Guru Nanak in Greece
According to Harpal Singh Kasoor (Historian and kathavachak), Guru Nanak Dev Ji visited Greece, during their Udasi towards the west.
Guru Nanak Sahib at Messologhi
From the city of Athens, the kaafila (group) went to the town of Messologhi by ship. They reached there in the evening before Sodar. Almighty Guru ordered Bhai Sahib Mardana Ji to set the Rabob in Sri Raag so that they can sing in the praise of the True Owner of this universe. Guru advised the residents of Messologhi that it is not their food or their dress that counts but it is the Name of Almighty God which counts to cross over the diffcult ocean of this universe. Read More
Guru Nanak Sahib in the town of Arta
From the sacred town of Messologhi the whole kaafila reached the town of Arta by yakkas. Next morning both Guru Nanak and Bhai Sahib Mardana Ji started singing before the Almighty God and recited Asa Di War. In the morning before dawn Selim-I of Ottoman Empire and his courtiers came to the Sangat.The great Guru ordered the Raag Ramkali and recited and uttered the following Holy Lines which have been recorded by Guru Arjan Sahib on Holy Page No.955-956 for all of us. In these Holy Saloks the Almighty Guru Has Repeated the definition of jog, which itself is a Greek word and the same word has been adopted by Sanskrit Language. The meaning of this word is union of soul to the God. It is derived from the Greek word 'Yogon'(By courtesy of The Sikh Religion written by M.A. Macauliffe at Page No. 10). Read More
