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When '''Guru Tegh Bahadur''' reached the village of Sasram where there lived a very devout disciple of the Guru called Chacha Phagoo who had built a mansion and within it placed a superb couch for the | |||
Chacha Phagoo who had built a mansion and within it placed a superb couch for the | |||
Guru. Every morning he used to perfume it and then would close the doors declaring | Guru. Every morning he used to perfume it and then would close the doors declaring | ||
that he would not live in it until the Guru had come, entered and hallowed it with his | that he would not live in it the place until the Guru had come, entered and hallowed it with his | ||
footsteps. Chacha Phagoo's desire was fulfilled and | footsteps. Chacha Phagoo's desire was fulfilled when the Guru, traveling through his area stopped at his mansion filling Chacha Phagoo's heart with happiness and the chance to | ||
entertain the Guru in | entertain the Guru in his home. | ||
From there the Guru proceeded to Gaya. There a group of the Brahmans met him and | |||
explained the virtues of pilgrimage of Gaya. They said if barley rolls were offered to | explained the virtues of pilgrimage of Gaya. They said if barley rolls were offered to | ||
Brahmans at Gaya for the souls of ancestors, they would go to heaven even if they | Brahmans at Gaya for the souls of ones ancestors, they would go to heaven even if they | ||
were already in hell. So they pressed the Guru to give money to perform such a | were already in hell. So they pressed the Guru to give money to perform such a | ||
ceremony for him. He refused to accept their argument | ceremony for him. He refused to accept their argument, he instead instructed them in divine knowledge urging them to meditate on God. | ||
meditate on God | |||
The Guru then reached Patna | The Guru then reached Patna where he first encamped in a garden outside the city. | ||
That place is called Guru ka Bag. Bhai Jaita, a devout disciple, took the Guru to his | That place is now called Guru ka Bag (the Garden of the Guru). [[Bhai Jaita]], a devout disciple, took the Guru to his residence. There the Guru gave religious instruction to the people. One day he told his mother, Mata Nanaki that many Sikhs were waiting for him in a distant land, so he | ||
residence. | must go to them. He expressed his desire that his family remain at Patna. On their remonstrance the | ||
mother, Mata Nanaki that many Sikhs were waiting for him in a distant land, so he | Guru told his wife, "The prophecy of my father is now about to be accomplished. A | ||
must go to them. He | |||
Guru told his wife," The prophecy of my father is now about to be accomplished. A | |||
son shall be born to thee, who shall be great and powerful, extend the faith, establish | son shall be born to thee, who shall be great and powerful, extend the faith, establish | ||
Sikh supremacy, root out the wicked, and destroy the enemies of truth and true | Sikh supremacy, root out the wicked, and destroy the enemies of truth and true | ||
religion. You would suffer great hardship in travelling, so be happy here." | religion. You would suffer great hardship in travelling, so be happy here." | ||
The Guru offered words of consolation to his mother and wife, thus, entrusting | |||
them to his brother-in-law Kirpal Chand, bade farewell and proceeded to Munger, | The Guru offered words of consolation to his mother and wife, thus, after entrusting | ||
them to his brother-in-law Kirpal Chand, he bade farewell and proceeded to Munger, | |||
Bhagalpur and Rajmahal. | Bhagalpur and Rajmahal. | ||
[[category:Guru Tegh Bahadur]] | [[category:Guru Tegh Bahadur]] | ||
Revision as of 14:28, 16 July 2008
When Guru Tegh Bahadur reached the village of Sasram where there lived a very devout disciple of the Guru called Chacha Phagoo who had built a mansion and within it placed a superb couch for the Guru. Every morning he used to perfume it and then would close the doors declaring that he would not live in it the place until the Guru had come, entered and hallowed it with his footsteps. Chacha Phagoo's desire was fulfilled when the Guru, traveling through his area stopped at his mansion filling Chacha Phagoo's heart with happiness and the chance to entertain the Guru in his home.
From there the Guru proceeded to Gaya. There a group of the Brahmans met him and
explained the virtues of pilgrimage of Gaya. They said if barley rolls were offered to
Brahmans at Gaya for the souls of ones ancestors, they would go to heaven even if they
were already in hell. So they pressed the Guru to give money to perform such a
ceremony for him. He refused to accept their argument, he instead instructed them in divine knowledge urging them to meditate on God.
The Guru then reached Patna where he first encamped in a garden outside the city. That place is now called Guru ka Bag (the Garden of the Guru). Bhai Jaita, a devout disciple, took the Guru to his residence. There the Guru gave religious instruction to the people. One day he told his mother, Mata Nanaki that many Sikhs were waiting for him in a distant land, so he must go to them. He expressed his desire that his family remain at Patna. On their remonstrance the Guru told his wife, "The prophecy of my father is now about to be accomplished. A son shall be born to thee, who shall be great and powerful, extend the faith, establish Sikh supremacy, root out the wicked, and destroy the enemies of truth and true religion. You would suffer great hardship in travelling, so be happy here."
The Guru offered words of consolation to his mother and wife, thus, after entrusting them to his brother-in-law Kirpal Chand, he bade farewell and proceeded to Munger, Bhagalpur and Rajmahal.
