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According to eyewitness Sikh chronicles, known as Bhatt Vahis, Guru Nanak was born on the full moon of Katak. [25] Gurbilas Patashahi 6 written 1718 [26] attributed to Bhai Mani Singh says Guru Nanak was born on the full moon of Katak. [20] Meham Parkash written in 1776 also says Guru Nanak was born on the full moon of Katak. [20]
[23] [22] The leaders spreading the message of Guru Nanak. [23] Guru Nanak Gurpurab 2010 at Pune, Maharashtra, India. On the day of the Gurpurab, the celebrations commence/begin early in the morning at about 4 to 5 a.m. [22] [23] This time of the day is referred to as Amrit Vela. The day begins with the singing of Asaa-Ki-Vaar (morning hymns).
Guru Nanak Dev Ji (1469 – 1539 CE) Guru Nanak Dev Ji (1469–1539), founder of Sikhism, was born to Mehta Kalu and Mata Tripta, in the village of Talwandi, now called Nankana Sahib, near Lahore. [22] His father, Mehta Kalu, was a Patwari, an accountant of land revenue in the government.
This historic site is of great importance to Sikhism, as it is said to be the place where the First Guru of Sikhs, Guru Nanak, spent 14 years of his life.The place derives its name from a Ber tree (Ziziphus jujuba) said to have been planted by Guru Nanak himself, under which he first uttered the Mul Mantar or the "Sacred Word or Revelation" of Sikhism.
The year 1469 marks the birth of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism. He was succeeded by nine other human gurus until, in 1708, the Guruship was finally passed on by the tenth guru to the holy Sikh scripture, Guru Granth Sahib, which is now considered the living Guru by the followers of the Sikh faith. [3]
Guru Nanak Dev ji sat under a reetha tree and asked Bhai Mardana Ji to eat a reetha. Reethas are usually bitter in taste but the reetha which Guru Nanak Dev Ji plucked for Bhai Mardana Ji was sweet. Jogis were surprised by all this and later they come to know that on which side Guru Nanak Dev Ji was sitting all the reethas has become sweet.
The Three pillars of Sikhism (Gurmukhi: ਸਿੱਖ ਧਰਮ ਦੇ ਤਿੰਨ ਥੰਮ੍ਹਾਂ), also called three duties, [1] were formalised by Guru Nanak Dev Ji as: [2] Naam Japo: The Guru led the Sikhs directly to practice Simran and Naam Japo—meditation on God and reciting and chanting of God's Name—Waheguru.
Gurdwara Nanak Piao was built at the site, in the garden where Guru Nanak Dev camped when he visited Delhi in 1505 during the reign of Sultan Sikandar Lodi. [1] It is on Rana Pratap Road (also known as Grand Trunk Road or GT Road). It is said that people flocked to the revered prophet and offered him and Bhai Mardana precious gifts and offerings.