Guru Purab Guru Nanaks birthday celebration usually lasts
Guru Purab Guru Nanak’s birthday celebration usually lasts three days. The Sikhs visit Gurdwaras where special programs are arranged and Kirtans. Houses and Gurdwaras are decorated and lit up to add to the festivities.
Guru Nanak Dev Ji The benefactor Lord listened to the cries (of humanity) and sent Guru Nanak to this world…. Guru Nanak came to redeem humanity in Kalyug.
Meaning of prayer Ek onkar (God Is One) Satnam (His Name is true) Kartapurakh (He is the creator) Nirbhau (Without Fear) Nirvair (he is not inimical to anyone) akaal moorat (He Never dies) Ajooni (Beyond birth and death) saibhang (Self illuminated) Guru parsad (He is blessed with guru’s grace) jap (Repeat again) aad sach (True form begning) jugaad sach (He is true over all the years and age) Hai bhi sach (He is also true) nanak hose bhi sach (will be true in future Nanak(The satguru says that)
Ek Onkar-Its Significance • Ek Onkar is a symbol which appears at the beginning of Sikh scripture and means ‘One with everything’. • The Mool mantar is said to be the first composition uttered by Guru Nanak Dev upon enlightenment at the age of about 30. Being the basis of Sikhism it encapsulates the entire theology of Sikhism. When a person begins to learn Gurbani, this is the first verse that most would learn
Two days before his birthday Akhand Paththe holy book, the Guru Granth Sahib is read continuously from beginning to end without any break.
God’s message • One morning , when Nanak was 30 Years old , he went to bath in the river. He disappeared, and people thought he had drowned. • Three days later, he reappeared and remained silent for a whole day. • Then he said, "There is neither a Hindu nor a Muslim, only God’s I shall follow”. • He meant that all human beings are EQUAL in God’s eyes as was not interested in labels.
Guru Nanak’s Message • There is One God • All human races are equal • Love towards to all and hatred towards none
Guru Nanak’s Message • Be true in thought , words and deeds • Judge a person by his deeds not by his class or status • Be kind , truthful, and humble.
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