Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji : Present, Living, Satguru, Shri Guru Granth Sahib ji (Part-2)

83. Present, Living, Satguru, Shri Guru Granth Sahib ji (Part-2)

Now every Sikh was reassured and satisfied because Shabad Guru was echoing with the words that the Great Guru himself would never leave his Gursikhs alone. He is omnipresent and would never go away. There is a need to see and listen to the orders of our Guru with devotion and admiration. Only devoted people will feel the presence of the great Guru and get guidance from the Shabad Guru. During the time of Sikh Missals, on April 10, 1763 when the chief of Misals Sardar Hari Singh Bhangi was sitting with Sardar Jassa Singh Ahluwalia and other warriors in AkalBunga Amritsar when suddenly a Pandit(Brahmin) came with folded hands and requested,” Khalsa ji, the ruler of “Kasoor” doesn’t’ leave any married woman alone. He has abducted my wife by force and kept her in his palace. There is no body to help me in this world. I have come to you for shelter and help. Please help and save me.” His words were as :

Leaving this court where else can I Go,

I see no other place where I can get justice

The Sikh Sardars were listening to the request of the Pandit and began to think over the idea as what to do and what not to do because the ruler of Kasoor had thousands of troops and twelve established forts for his safety. The Sikhs were only a few in numbers. They thought it was better to wait for sardar Kapoor Singh because he had enough army. They thought to wait until Kapoor Singh arrived and then together attack the ruler of Kasoor. Only problem was that Hari Singh Bhangi wanted to attack immediately without waiting for more army of Kapoor Singh. Sardar Jassa Singh Ahluwalia said,” Your enthusiasm is appreciated but we should check our capacity before the attack. “ When they could not reach a conclusion, it was decided to take guidance from Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji and act accordingly. The Sikh Sardars reached Darbar Sahib with Deg(sacred parsad made of sugar, flour and butter) in their hands and prayed. Bhai Ratan Singh Bhangu has written in Sri Guru Panth Parkash as followed :

You are the true guru in the body of guru Granth You give true guidance to the sikh congregation Lifting the pages of the guru Granth they looked The pages had the Basant Ki vaar displayed as the order

The hukamnama from Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji is stated on page 1193 as :

Meditate on the Lord's Name, and blossom forth in green abundance. By your high destiny, you have been blessed with this wondrous spring of the soul. See all the three worlds in bloom, and obtain the Fruit of Ambrosial Nectar Meeting with the Holy Saints, peace wells up, and all sins are erased. O Nanak, remember in meditation the One Name, and you shall never again be consigned to the womb of reincarnation. The five powerful desires are bound down, when you lean on the True Lord. The Lord Himself leads us to dwell at His Feet. He stands right in our midst. All sorrows and sicknesses are eradicated, and you become ever-fresh and rejuvenated.

The sixth line of Guru’s order clarified that the Gursikhs were the true warriors and the ruler of Kasoor couldn’t’ stop them. So all the Sikhs bowed to Guru’s order and attacked the ruler of Kasoor. Pundit’s wife was freed without any harm from imprisonment under Usmaan Khan and the Khalsa forces returned to the AkalBunga with a great and spectacular victory to show. The Sikhs thus saw the miraculous power of Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji. Then on October 12^th1920, under the leadership of some chief Sikhs, other new converted Sikhs who belonged to low caste went to Sri Harmandar Sahib with Deg(Sacred parsad) with great love and devotion. The priests of the place stood up in anger and said,” Neither the Deg of these low caste people can be accepted in Harmandar Sahib nor their prayers can be made here .” The feelings of the newly converted Sikhs were deeply hurt, thinking that they are still considered low caste people even after the initiation ceremony of Sikh baptism. Finally, it was decided that it should be asked from the Guru about who should accept the Deg and Ardas(prayer) from these people and whether these people are able to pray and offer deg. Bhai Gurbachan Singh was sitting in the service of the Great Guru Granth Sahib ji when Romala Sahib (delicate piece of cloth used to cover the Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji) was picked up and Guru’s order was taken. It is stated on page 638 of Guru Granth Sahib ji as :

He Himself forgives the worthless, O Siblings of Destiny; He commits them to the service of the True Gurus. Service to the True Guru is sublime, O Siblings of Destiny; through it, one's consciousness is attached to the Lord's Name. The Dear Lord forgives, and unites with Himself. I am a sinner, totally without virtue, O Siblings of Destiny; the Perfect True Guru has blended me. So many, so many sinners have been forgiven, O beloved one, by contemplating the True Word of the Shabad. They got on board the boat of the True Guru, who carried them across the terrifying world-ocean, O Siblings of Destiny. I have been transformed from rusty iron into gold, O Siblings of Destiny, united in Union with the Guru, the Philosopher's Stone. Eliminating my self-conceit, the Name has come to dwell within my mind, O Siblings of Destiny; my light has merged in the Light. I am a sacrifice, I am a sacrifice, O Siblings of Destiny, I am forever a sacrifice to my True Guru. He has given me the treasure of the Naam; O Siblings of Destiny, through the Guru's Teachings, I am absorbed in celestial bliss. Without the Guru, celestial peace is not produced, O Siblings of Destiny; go and ask the spiritual teachers about this. Serve the True Guru forever, O Siblings of Destiny, and eradicate self-conceit from within. Under Guru's Instruction, the Fear of God is produced, O Siblings of Destiny; true and excellent are the deeds done in the Fear of God. Then, one is blessed with the treasure of the Lord's Love, O Siblings of Destiny, and the Support of the True Name. I fall at the feet of those who serve their True Guru, O Siblings of Destiny. I have fulfilled my life, O Siblings of Destiny, and my family has been saved as well. The True Word of the Guru's Bani, and the True Word of the Shabad, O Siblings of Destiny, are obtained only by Guru's Grace. O Nanak, with the Name of the Lord abiding in one's mind, no obstacles stand in one's way, O Siblings of Destiny.

The hearts of priests and the Gursikhs melted after listening to the order of Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji. Everyone’s eyes were filled with tears. All felt that Satguru ji is clearly speaking and guiding as,” O Good people! even dangerous criminals are forgiven in the court of Almighty and these people have not been treated with respect only because they have taken birth in low caste family.” All the priests abandoned their misconceptions and discrimination of caste system and did Ardas(prayer). After that, Deg(sacred parsad) was distributed amongst the congregation. Mahant Narayan Das had taken forcibly taken possession of Nankana Sahib, birth place of Guru Nanak Dev ji. He was misusing the money of Guru-Ghar, doing all manner of evil deeds in the place. He had hired thugs to protect him as he used to molest and insult the women who used to go to the pilgrimage. Khalsa Panth took the decision to take possession from Mahant Narayan Das and stop all the evil activities occurring there. A group of martyrs under the leadership of Jathedar Bhai Lachhman Singh of village Dharowali, District Gurdaspur got ready to go to Sri Nankana Sahib. They prayed before the Great Guru for their success and a Hukamnama of the guru was taken. It is stated on page 757 :

If only someone would come, and lead me to meet my Darling Beloved; I would sell myself to him. I long for the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan. When the Lord shows Mercy unto me, then I meet the True Guru; I meditate on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. If You will bless me with happiness, then I will worship and adore You. Even in pain, I will meditate on You. Even if You give me hunger, I will still feel satisfied; I am joyful, even in the midst of sorrow. I would cut my mind and body apart into pieces, and offer them all to You; I would burn myself in fire.

A Jatha(Group of people) started from Dharowali and reached Nazampur at Gurdwara Bhai Dewa Singh and rested for the night there. They got up early in the morning, took a bath and recited their Nitnem (daily prayers- five in number) and prayed to Shabad Guru that,”O! True Lord, today we want to kiss the dust of your holy place, Nankana Sahib. Please bless us with success in this task.” Bhai Ishar Singh Bohru took the order(Hukamnama) from the Shabad Guru. It was exactly the same Hukamnama which they got when they started from their village. It is stated on page 757 as :

If only someone would come, and lead me to meet my Darling Beloved; I would sell myself to him. I would cut my mind and body apart into pieces, and offer them all to You; I would burn myself in fire.

When that group of people reached Nankana Sahib, Bhai Lachhman Singh was sat behind the Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji holding and waving a whisk over it. The thugs hired by Mahant Narayan Das ji attacked the Sikhs with sharp edged weapons like swords, spears, long knives and cut the bodies of the Sikhs into pieces. Bhai Lachhman Singh ji was hanged upside down from the tree of a”Jand” inside the Gurdwara and was burnt alive. Bhai Dalip Singh was severely beaten and then thrown into a burning furnace. The words of the Shabad Guru proved to be true word for word and everything happened exactly the same way described in the Hukamnama. Gurdwara Sahib was freed but with great loss of life and a very high sacrifice.





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				83. Present, Living, Satguru, Shri Guru Granth Sahib ji (Part-2) Now every Sikh was reassured and satisfied because Shabad Guru was echoing with the words that the Great Guru himself would never leave his Gursikhs alone. He is omnipresent and would never go away. There is a need to see and listen to the orders of our Guru with devotion and admiration. Only devoted people will feel the presence of the great Guru and get guidance from the Shabad Guru. During the time of Sikh Missals, on April 10, 1763 when the chief of Misals Sardar Hari Singh Bhangi was sitting with Sardar Jassa Singh Ahluwalia and other warriors in AkalBunga Amritsar when suddenly a Pandit(Brahmin) came with folded hands and requested,” Khalsa ji, the ruler of “Kasoor” doesn’t’ leave any married woman alone. He has abducted my wife by force and kept her in his palace. There is no body to help me in this world. I have come to you for shelter and help. Please help and save me.” His words were as : Leaving this court where else can I Go, I see no other place where I can get justice The Sikh Sardars were listening to the request of the Pandit and began to think over the idea as what to do and what not to do because the ruler of Kasoor had thousands of troops and twelve established forts for his safety. The Sikhs were only a few in numbers. They thought it was better to wait for sardar Kapoor Singh because he had enough army. They thought to wait until Kapoor Singh arrived and then together attack the ruler of Kasoor. Only problem was that Hari Singh Bhangi wanted to attack immediately without waiting for more army of Kapoor Singh. Sardar Jassa Singh Ahluwalia said,” Your enthusiasm is appreciated but we should check our capacity before the attack. “ When they could not reach a conclusion, it was decided to take guidance from Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji and act accordingly. The Sikh Sardars reached Darbar Sahib with Deg(sacred parsad made of sugar, flour and butter) in their hands and prayed. Bhai Ratan Singh Bhangu has written in Sri Guru Panth Parkash as followed : You are the true guru in the body of guru Granth You give true guidance to the sikh congregation Lifting the pages of the guru Granth they looked The pages had the Basant Ki vaar displayed as the order The hukamnama from Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji is stated on page 1193 as : Meditate on the Lord's Name, and blossom forth in green abundance. By your high destiny, you have been blessed with this wondrous spring of the soul. See all the three worlds in bloom, and obtain the Fruit of Ambrosial Nectar Meeting with the Holy Saints, peace wells up, and all sins are erased. O Nanak, remember in meditation the One Name, and you shall never again be consigned to the womb of reincarnation. The five powerful desires are bound down, when you lean on the True Lord. The Lord Himself leads us to dwell at His Feet. He stands right in our midst. All sorrows and sicknesses are eradicated, and you become ever-fresh and rejuvenated. The sixth line of Guru’s order clarified that the Gursikhs were the true warriors and the ruler of Kasoor couldn’t’ stop them. So all the Sikhs bowed to Guru’s order and attacked the ruler of Kasoor. Pundit’s wife was freed without any harm from imprisonment under Usmaan Khan and the Khalsa forces returned to the AkalBunga with a great and spectacular victory to show. The Sikhs thus saw the miraculous power of Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji. Then on October 12^th1920, under the leadership of some chief Sikhs, other new converted Sikhs who belonged to low caste went to Sri Harmandar Sahib with Deg(Sacred parsad) with great love and devotion. The priests of the place stood up in anger and said,” Neither the Deg of these low caste people can be accepted in Harmandar Sahib nor their prayers can be made here .” The feelings of the newly converted Sikhs were deeply hurt, thinking that they are still considered low caste people even after the initiation ceremony of Sikh baptism. Finally, it was decided that it should be asked from the Guru about who should accept the Deg and Ardas(prayer) from these people and whether these people are able to pray and offer deg. Bhai Gurbachan Singh was sitting in the service of the Great Guru Granth Sahib ji when Romala Sahib (delicate piece of cloth used to cover the Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji) was picked up and Guru’s order was taken. It is stated on page 638 of Guru Granth Sahib ji as : He Himself forgives the worthless, O Siblings of Destiny; He commits them to the service of the True Gurus. Service to the True Guru is sublime, O Siblings of Destiny; through it, one's consciousness is attached to the Lord's Name. The Dear Lord forgives, and unites with Himself. I am a sinner, totally without virtue, O Siblings of Destiny; the Perfect True Guru has blended me. So many, so many sinners have been forgiven, O beloved one, by contemplating the True Word of the Shabad. They got on board the boat of the True Guru, who carried them across the terrifying world-ocean, O Siblings of Destiny. I have been transformed from rusty iron into gold, O Siblings of Destiny, united in Union with the Guru, the Philosopher's Stone. Eliminating my self-conceit, the Name has come to dwell within my mind, O Siblings of Destiny; my light has merged in the Light. I am a sacrifice, I am a sacrifice, O Siblings of Destiny, I am forever a sacrifice to my True Guru. He has given me the treasure of the Naam; O Siblings of Destiny, through the Guru's Teachings, I am absorbed in celestial bliss. Without the Guru, celestial peace is not produced, O Siblings of Destiny; go and ask the spiritual teachers about this. Serve the True Guru forever, O Siblings of Destiny, and eradicate self-conceit from within. Under Guru's Instruction, the Fear of God is produced, O Siblings of Destiny; true and excellent are the deeds done in the Fear of God. Then, one is blessed with the treasure of the Lord's Love, O Siblings of Destiny, and the Support of the True Name. I fall at the feet of those who serve their True Guru, O Siblings of Destiny. I have fulfilled my life, O Siblings of Destiny, and my family has been saved as well. The True Word of the Guru's Bani, and the True Word of the Shabad, O Siblings of Destiny, are obtained only by Guru's Grace. O Nanak, with the Name of the Lord abiding in one's mind, no obstacles stand in one's way, O Siblings of Destiny. The hearts of priests and the Gursikhs melted after listening to the order of Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji. Everyone’s eyes were filled with tears. All felt that Satguru ji is clearly speaking and guiding as,” O Good people! even dangerous criminals are forgiven in the court of Almighty and these people have not been treated with respect only because they have taken birth in low caste family.” All the priests abandoned their misconceptions and discrimination of caste system and did Ardas(prayer). After that, Deg(sacred parsad) was distributed amongst the congregation. Mahant Narayan Das had taken forcibly taken possession of Nankana Sahib, birth place of Guru Nanak Dev ji. He was misusing the money of Guru-Ghar, doing all manner of evil deeds in the place. He had hired thugs to protect him as he used to molest and insult the women who used to go to the pilgrimage. Khalsa Panth took the decision to take possession from Mahant Narayan Das and stop all the evil activities occurring there. A group of martyrs under the leadership of Jathedar Bhai Lachhman Singh of village Dharowali, District Gurdaspur got ready to go to Sri Nankana Sahib. They prayed before the Great Guru for their success and a Hukamnama of the guru was taken. It is stated on page 757 : If only someone would come, and lead me to meet my Darling Beloved; I would sell myself to him. I long for the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan. When the Lord shows Mercy unto me, then I meet the True Guru; I meditate on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. If You will bless me with happiness, then I will worship and adore You. Even in pain, I will meditate on You. Even if You give me hunger, I will still feel satisfied; I am joyful, even in the midst of sorrow. I would cut my mind and body apart into pieces, and offer them all to You; I would burn myself in fire. A Jatha(Group of people) started from Dharowali and reached Nazampur at Gurdwara Bhai Dewa Singh and rested for the night there. They got up early in the morning, took a bath and recited their Nitnem (daily prayers- five in number) and prayed to Shabad Guru that,”O! True Lord, today we want to kiss the dust of your holy place, Nankana Sahib. Please bless us with success in this task.” Bhai Ishar Singh Bohru took the order(Hukamnama) from the Shabad Guru. It was exactly the same Hukamnama which they got when they started from their village. It is stated on page 757 as : If only someone would come, and lead me to meet my Darling Beloved; I would sell myself to him. I would cut my mind and body apart into pieces, and offer them all to You; I would burn myself in fire. When that group of people reached Nankana Sahib, Bhai Lachhman Singh was sat behind the Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji holding and waving a whisk over it. The thugs hired by Mahant Narayan Das ji attacked the Sikhs with sharp edged weapons like swords, spears, long knives and cut the bodies of the Sikhs into pieces. Bhai Lachhman Singh ji was hanged upside down from the tree of a”Jand” inside the Gurdwara and was burnt alive. Bhai Dalip Singh was severely beaten and then thrown into a burning furnace. The words of the Shabad Guru proved to be true word for word and everything happened exactly the same way described in the Hukamnama. Gurdwara Sahib was freed but with great loss of life and a very high sacrifice.

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