Sahit - Shamsher Singh Ashok

* 75. Dua-E-Sahari (Japji Sahib ka Urdu tarjuma) - Kartar Singh Kaimbalpuri

* 76. Vird-E-Haq (translation of Japji Sahib in Urdu verse) - Master Lal Singh
Anand Khalsa

* 77. Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji di Onkareshwar Pheri - Bhagat Singh Hira

* 78. Thus Spoke Guru Nanak - Sir Jogendra Singh

* 79. Guru Nanak's Japji and Sohila-Arti - Prof. Puran Singh

* 80. Jap Vichar - Japji Sahib da Bahu-Pakhi Adheyan - Prof. Prakash Singh

* 81. Jap Ji Sahib - Vyakhya, Vichar Darshan atey Kala - Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Mehta

* 82. Gur Nanak Dev Govind Roop - Dr. Kartar Singh

* 83. Jap Vichar Tract No. 56

* 84. Guru Nanak Dev ji dey Purkhian dey Pind da Ithaas -
PatehyVindPur(i)NaamKahantey - Bhai Sarabjeet Singh Dhotian

* 85. Jeevan Gatha Guru Nanak Sahib ji, Bebey Nanaki atey Mata Nanaki ji - Dr.
Harbhajan Singh Sekhon, Dr. Karamdeep Kaur

* 86. Gurmat di Roshni vich Arti - Dr. Harbhajan Singh Sekhon, Deep Singh
Sangra

* 87. Guru Nanak Darshan
* 88. Guru Nanak - His Life and Teachings (3rd edition) - Dr. Ganda Singh
* 89. The Doctrine of Guru Nanak - Pritam Singh Gill

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Preceded by:
Bhagats
(1100 - 1469) Guru Nanak Followed by:
Guru Angad Dev
(Second Sikh Guru)

These are the Ten Gurus of Sikhism

Relatives of Shri Guru Nanak Dev guru nanak

Events relating to Guru Nanak

ӝ Guru's Birth ӝ At School ӝ In Baghdad ӝ The Sacred Thread ӝ reject the Janoy ӝ
And Duni Chand ӝ In Tibet ӝ Tibet Quotes ӝ Udasis ӝ First Udasi ӝ Second Udasi ӝ
Third Udasi ӝ Fourth Udasi ӝ Fifth Udasi ӝ In Nepal ӝ and Moola ӝ and Hot Spring
ӝ and two students ӝ Sakhis ӝ In Mecca ӝ Grazing Buffaloes ӝ and Wali Qandhari ӝ
Walli Kandhari ӝ in Istanbul ӝ mysteries ӝ Guru Nanak ӝ History ӝ Japji Sahib ӝ
Philosophy ӝ reject the Janoy ӝ Guru's Birth ӝ no Hindu, no Musalman ӝ

Sakhis of Guru Nanak Bhai Lalo's honesty Darshan The Guru always blesses all
Durga worshipper from Khadur Sahib Dukh Sukh Duni Chand Establishment of
Kartarpur Nanak in Sikkim,Ladakh & Tibet First Udasi Second Udasi Third Udasi
The Udasis of Guru Nanak Fourth Udasi Fifth Udasi Guru Ji's Sickness Guru Nanak
and the Vaishno ascetic Guru Nanak Grazing Buffaloes Guru Nanak and Duni Chand
Guru Nanak and Moola Sacha Souda Guru Nanak and the Sacred Thread Guru Nanak and
two students Guru Nanak at Hassan Abdal Sajan the Robber Guru Nanak at School
Guru Nanak at Shikarpur Guru Nanak in Baghdad The Birth of the Guru Guru Nanak
in Mecca Guru Nanak in Nepal Mian Mitha The Two Villages Guru Nanak in Tibet
Guru Nanak in Tibet Quotes Guru Nanak's history Guru Nanak & The Doctor Iron
Clad Soldiers One God for the rich and... Janam Sakhis There is no Hindu and no
Musalman Janamsakhis Kauda the cannibal Mardana and the ants Three Days in the
River Mardana and the stone Mardana gives away clothes and food Watering the
Crops Village of Children Guru Nanak and the Brahman Guru Nanak and the Pandit
Guru Nanak and the Millionaire Guru Nanak and Sheikh Brahm Guru Nanak & the
dried up river Bhai Bhoomiya Bhai Mardana Ji And Charity Bhai Sayt And Guru
Nanak Dev Daulat Khan Sakhis of Guru Nanak Stories of Guru Nanak Sakhis Baba
Wali Kandhari Durga worshipper from Khadur Sahib Guru Nanak In Syria Guru Nanak
in Turkey Hamza Gaus Heals the Physician How many Sikhs did Guru Nanak have?
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