Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji enlightened and blessed this world with his dawn on 21
\nOctober, 1469 in Talwandi, now known as Nankana Sahib which is situated about
\n64 kilometers westward from Lahore, Pakistan. He was the founder of Sikhism who
\nrekindled the people\u2019s dormant psyche to lively ones. His father Kalu Chand
\nBedi succeeded his grandfather Shiv Ram Bedi as incharge of the Muslim Chief of
\na fief, Talwandi being the main city of the fief. Guruji\u2019s ancestors belonged to the
\nKshtariya heroes and his mother Tripta also belonged to Kshtariya family of the
\nupper middle class status.
\nSri Guru Nanak Dev Ji\u2019s early education was in a local school. He got intensive
\ncoaching in Sanskrit, Persian and Punjabi. Infact, he was destined to be a World
\nTeacher, a Divine Prophet who was born with celestial status whose divinity is
\nabove earthly institutions.<\/p>\n

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Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji did not believe in a life of alienation and stressed for
\nhousehold life. He was married at the age of 16 to Mata Sulakhani, daughter of a
\nKshatriya Mul Chand of Batala and was blessed with two sons – Sri Chand and
\nLakhmi Chand. He taught the people to lead a domestic life and chant His name
\nwhile performing all the household activities. He was the one who achieved mystic
\nvision of divine in August, 1507 and when he came back from the abode of God by
\ndipping himself in the Bein river for three days, God then ordered him to go back to
\nthe world and spread the message of Love, Peace, Harmony. From 1507 till 1521
\nA.D., he took up the missionary work by travelling far and wide which are called
\nFour Spiritual Journeys – First and Second Journeys (1507-1515) to East and South
\nof India, Sri Lanka; Third journey (1515-1517) to the Himalayas and the Tibet,
\nFourth Journey (1517-1521) to West Asia – Baghdad, Mecca, Medina. He was
\nalways accompanied by his two disciples- Bala, a Hindu Sandhu Jat and Mardana –<\/p>\n

a Muslim Mirasi- Rebeck Player (Rababi Mardana). These four journeys are called
\n\u2018Udasis\u2019.
\nSri Guru Nanak Dev taught the people to lead a life of spirituality, discard caste and
\nhave faith in God. He said:<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat merit does caste possess
\nSearch for the truth within\u201d
\nPreaching of humanism had immense impact on general public. He persuaded the
\nSangat that they should make the service of humanity as part of their lives. He
\ninitiated the practice of \u2018Guru Ka Langar\u2019. He holds that the creation created by
\nOmnipotent, Omnipresent and Omniscient God can be obtained by the Guru\u2019s
\nGrace.<\/p>\n

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\u201cTrue in the prime, True in the beginning of
\nages, True he is even now and true he verily
\nshall be\u201d<\/p>\n

He attached great importance to \u2018Naam Simran\u2019. He emphasized on the concept of
\ntranscended God which is celestial, infinite, formless, eternal, supreme, sovereign,
\ncreative, radiant etc. His \u2018Japuji Sahib\u2019 is the leading key to the holy volume of
\nGuru Granth Sahib. It was his dynamic guidance that enlightened many schools of
\nmysticism and persuaded Bhai Gurdas to eulogise Sri Guru Nanak\u2019s practical
\nethics:<\/p>\n

\u201cMitti Dhund Jag Chaanan Hoa\u201d<\/p>\n

His divinity urged the people to discard caste and have faith in the Almighty. His
\n\u2018Langar System\u2019 or Community Kitchen teaches us the sense of equality of caste,
\ncreed and religion where meals are served without any restriction. His teachings
\nwere beyond the limitations of caste and known as \u201cHindu Ka Guru Musalman Ka
\nPir\u201d. He laid much emphasis on the equality of women and quoted:
\n\u201cWithin a woman, the man is conceived and from a woman he is born—With a
\nwoman the system of propagation goes ahead—– Why call her bad from
\nwhom are born the kings\u201d.
\nHe said:<\/p>\n

\u201cBy the Lord\u2019s order bodies are produced, His order cannot be narrated\u201d
\nIt is true that Sri Guru Nanak Dev was a social reformer but he did not speak
\nagainst any section of community.
\nThe last seventeen years of Sri Guru Nanak\u2019s life were stable and he resided in
\nKartarpur; a town which he founded himself, as a preacher and a farmer. Sri Guru
\nNanak Dev Ji\u2019s compositions are recorded in Sri Guru Granth Sahib. There are 974
\ncompositions in nineteen ragas some of which are Raag Sri, Majh Gauri,
\nWadhans, Sorath, Dhanasri, Tilang, Suhi, Bilawal, Ramkali, Tukhari, Bhairav,
\nSarang, Malhar and Prabhati.<\/p>\n

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The Divinely inspired Japuji Sahib is the Morning Prayer which is remarkable
\nfor its Divine Bliss.
\nAsa Di Vaar, Five Shabads included in the Rehras (Evening prayer) and three
\nshabads in Sohila (bed time prayer) are the recitation of that Awakened Soul who
\npreached noble deeds, good actions and his Simran to attain salvation, irrespective
\nof caste, creed and religion. He merged with the Almighty God on 22 September,
\n1539 at Kartarpur. There were arguments during the funeral rites of Guru Ji as to
\nwho would own the body – be it Sikhs, Hindu or Muslims. Then, Guru Ji introduced
\nthe concept of \u2018Joti Jot\u2019 and Sikhs, the Hindus, and the Muslims could not find his
\nmortal body except the \u2018Chaddar\u2019 which they divided and performed rituals
\naccording to their own customs. All his devotees and followers adhere and believe
\nin the \u2018Hukam of the lord\u2019 \u2013 The Will of the Almighty God.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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