Lets pledge to follow teachings, qualities of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji-Puri
Jaswant Singh Puri/ November 5,2025
Guru Nanak Dev Ji was born on the auspicious day of ‘Kartik Purnima’ in 1469 at ‘Rai-Bhoi-di-Talwandi’ now known as Nankana Sahib in Pakistan. In 2025, this auspicious day falls on 5 November. The name of Sri Guru Nanak shines as a beacon of eternal wisdom, peace and compassion. He was born to Mehta Kalu and Mata Tripta who amazed his teachers and elders with his in-depth questions about the journey of life and spiritual enlightenment.
In his divine realisation, he proclaimed: “There is no Hindu, there is no Muslim”. There lies one universal soul beneath all. He was married to Sulakhani and was blessed with two sons – Sri Chand and Lakhmi Chand. Sri Guru Nanak received his education in arithmetic, religion, art and music. He also got intensive coaching in Sanskrit, Persian and Punjabi.
The moment of his enlightenment emerged when he disappeared into the waters of the river Vei for three days on the morning of 23 August, 1507. Then he proclaimed that God was beyond time, births and deaths. He travelled as far as Mecca in the West, Tibet in the North and Sri Lanka to spread the message of God. He performed four journeys called ‘Udasis’. He also got built the ‘Gurudwaras’ with the support of the ‘Sangat’. There are 974 compositions of Sri Guru Nanak Dev recorded in ‘Sri Guru Granth Sahib’. He composed hymns in nineteen ‘ragas’ like Maj, Sorath, Dhanasari, Tilang, Suhi, Bilawal, Ramkali, Tukhari, Basant, Sarang etc. He composed Japuji, Asa Di Var, three ‘Shabads’ in Sohila, fiva ‘Shabads’ in Rehras etc. Sri Guru Nanak was the founder of a new faith which later emerged as a world religion. He preached the Fatherhood of God and Brotherhood of mankind. He built up a concise system based on scientific principles. He spoke against the blind superstitions and the hollow rituals. He taught people through divine verses to follow the principles of Naam Japna (Meditation on God), Kirt Karni (honest living), and Vand Chhakna (sharing with others). He championed the cause of women’s equality declaring “Why call her inferior from whom Kings are born?”.
The establishment of Kartarpur Sahib was a remarkable chapter in Nanak’s life. He started the tradition of langar. He travelled in the company of Bala and Mardana – (Rebeck Player). Sri Guru Nanak merged into the Eternal light on 22 September, 1939; two months and eight days after the anointment of Lehna, (Guru Angad) as the second Guru.
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