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According to eyewitness Sikh chronicles, known as Bhatt Vahis, Guru Nanak was born on the full moon of Katak. [24] Gurbilas Patashahi 6 written 1718 [25] attributed to Bhai Mani Singh says Guru Nanak was born on the full moon of Katak. [19] Meham Parkash written in 1776 also says Guru Nanak was born on the full moon of Katak. [19]
Guru Nanak was sent to live with Nanaki when he was only 15 years old. To instill his independence, she searched for a wife for him. Bebe Nanaki along with her husband found a woman, Sulakhni Chona, for Nanak to marry. [2] Since Bebe Nanaki had no children of her own she loved and helped raise her brother's children, Sri Chand and Lakhmi Das. [3]
She was born in Amritsar and married to Guru Hargobind in April 1613. [2] After her son was bestowed the guruship, the family moved to the Shivalik foothills where a locality was founded by her son, named Chakk Nanaki after his mother (now known as Anandpur).
The mother accepted this and gave her son to Guru Nanak Dev Ji to take care of. [5] As a result of this, Guru Nanak Ji gave Mardana the assurance that henceforth people in his clan will not die early. It is said that Mar- Da- Na means 'Does not die' in Punjabi. Guru Nanak and Mardana were brought up in the same village.
Wedding of Guru Nanak and Sulakhni. From the Unbound set of Janamsakhi paintings, ca.1755–1800. The marriage of Sulakhni to Nanak was arranged by Jai Ram, the brother-in-law of Nanak. [8] She was selected by Nanak's father partly due to her apparently "comely" appearance. [9] She was wedded to Guru Nanak on 24 September 1487.
Baba Sahib Singh Bedi was born to parents Baba Ajit Singh Bedi (died 1773) and Mata Sarupan Devi on 7 April 1756 at Dera Baba Nanak (in present-day Gurdaspur district) in the traditional Punjabi month of Chet sudi. [2] His birth is said to be prophesised by Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Guru of the Sikhs.
Janamsakhi painting Mehta Kalu holding baby Nanak. Mehta Kalu , formally Kalyan Das, (1440–1522) was the father of Guru Nanak , the founder of Sikhism . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
Sri Chand wrote a ten verse work titled Arta Sri Guru Nanak Dev, popularly known simply as Aarta, his most important writing, [citation needed] in praise of his father, Guru Nanak, and presented it to him after one of the Udasis (travels). [10] [11] This writing had a major influence on people of that time who did not know about Guru Nanak yet.