ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਕ੍ਰਿਸਨਿ ਗੋਵਰਧਨ ਧਾਰੇ ॥ – Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji: 1041 There are four words in this pankiti. Let’s go through the meanings of all four words: 1) Gurmat: This word here means through Gurmat i.e. Guru di matt raahee. Gurmat is absolute at all
Read Moreਵਡਭਾਗੀ ਗੁਰ ਕੇ ਸਿਖ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਨਿਰਬਾਣੀ ਨਿਰਬਾਣ ਪਦੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥੨॥Very fortunate are the beloved Sikhs of the Guru; through the Lord, they attain the supreme state of Nirvana. ||2||– Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji: 494 Nirvana, according to Gurmat, is the state where the devotee stays
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Read MoreTakht Sri Hazoor Sahib holds a unique and exalted place in Sikhi. It is the sacred site where Guru Gobind Singh Ji, before leaving His physical form, bestowed Gurta-gaddi upon Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, establishing for all time the eternal Guru of the Khalsa Panth.
Read MoreDuring the times of Siri Guru Arjun Dev jee, Sultanis or Sakhi Sarvars were very powerful in Punjab. Sakhi Sarvars believed in their Pir, whom they called Sultan. The puritan Muslims like Wahabis don’t consider the Sakhi Sarvars as real Muslims since they believe in Pirs
Read Moreਨ ਚ ਦੁਰਲਭੰ ਧਨੰ ਰੂਪੰ ਨ ਚ ਦੁਰਲਭੰ ਸ੍ਵਰਗ ਰਾਜਨਹ ॥ਨ ਚ ਦੁਰਲਭੰ ਭੋਜਨੰ ਬਿੰਜਨੰ ਨ ਚ ਦੁਰਲਭੰ ਸ੍ਵਛ ਅੰਬਰਹ ॥ਨ ਚ ਦੁਰਲਭੰ ਸੁਤ ਮਿਤ੍ਰ ਭ੍ਰਾਤ ਬਾਂਧਵ ਨ ਚ ਦੁਰਲਭੰ ਬਨਿਤਾ ਬਿਲਾਸਹ ॥ਨ ਚ ਦੁਰਲਭੰ ਬਿਦਿਆ ਪ੍ਰਬੀਣੰ ਨ ਚ ਦੁਰਲਭੰ ਚਤੁਰ ਚੰਚਲਹ ॥ਦੁਰਲਭੰ ਏਕ ਭਗਵਾਨ ਨਾਮਹ
Read MoreIn olden days, there used to be a very fine silk material manufactured in Dhaka (now in Bangladesh). It used to be so thin and fine that it used to fit in a box as small as a matchbox. Once, Aurangzeb noticed that his daughter was
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Read MoreHis earlier name was Nand Singh. He was born and brought up at Narangwal and got married in early life. His father was Dr. Charan Singh ‘Slotri’, veterinary doctor. He had been renamed Asa Singh after Baptism, yet he was always known as ‘Charan Singh’, the
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