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':''"The Bounteous Lord heard the anguished cries (of humanity), '' :''and so, Guru Nanak, He sent to this world of woe."'' - Bhai Gurdas Ji {{fa|9}} {{fa1|216}} {{infobox Guru |Image name = Nanakpicnanaksar.jpg |Subject Name = Guru Nanak Dev ji<br>(1469 to 1539) |Name = Nanak Dev |Birth = On [[Saturday]] [[15 April]], [[1469]] at Rai Bhoeki Talwandi, Pakistan ([[Nankana Sahib]]) |Parents = [[Kalyan Dass|Mehta Kalu]] and [[Mata Tripta|Mata Tripta Devi]] |brosis = [[Bibi Nanaki|Sister Bebe Nanki]] |Spouse = [[Mata Sulakhni|Mata Sulakhani]] |Children = [[Sri Chand|Sri chand]] and [[Lakhmi Das|Lakhmi Das]] |Guruship = 1469 to 1539 |Died = On [[Monday]] [[22 September]], [[1539]] at Kartarpur |Bani in GGS = 974 Shabads in 19 Ragas, [[Gurbani]] Includes [[Japji]], [[Sidh Gohst]], Sohilaa, [[Dakhni Onkar]], [[Asa di Var]], Patti, [[Bara Maha Tukhri|Bara Mah]] |Other Info = [[Guru Nanak Udasis|Four Udasis]] }} '''Guru Nanak Dev Ji''' ([[Gurmukhi]]: ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ), the founder and first Guru of [[Sikhism]], was [[The Birth of the Guru|born]] in the year 1469, in the village [[Nankana Sahib| Talwandi]] which is located in the [[Punjab]] region of the Indian subcontinent. The village, now known as [[Nankana Sahib]], is situated near the city of [[Lahore]] in present day [[Pakistan]]. [[Sikhs]] around the world celebrate the auspicious occasion of Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s birth on the Pooranmashi (full moon) day in the Lunar month of Katak (October-November), which falls on a different date every year. Guru Nanak Dev ji's father, [[Mehta Kalu]] ji, was a village accountant. His mother, [[Mata Tripta]] ji, was described as a simple and very religious woman. He also had an elder sister named [[Nanaki|Bebe Nanki]] ji, who cherished her younger brother. From an early age, it was evident that Guru Nanak ji was an extraordinary child, distinguished by his divine grace. Blessed with a deeply contemplative mind and rational thinking, young Nanak ji would often astound his elders and teachers with the sublimity of his knowledge, particularly on divine matters. Growing up, he [[Guru Nanak and the Sacred Thread|refused to partake]] in traditional religious rituals, and often spoke out against several prevalent societal practices such as the [[Caste System]], [[idolatry]], and the worship of demi-Gods. By the age of 16, Guru Nanak Dev ji had mastered multiple religious texts and languages including Sanskrit, Persian, and Hindi, and was writing what many believed were divinely inspired compositions. In the year 1487, Guru Nanak Dev ji was married to [[Mata Sulakhni]] ji, and they had two sons, [[Sri Chand]] and [[Lakhmi Das]]. The family, accompanied by [[Bhai Mardana]], a Muslim childhood friend of Guru Nanak Dev ji, then moved to the town of [[Sultanpur Lodhi]], where Guru ji took the job of an accountant in charge of the stores of the local Governor. Here, Guru Nanak ji worked during the days, but during the early mornings and late nights, he meditated and sang hymns accompanied by Bhai Mardana on the [[rabab]] (a stringed instrument). During one of those early mornings while bathing in “Vain Nadi” (a small river), Guru Nanak ji heard [[Three Days in the River|God‘s call]] to dedicate himself completely to the service of humanity. The very first sentence which he uttered then was, "There is no [[Hindu]], no Musalman ([[Muslim]])". Stating that he had been taken to the God's court and given a divine mission, Guru Nanak ji then began the next stage of his life, to preach his unique doctrine (Sikhi) to the entire world. For the next 30 years, accompanied by Bhai Mardana, Guru Nanak Dev ji undertook [[The Udasis of Guru Nanak|four major spiritual journeys]], running across [[India]], [[South Asia]], [[Tibet]] and [[Arabia]], covering about 30,000 kilometers. In these journeys, he preached the new concept of God as "Supreme, All powerful and Truthful, Formless ([[Nirankar]]), Fearless ([[Nirbhau]]), Without hate ([[Nirvair]]), the Sole (Ik), the Self-Existent ([[Saibhang]]), the Incomprehensible and Everlasting creator of all things ([[Karta Purakh]]), and the Eternal and Absolute Truth ([[Satnam]])". Guru ji taught people that the 'One' God dwells in every one of his creations, and that all human beings can have direct access to God without the need of any rituals or priests. Setting up a unique spiritual, social and political platform based on equality and fraternal love, Guru Nanak Dev ji attacked the citadel of the Hindu [[Caste System]], and condemned the theocracy of [[Mughal]] rulers. He described the dangers of egotism, falsehood, and hypocrisy, and called upon the people to engage in worship through the "Naam" (the name of God). He rejected the path of renunciation (Tyaga), emphasizing a householder's (family) life based on honest conduct, selfless service ([[Sewa]]), and constant devotion and remembrance of God's name. Guru Nanak Dev ji promoted the equality of all mankind and upheld the causes of the downtrodden and the poor, laying special emphasis to assert the equality of women. In the later years of his life, Guru ji founded and settled down at the township of [[Kartarpur]] ("creator's town"), on the banks of river Ravi in [[Punjab]]. Here, he donned the robes of a peasant, earning his own honest living by cultivating the lands. Followers came from near and far to listen to the Master. He introduced the institution of [[Langar]] (free communal kitchen) at Kartarpur, establishing the basic equality of all people regardless of their social and economic status. In the year 1539, knowing that the end was drawing near, Guru Ji, after having tested his own two sons and some followers over the years, installed Bhai Lehna ji ([[Guru Angad Dev]] Ji) as the Second Nanak, and after a few days passed into [[Sachkhand]]. Guru Nanak Dev ji's writings, in the form of 974 spiritual hymns comprising the [[Japji Sahib]], [[Asa di Var]], [[Bara Maha Tukhri|Bara Mah]], [[Sidh Gosht]] and [[Dakhni Onkar]] were incorporated in the scripture [[Guru Granth Sahib]] by the fifth [[Guru Arjan Dev ji]]. All the [[Sikh Gurus]] after Guru Nanak Dev ji continued to identify themselves as ''Nanak'' while penning down their sacred writings. Thus, [[Sikhs]] believe that all the Gurus possessed the same divine light and further strengthened the same doctrine as was propagated by Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Among people of various faiths and traditions, Guru Nanak Dev Ji is variously revered as Satguru Nanak, Jagat Guru Nanak, Baba Nanak, Nanak Shah Faqir, Bhagat Nanak, Nanak Kalandar. ==Bhai Gurdas ji's summary== <center> ਸੁਣੀ ਪੁਕਾਰਿ ਦਾਤਾਰ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਜਗ ਮਾਹਿ ਪਠਾਇਆ || ਚਰਨ ਧੋਇ ਰਹਰਾਸਿ ਕਰਿ ਚਰਣਾਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਸਿੱਖਾਂ ਪੀਲਾਇਆ || <br> ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਪੂਰਨ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਕਲਿਜੁਗ ਅੰਦਰ ਇਕ ਦਿਖਾਇਆ || ਚਾਰੇ ਪੈਰ ਧਰਮ ਦੇ ਚਾਰਿ ਵਰਨ ਇਕ ਵਰਨੁ ਕਰਾਇਆ || <br> ਰਾਣਾ ਰੰਕ ਬਰਾਬਰੀ ਪੈਰੀ ਪਵਣਾ ਜਗਿ ਵਰਤਾਇਆ | ਉਲਟਾ ਖੇਲੁ ਪਿਰੰਮ ਦਾ ਪੈਰਾਂ ਉਪਰਿ ਸੀਸ ਨਿਵਾਇਆ || <br> ਕਲਿਜੁਗ ਬਾਬੇ ਤਾਰਿਆ ਸਤਿਨਾਮੁ ਪੜ੍ਹਿ ਮੰਤ੍ਰ ਸੁਣਾਇਆ || ਕਲਿ ਤਾਰਣਿ ਗੁਰੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਆਇਆ ||੨੩|| ਵਾਰ ੧ || <br><br> The Provider Lord listened to the cries (of humanity), Guru Nanak ji descended into this world. <br> Washing His feet and praising God, he got his Sikhs to drink the ambrosial nectar (of humility). <br> In this Dark Age, he showed all gods to be just one. <br> The four feet of Dharma, the four castes were converted into one. <br> Equality of the King and beggar, he spread the custom of being humble. <br> Reversed is the game of the beloved; the egotist high heads bowed to the feet. <br> Baba Nanak rescued this Dark Age; read ‘[[satnam]]’ and recited the mantra. <br> Guru Nanak ji came to redeem this Dark Age of Kaljug. [http://www.searchgurbani.com/bhai_gurdas_vaaran/vaar/1/pauri/23/line/1 Bhai Gurdas - Vaar 1 pauri 23] </center> ==His path== It was a dark and moonless night; the clouds were heavy with rain as it was the monsoon season. Suddenly lightning flashed and thunder sounded as a few raindrops started to fall. The village was asleep. Only Nanak ji was awake and the echo of his song filled the air. Guru Nanak ji’s mother was worried because it was pitch dark and day break was far away. The lamp in his room was burning. She could hear his melodious voice as he sang, restraining herself no longer she knocked at his door. “Go to sleep, my son, the sun is a long way ahead.” Nanak became silent. From the darkness sounded the call of the sparrow-hawk. “Piyu, piyu, piyu!” it called. :“Listen, mother!” Nanak ji called out. “The sparrow-hawk is calling to his beloved; how can I be silent, because I am competing with it? I will call my [[1|beloved]] before he calls his – even for longer because his beloved is nearby, perhaps in the next tree! My beloved is so far away. I will have to sing for lives upon lives before my voice reaches Him.” Nanak ji resumed his song. Guru Nanak ji’s path was, is and will ever remain decorated with endless rows of true flowers; he realised God by singing virtues of God and following a life of true deeds. Guru Nanak Dev ji did not practise normal Hindu austerities, meditation or yoga; he only sang in the beautiful poetic forms of the time. Singing, often extemporaneously, with all his heart and soul, so much so that his singing became his meditation, his purification and his yugam (yoking ones self to the almighty, to [[Satguru]]. This was Guru Nanak ji’s path; decorated with true flowers of song, songs of glory and praise of the Almighty Lord. Whatever he has said was said in [[Gurbani|verse straight from GOD]]. His blissful and mesmerizing songs are not those of an ordinary singer; they have sprung from within one who has known. There is the ring of truth, the reflection of God within them. It is these songs, songs of love and expressions of truthfulness and worship, along with the songs of Guru Nanak Dev ji's nine successors, that form the eternal Guru of the [[Sikh.|Sikhs]], the [[Bani|Guru Granth Sahib]]. ------------------- ===Background=== According to some ancient Sikh records, Guru Sahib was born in the early morning of the third day of the light half of the month of [[Baisakh]] (April - May), which is believed to be [[Saturday]] [[15 April]] [[1469]] ; while some other chronicles state the date of birth as October 20, 1469. The [[Sikh]]s now celebrate this auspicious event each year on the Pooranmashi (full moon day) in the lunar month of Katak (October-November), which falls on different dates every year. His father was Kalayan Das Mehta, also known as [[Mehta Kalu]], and his mother was [[Mata Tripta]]. They belonged to the Vedic Kshatriya caste. His father was the local [[Village accountant|patwari]] (accountant) for crop revenue in the village of Talwandi. Guru ji had an elder sister named [[Nanaki|Bebey Nanki]], who was the first to recognize Guru Nanak ji as an enlightened Soul. {{Guru Nanak Dev Relatives}} Guru Nanak Dev ji from an early age evidenced a questioning and inquiring mind. He soon mastered the Vedas and Sanskrit and was enrolled into a Madrassa to study Persian and Arabic languages. Picking up both languages quickly, he surprised his teacher by composing an acrostic on the Persian language. When it was time for Guru Nanak Dev ji to be invested with the twice born thread the [[Guru Nanak and the Sacred Thread|“sacred” thread]], called the Janeu, he refused to take part in the ritual. When the priest continued to insist that the young Nanak ji done the string he went into a trance and sang: [[Image:GuruNanakDevJi.jpg||left|200px]] ::Let mercy be the cotton, contentment the thread, ::Continence the knot and truth the twist. ::Oh priest! if you have such a thread, ::Do give it to me. ::It will not wear out, nor get soiled, nor be burnt, nor lost. ::Says Nanak, blessed are those who go about wearing such a thread. ::::::::::::::''(Rag Asa)'' '''Guru Nanak Dev ji's Life at Sultanpur''' Guru Nanak ji married [[Mata Sulakhni|Sulkhni]] of Batala, and they had two sons, [[Sri Chand]] and [[Lakhmi Das]]. Guru ji's brother-in-law, the husband of his sister Nanki, obtained a job for him in Sultanpur as the manager of the government's grainary. One morning, when he was twenty-eight, he went as usual down to the river to bathe and meditate. It was said that he was [[3 Days in the River|gone for three days]]. When he reappeared, filled with the spirit of God, it was apparent to all that he was a changed man. He would say nothing, he quit his job and distributed all that he had to the poor. Accompanied by his childhood friend, a Muslim named Mardana who had always played the [[Rebab]] while Nanak ji sang, they left town. When, after a few days, he spoke saying "There is no Hindu, no Musalman."[1] It was then that Guru Nanak Dev ji began his missionary work and travels. As a householder, Guru ji continued to carry out the [[Khalsa|mission]] of his life – to lead people on the [[Compendium of TRUE IDEAs|true path to God]], to dispel [[FALSEHOOD|superstition]], to bring people out of ritualistic practises, to lead them directly to follow [[Gurbani]] without the need for [[FALSEHOOD|priests and clergy]], and to restrain and guard against the five thieves within – Pride, Anger, Greed, Attachment and Lust. ==Teachings== Guru Nanak Dev ji founded and formalised the [[three pillars of Sikhism]]: #''' <u>[[Naam Japna]]</u>''' Guru Ji led the Sikhs directly to practise [[Simran]] and [[Naam Japna]] – meditation on [[God]] through reciting, chanting, singing, and constant remembrance followed by deep study & comprehension of God’s Name and virtues. In real life to practice and tread on the path of [[Dharam]] (righteousness) - The inner thought of the Sikh, thus stays constantly immersed in the praises and appreciation of the Creator and the ONE ETERNAL GOD [[Waheguru]]. #''' <u>[[Kirat Karni]]</u>''' He expected the Sikhs to live as honourable householders and practise [[Kirat Karni]] – To honestly earn by ones physical and mental effort while accepting both pains and pleasures as GOD's gifts and blessings. One is to stay truthful at all times and fear none but the Eternal Super Soul. Live a life founded on decency immersed in [[Dharam]] - life controlled by high spiritual, moral, and social values. #''' <u>[[Vand Chakna]]</u>'''. The Sikhs were asked to share their wealth within the community by practising [[Vand Chakna]] – “Share and Consume together”. The community or [[Sadh Sangat]] is an important part of [[Sikhism]]. One must be part of a community that is living by the flawless objective values set out by the [[Sikh Gurus]] and every Sikh has to contribute in whatever way possible to the common community pool. This spirit of '''Sharing''' and '''Giving''' is an important message from [[Guru Nanak]] Dev Ji. === Contributions to humanity === During his his time on Earth Guru Nanak Dev ji was revered by both [[Hindus]] and [[Muslims]] and even today many, outside of the Sikh faith, revere him. It is related that as he lay dying, his followers some formerly Hindu and others formerly Muslims argued whether his body should be cremated as Hindu tradition dictated or buried as in Islamic tradition. It is said that when they removed the sheet which had covered the Guru they found only beautiful flowers. The Hindus burned theirs, the Muslims buried theirs. [[Image:Guru Nanak Mardana Bala Woodcut1.jpg|thumb|250px|'''Guru Nanak Dev ji with Mardana (left) and Bala''' Coloured woodcut, Amritsar or Lahore, about 1875|right]] Following are highlighted contribution of Guru Nanak Dev ji: ===== '''Equality of humans''' ===== When in the middle east, the west and the rest of asia slavery, varna/class and race discrimination was rife and respect between the different classes and caste was at a peak, Guru Nanak Dev ji preached against discrimination and prejudices due to race, caste, status, etc. He said: "See the brotherhood of all mankind as the highest order of Yogis; conquer your own mind, and conquer the world." (SGGS page 6); also "There is one awareness among all created beings." (page 24) and finally "One who recognizes the One Lord among all beings does not talk of ego. ||4||" (page 432). He urges all the peoples of the world to "conquer" their minds to these evil practises. All human beings had the light of the Lord and were the same -- only by subduing one's pride and ego could one see this light in all. ===== '''Equality of women''' ===== In about 1499 when the world offered low to no status or respect to women, Guru Nanak Dev ji sought to improve the respect of women by spreading this message: "From woman, man is born; within woman, man is conceived; to woman he is engaged and married. Woman becomes his friend; through woman, the future generations come. When his woman dies, he seeks another woman; to woman he is bound. So why call her bad? From her, kings are born. From woman, woman is born; without woman, there would be no one at all. O Nanak, only the True Lord is without a woman." (page 473). In so doing, he promoted women's rights and equality — a first for the 15th century! ===== '''Universal message for all people''' ===== It had been a custom at the time for religious leaders to address only their own congregation and for segregation of the different religions -- but Guru Nanak Dev ji broke with tradition and spoke to all of humanity. To the Muslim he said: "And when, O Nanak, he is merciful to all beings, only then shall he be called a Muslim. ||1||" (page 141); to the Hindu, he said "O Nanak, without the True Name, of what use is the frontal mark of the Hindus, or their sacred thread? ||1||" (page 467); and to all he preached: "To take what rightfully belongs to another is like a Muslim eating pork, or a Hindu eating beef." (page 141). {{Guru Nank Dev Banis}} ==Spiritual journeys== [[Image:Guru Nanak Udasis.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Map of Guru Nanak Dev Ji Journeys|left]] {{main|The Udasis of Guru Nanak}} Guru Nanak Dev ji made four great Spiritual journeys, traveling to all parts of [[India]], Sri Lanka, [[wikipedia:Arabia|Arabia]] and [[wikipedia:Persia|Persia]]. He visited head centers of all religions and had discourses with head priests of various sects of [[Hinduism|Hindus]], [[wikipedia:Jainism|Jains]], [[wikipedia:Buddhism|Buddhists]], [[wikipedia:Parsee|Parsee]]s, and [[Muslim]]s. Everywhere he outcome in Spiritual discussions; therefore having followers from all religious backgrounds. He spoke in the temples and mosques, and at various pilgrimage sites. Wherever he went, Guru Nanak Dev ji spoke out against empty [[wikipedia:Ritual|religious rituals]], [[wikipedia:pilgrimage|pilgrimage]]s, the [[wikipedia:caste system|caste system]], the [[Sati|sacrifice of widows]], of depending on [[wikipedia:Sacred text|books]] to learn the true religion, and of all the other tenets that were to define his teachings. Never did he ask his listeners to follow him. He asked the Muslims to be true Muslims and the Hindus to be true Hindus. After the last of his great journeys, Guru Nanak Dev ji tried a new experiment - he asked a wealthy follower to donate a large tract of land . Here he built a town calling it Kartapur (in [[Punjab]]) on the banks of the [[wikipedia:Ravi_River|Ravi]] where he taught for another fifteen years. Followers from all over came to settle in Kartapur to listen, and sing, and be with him. During this time, although his followers still remained Hindu, Muslim, or of the religion to which they were born, they became known as the Guru ji's disciples, or [[Sikh|sikhs]]. It was here his followers began to refer to him as teacher, or [[Guru|guru]]. The Guru ji told his followers that they were to be [[wikipedia:Household|householders]] and could not live apart from the world -- there were to be no [[wikipedia:Priest|priests]] or [[wikipedia:Hermit|hermits]]. Here is where the Guru ji instituted the [[Langar|common meal]], requiring the rich and poor, Hindu and Muslim, high caste and low caste, to sit together while eating. All worked together, all owned the town. Here is where Lehna, later to be [[Guru_Angad_Dev|Guru Angad]], came to be with Guru Nanak Dev ji. A well known legend, when Guru Nanak Dev ji met Babur (1483-1530) the Emperor of India offered him a shared pipe of [Bhang], Guru Nanak ji replied that he had a bhang whose wonderful effects never wore off. Inquiring of Guru Nanak ji where he could find such wonderful bhang - Guru Nanak ji declined the emperor's offer, saying GOD the [SAT GURU] was his bhang. {{Guru Nanak Udasia}} == One Event Related to Guru Nanak Dev == [[Guru Nanak Dev Ji]] once found a king, he told him that there is such a saint in his city who eats only once in six months and does spiritual practice all the time in a closed cave. When Sankranti comes after six months, he comes out of his cave and we all welcome him with drummers and prepare many dishes for him and give them to him, after eating them he goes back to his cave. goes. All our works are completed by his darshan. Gurudev ji told that king that now tell everyone that that saint will come out on the fifth month of sankranti, when people came to see him on sankranti, in fact he did not want to come there, so if he was not there, all of them left disappointed. went. When the next sankranti the same saint came out and he could not find anyone who used to chant his name. No one was there to welcome him today, everything was calm, so it made him feel very bad that no one came to welcome him. He suffered a heart attack and started famine from there. Then that king told Guru ji that it was wonderful that our saint ji left his life. We didn't understand anything. On this Guru ji said that he did not eat food but he was hungry to hear his praise. When he came out of his sadhna, people used to praise him a lot and play drums and drums, when it did not happen now, he felt very bad. And he died. ==The Guru leaves for his heavenly abode== After completing his odysseys, Guru Nanak Dev ji settled in '''Kartarpur''' ''(meaning: The City of the Creator)''. This city was established by [[Guru Nanak Dev ji]] himself in 1522. The guru ji by then had become widely renowned and respected by everyone for the love and guidance he'd bestowed on humanity. The Sikh, Hindu and Muslim devotees all claimed the guru as one of their own prophets. When it became apparent that Guru Nanak Dev ji's end was imminent, an argument ensued as to who would claim the guru's body for funeral rites. The Muslims wished to bury him according to their customs, while the Sikhs and Hindus wished to cremate his body according to their beliefs. To settle the matter, Guru Nanak Dev ji himself was consulted as to how his remains should be disposed of, and by whom. He explained the concept of joti jot, that only his mortal body would expire, but that light which illumined him was the divine and imperishable light, and would pass to his successor [[Guru Angad Dev]]. The guru ji requested his devotees to bring flowers and instructed the Sikhs and Hindus to place flowers on his right side and the Muslims to place flowers to his left side. He told them that permission for funeral rites would be determined by whichever set of flowers remained fresh through out the night. On Asu sudi 10, 1596 Bikrmi [Monday September 22, 1539 AD] Guru Nanak Dev ji breathed his last breath at Kartarpur. The Sikh, Hindu and Muslim devotees returned the following morning. They carefully lifted and removed the sheet which had been placed over the guru ji's body. All were amazed and astonished to discover that no trace at all remained of Guru Nanak Dev Ji's mortal body. Only fresh flowers remained, for not a single bud had wilted of any blossom which had been left by either Sikhs, Hindus, or Muslims, the night before. The Muslims then buried the flowers, while the Hindus and Sikhs cremated them. Therefore, both a samadhi (Hindu traditional monument of remembrance) and a grave (according to Muslim traditions) were created by each community. A gurudwara now stands there, near the banks of river Ravi, next to a small village named Kothay Pind (village) on the West bank of the [[Ravi River]] in [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]]. This [[Gurudwara]] is also visible from the Indian side of the border, from a Gurdwara at the historical town of [[Dehra Baba Nanak]] in [[India]]. Both sites are considered to be some of the holiest places in Sikhism. ==Preparations for the 550th Celebrations of the birth of Guru Nanak Dev ji begin== {{P|File:2018-Gurpurb celebrations begin.JPG|Former Indian PM Dr Manmohan Singh, Punjab Governor VP Singh Badnore and CM Amarinder Singh lay the foundation stone of 26 projects at Sultanpur Lodhi on Friday, 23-Nov-2018. Tribune Photo: Malkiat Singh }} {{main|550th Celebrations of the birth of Guru Nanak}} In November 2019, the whole world will be celebrating the 550th birth anniversary of [[Guru Nanak Dev ji]]. In [[Punjab]], [[India]], on Friday, 23 November 2018, the Punjab Chief Minister [[Captain Amarinder Singh]] launched a year-long preparations for the celebrations of the 550th birth anniversary of [[Guru Nanak Dev]], the founder of [[Sikhism]] which will be taking place in November 2019. He called upon people to set aside their religious and political differences to join his government in making it a memorable event. Addressing a large gathering in [[Sultanpur Lodhi]] in [[Kapurthala]] district, where Guru Nanak Dev ji spent over 14 years of his early life, the Captain exhorted the people to reconnect with his teachings, principles and ideals. The Captain thanked Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union government for acceding to various requests of the state government with regard to the celebrations. He hailed the Centre’s decision to develop the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor from Punjab’s Gurdaspur district to the International Border to facilitate Indian pilgrims to visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur in Pakistan. He said a long-pending demand of Punjab was on the verge of fulfilment and on November 26, he would join the President to lay the foundation stone of the corridor. He also thanked the Government of [[Pakistan]] for reciprocating on the issue and said his government would also contribute, as may be required, to ensure timely completion of the project. Addressing the gathering, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed gratitude to Amarinder Singh and his government for giving him the opportunity to be part of this special moment. He expressed hope that all would rise above petty considerations of communalism and hatred to celebrate the event in a befitting manner. The former prime minister exhorted the people to participate in the year-long celebrations with full enthusiasm and gaiety, regardless of caste, colour, creed and religion. Governor Badnore said it was a matter of pride for him to be part of the auspicious occasion. He called for universal brotherhood as the key message of the commemorative events. Former Indian cricketer Kapil Dev, who was also present, presented a book, ‘We the Sikhs around the world’, relating to 100 gurdwaras across the globe, to Manmohan Singh, Badnore and Capt Amarinder. Earlier, Manmohan Singh, along with his wife Gursharan Kaur, Badnore and Capt Amarinder paid obeisance at the historic Gurdwara Ber Sahib here. Former Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal also paid obeisance at Gurdwara Ber Sahib. == Guru Nanak ji saakhis == {{Main|Sakhis of Guru Nanak}} {| | * [[3 Days in the River]] * [[Bhai Lalo's Honesty]] * [[Charity to Sadhus]] * [[Dukh Sukh]] * [[Guru Ji's Sickness]] | * [[Guru Nanak and Duni Chand]] * [[Guru Nanak and the Sacred Thread]] * [[Guru Nanak at School]] * [[Is there one God for the Rich, and one for the Poor?]] * [[Mardana Gives Clothes and Food]] | * [[Sajan the Robber]] * [[The Birth of the Guru]] * [[There is no Hindu and no Musalman]] * [[Watering the Crops]] * [[Walli Kandhari]] | * [[Mian Mitha]] * [[Hamza Gaus]] * [[Sheikh Brahm]] * [[Salis Rai Jouri]] * [https://priteshgarg2018.blogspot.com/2021/09/guru-nanak-bhai-lahana-jiguru-angad-dev.html Guru Nanak & Mata Sulakhani] |} ==See also== {| | * [[GURU NANAK - By Puran Singh]] * [[Guru Nanak Udasis]] * [[Guru Nanak in Baghdad]] * [[Guru Nanak in Tibet]] | * [[Guru Nanak in Tibet Quotes]] * [[Guru Nanak in Nepal]] * [[Guru Nanak Dev Ji's Third Udasi]] * [[Sikhism]] | * [[Sikhs]] * [[Sikh Sites]] * [[Dera Baba Nanak, Kartarpur (Ravi)]] * [[Kartarpur (Ravi)]] | * [[Guru Nanak: Bridge across all faiths]] * [[Establishment of Kartarpur]] * [[Nanakshahi calendar]] * [[Guru Nanak in Nepal]] |} * {{Wikipedia}} ==External links== *[http://www.srigurugranthsahib.org/guru-nanak Eternal Glory of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji] *[http://www.discoversikhism.com/sikh_gurus/sri_guru_nanak_dev_ji.html DiscoverSikhism] *[http://www.gurmat.info/sms/smssikhism/gurus/gurunanakdevji/ Sikh Missionary Society] *[http://www.sikhvideos.org/guru-nanak-nirankar.htm Video on Guru Nanak Dev Ji] *[http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/guru-nanak-dev/ Guru Nanak Dev] *[http://www.sikhcoalition.org/SikhismCalendar3.asp Birth Date of Guru Nanak Sahib] *[https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/sikhism/people/nanak.shtml BBC on Guru Nanak] *[http://www.sikhs.org/guru1.htm Sikhs.org] *[http://www.indianetzone.com/2/guru_nanak.htm Complete information on Guru Nanak] *[https://www.reflectandrespond.com/guru-nanak-dev-ji-quotes-sikh-gurbani/ Guru Nanak Dev Ji Quotes] *[https://priteshgarg2018.blogspot.com/2021/09/guru-nanak-biography-in-small-word-death.html How Guru Nanak Death] *[https://priteshgarg2018.blogspot.com/2021/09/guru-nanak-marriage-with-mata-sulkani.html How Guru Nanak Marrige With Mata Sulkhani] ===eBooks:=== *[https://books.google.co.in/books/about/Eternal_Glory_of_Guru_Nanak.html?id=XuGrDwAAQBAJ Eternal Glory of Guru Nanak] *[http://www.sacred-texts.com/skh/tsr1/index.htm Max Arthur MacAuliff, ''The Sikh Religion, Vol 1, (The Life of Guru Nanak)'', Oxford University Press, 1909.] *[http://www.gurmat.info/sms/smspublications/gurunanakforchildren/ Guru Nanak Dev Ji (for Children)] ===Audio:=== *[http://www.sikhism.com/playlists/play4.htm Sikhifm.com] == References == * '''1. [http://sgpc.net/ten-guru-sahibs/guru-nanak-sahib/ Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji]''' * '''2. Sikh Gurus, Their Lives & Teachings, K.S. Duggal, p 14''' * '''3. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2013/06/contributions-of-guru-nanak-by-s-kapur.html Contributions Of Guru Nanak - S. Kapur Singh]''' * '''4. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2015/04/my-master-sri-satguru-guru-nanak-dev.html My Master - Sri Satguru Guru Nanak Dev! - Sher Singh MSc Kashmir]''' * '''6. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2014/06/guru-nanak-dev-di-pad-padvi-sirdar.html Guru Nanak Dev di Pad Padvi - Sirdar Kapur Singh Tract No. 407]''' * '''7. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2014/03/guru-nanak-and-his-mission-principal.html Guru Nanak And His Mission - Principal Teja Singh]''' * '''8. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2014/03/sri-guru-nanak-dev-ji-sher-singh-msc.html Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji - Sher Singh MSc Kashmir]''' * '''9. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2014/02/guru-nanak-darpan-gyani-bhag-singh.html Guru Nanak Darpan - Gyani Bhag Singh Ambala]''' * '''10. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-japji-guru-nanak-devs-master-key.html The Japji - Guru Nanak Dev's Master Key-Holy To The Mystery Of Deification Of Man - Sher Singh MSc Kashmir]''' * '''11. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-dakhni-onkar-word-divine-uttered-by.html The Dakhni Onkar (The Word Divine Uttered by Sri Guru Nanak Dev In The South) - Sher Singh MSc Kashmir]''' * '''12. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2013/11/guru-nanak-usherer-in-of-golden-age.html Guru Nanak - The Usherer-In of the Golden Age - Sher Singh MSc Kashmir]''' * '''14. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2013/09/guru-nanak-dev-ji-and-chungthung.html 'Guru Nanak Dev Ji and Chungthung' - Gyani Brahma Singh Brahma]''' - The article 'Guru Nanak Dev Ji and Chungthung', written by Gyani Brahma Singh Brahma was published in Tract No 301 of Guru Nanak Dev Mission, Patiala, in November 1986. This article provides information about spots blessed by Guru Nanak's visit in Sikkim. The stories connected with these places are similar to the ones associated with Wali-Kandhari's event and Babe-di-ber at Sultanpur Lodhi. * '''15. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-tract-guru-nanak-saviour-of-world.html Guru Nanak The Saviour of the world (1469-1538) - Sher Singh MSc Kashmir]''' * '''16. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2013/06/contributions-of-guru-nanak-by-s-kapur.html Contributions Of Guru Nanak - S. Kapur Singh]''' * '''17. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2013/04/guru-nanaks-message-to-mankind-sher_2.html Guru Nanak's Message To Mankind - Sher Singh MSc Kashmir''']''' * '''18. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2013/03/sri-guru-babey-ji-di-chahun-jugi-janam.html Sri Guru Babey ji di Chahun Jugi Janam Sakhi - An Autobiography of Eternal-Nanak - New Light on Eternally-old ATMAN]''' * '''19. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2012/09/guru-nanak-king-of-mystics.html Guru Nanak -  King of Mystics  -  Gyani Brahma Singh Brahma]''' * '''20.''' [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2012/09/guru-nanak-advocate-of-communal-concord.html Guru Nanak - Advocate of communal concord]''' * '''21. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2017/10/guru-nanak-select-bibliography-1965.html Guru Nanak - A Select Bibliography (1965-1980) - Man Singh Deora]''' * '''22. [https://www.sikhs.org/guru1.htm The First Master Guru Nanak (1469 - 1539)]''' * '''23. [http://www.sikh-history.com/sikhhist/gurus/nanak1.html Guru Nanak Dev ji (1469 - 1539)]''' * '''24. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2017/11/guru-nanak-his-status-and-salience.html Guru Nanak His Status and Salience - Sirdar Kapur Singh]''' - The paper "Guru Nanak His Status and Salience" was read by Sirdar Kapur Singh on 30th November 1977, at the Khalsa College, Amritsar. * '''25. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2015/02/sidh-goshat-ramkali-i-sher-singh-msc.html Sidh-Goshat, Ramkali I - Sher Singh MSc Kashmir]''' * '''26. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.in/2014/09/sikhan-di-janam-bhoomi-sri-nanakana.html Sikhan di Janam Bhoomi - Sri Nanakana Sahib Tract No. 432]''' * '''27. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2018/09/flora-and-fauna-in-guru-nanaks-bani-dr.html Flora and Fauna in Guru Nanak's Bani - Dr. Jasbir Singh Sarna]''' * '''28. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2018/10/guru-nanak-da-krantikari-andolan.html Guru Nanak Da Krantikari Andolan]''' * '''29. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2018/11/guru-nanak-devji-da-sangti-da-sankalp.html Guru Nanak Devji Da Sangti Da Sankalp]''' * '''30. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2018/11/guru-nanaks-impact-on-history-dr-ganda.html Guru Nanak's Impact On History - Dr. Ganda Singh]''' * '''31. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2018/11/guru-nanak-man-with-message-part-2.html Guru Nanak - The Man With A Message (Part 2) - Harchand Singh (Canada) Tract No. 283]''' * '''32. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2018/11/guru-nanaks-works-bibliography-compiled.html Guru Nanak's Works: A Bibliography - Compiled by Dr. Ganda Singh]''' * '''33. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2018/11/janam-sakhi-or-biography-of-guru-nanak.html Janam Sakhi or The Biography of Guru Nanak, Founder of The Sikh Religion]''' * '''34. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2018/11/nanak-panthis-or-sikhs-and-sikhism-of.html Nanak Panthis or The Sikhs and Sikhism of the 17th Century - Dr. Ganda Singh]''' * '''35. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2018/11/guru-nanak-dev-ji-dey-raajneetik.html Guru Nanak Dev ji dey raajneetik vichaar - Jaswant Singh 'Aman' Tract No. 523]''' * '''36. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2018/11/guru-nanak-jhira-tract-no-389.html Guru Nanak Jhira Tract No. 389]''' * '''37. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2018/11/nanakana-sahib-narain-singh-tract-no-412.html Nanakana Sahib - Narain Singh Tract No. 412]''' * '''38. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2018/11/nanakana-sahib-darshan-taangh-tey.html Nanakana Sahib Darshan - Taangh Tey Paryatan Tract No. 356]''' * '''39. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2018/11/nanakana-sahib-dey-beetey-samey-tey-ik.html Nanakana Sahib Dey Beetay Samey Tey Ik Jhaat Tract No. 395]''' * '''40. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2017/08/pakistan-andar-rahe-gurudware-tract-no.html Pakistan Andar Rahe Gurudware Tract No. 138]''' * '''41. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2018/11/nanak-jhira-tey-gurmat-shah-rah-tract.html Nanak Jhira Tey Gurmat Shah Rah Tract No. 159]''' * '''42. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2018/11/kartarpur-ravi-sikh-inkalab-da-sarot.html Kartarpur-Ravi - Sikh Inkalab da Sarot - Surjeet Singh Bhatia Tract No. 529]''' * '''43. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2019/06/guru-nanak-sahib-da-arab-deshan-da.html Guru Nanak Sahib da Arab Deshan da Safarnama - Dr. Jasbir Singh Sarna]''' * '''44. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2019/09/guru-nanak-dev-ji-di-lok-lehar-part-2.html Guru Nanak Dev Ji Di Lok Lehar Part 2 Tract No. 333]''' * '''45. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2019/09/guru-nanak-deekhia-tract-no-204.html Guru Nanak Deekhia Tract No. 204]''' * '''46. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2019/09/guru-nanak-jeevan-chon-jhankian-tract.html Guru Nanak Jeevan chon Jhankian Tract No. 190]''' * '''47. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2019/09/ik-fakir-vada-mastana-tract-no-80.html Ik Fakir Vada Mastana Tract No. 80]''' * '''48. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2019/09/kaljug-babey-tarya-tract-no-106.html Kaljug Babey Tarya Tract No. 106]''' * '''49. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2019/09/krantikar-guru-nanak-tract-no-4.html Krantikar Guru Nanak Tract No. 4]''' * '''50. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2019/09/krantikar-guru-nanak-tract-no-79.html Krantikar Guru Nanak Tract No. 79]''' * '''51. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2019/10/the-central-message-of-guru-nanak.html The Central Message of Guru Nanak - Sirdar Kapur Singh]''' * '''52. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2019/10/guru-nanak-and-civil-servant-sirdar.html Guru Nanak and the civil servant - Sirdar Kapur Singh]''' * '''53. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2019/10/the-region-of-grace-sirdar-kapur-singh.html The Region of Grace - Sirdar Kapur Singh]''' * '''54. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2019/10/guru-nanak-founder-of-world-religion.html Guru Nanak the founder of a world religion - Sirdar Kapur Singh]''' * '''55. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2019/10/the-japu-of-guru-nanak-sirdar-kapur.html The Japu of Guru Nanak - Sirdar Kapur Singh]''' * '''56. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2019/10/the-indian-society-as-guru-nanak-found.html The Indian Society as Guru Nanak Found it - Dr. Ganda Singh]''' * '''57. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2019/10/guru-nanaks-concept-of-nature-sirdar.html Guru Nanak's Concept of Nature - Sirdar Kapur Singh]''' * '''58. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2019/10/nanakana-sahib-darshan-taangh-tey.html Nanakana Sahib Darshan Taangh Tey Paryatan Tract No. 175]''' * '''59. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2019/10/true-status-of-guru-nanak-sirdar-kapur.html True Status of Guru Nanak - Sirdar Kapur Singh]''' * '''60. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2017/08/japuji-exegesis-and-poetic-rendering-dr.html Japuji Exegesis and Poetic Rendering - Dr. S.S. Bhatti]''' * '''61. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2019/10/nanakana-sahib-da-hirdey-vedhak-saka.html Nanakana Sahib Da Hirdey Vedhak Saka Tract No. 413]''' * '''62. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2019/10/nanakana-sahib-dey-shahidan-nu.html Nanakana Sahib dey Shahidan nu Shardhanjli Tract No. 179]''' * '''63. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2019/10/satguru-nanak-da-birha-tract-no-40.html Satguru Nanak Da Birha Tract No. 40]''' * '''64. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2019/10/sidh-gosht-da-saar-tract-no-137.html Sidh Gosht da Saar Tract No. 137]''' * '''65. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2019/10/sanskrit-kaav-vich-sikh-guru-sahiban-di.html Sanskrit Kaav vich Sikh Guru Sahiban di Mehma - Dr. Mahesh Chandar Sharma Gautam Tract No. 475]''' * '''66. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2019/10/sri-nanakana-sahib-da-shaheedi-saka.html Sri Nanakana Sahib da Shaheedi Saka February 21, 1921 - Lal Singh, Narain Singh M.A. Tract No. 196]''' * '''67. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2018/12/translation-of-japji-m-macauliffe.html Translation of the Japji - M. Macauliffe]''' * '''68. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2019/10/the-advent-and-message-of-guru-nanak.html The Advent and Message of Guru Nanak Tract No. 249]''' * '''69. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2019/10/sooraj-nikalya-tract-no-50.html Sooraj Nikalya Tract No. 50]''' * '''70. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2019/10/sidh-gosht-da-pichokad-tract-no-132.html Sidh Gosht da Pichokad Tract No. 132]''' * '''71. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2019/10/sri-japu-nisan-kartar-singh-dakha.html Sri Japu Nisan - Kartar Singh Dakha]''' * '''72. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2019/10/sri-guru-nanak-bani-shamsher-singh-ashok.html Sri Guru Nanak-Bani - Shamsher Singh Ashok]''' * '''73. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2019/10/nanak-panthi-soochi-gyani-fauja-singh.html Nanak Panthi Soochi - Gyani Fauja Singh]''' * '''74. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2019/10/sri-guru-nanak-dev-ji-barey-sahit.html Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji barey Sahit - Shamsher Singh Ashok]''' * '''75. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2019/10/dua-e-sahari-japji-sahib-ka-urdu.html Dua-E-Sahari (Japji Sahib ka Urdu tarjuma) - Kartar Singh Kaimbalpuri]''' * '''76. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2019/10/vird-e-haq-translation-of-japji-sahib.html Vird-E-Haq (translation of Japji Sahib in Urdu verse) - Master Lal Singh Anand Khalsa]''' * '''77. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2019/10/sri-guru-nanak-dev-ji-di-onkareshwar.html Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji di Onkareshwar Pheri - Bhagat Singh Hira]''' * '''78. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2019/10/thus-spoke-guru-nanak-sir-jogendra-singh.html Thus Spoke Guru Nanak - Sir Jogendra Singh]''' * '''79. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2019/10/guru-nanaks-japji-and-sohila-arti-prof.html Guru Nanak's Japji and Sohila-Arti - Prof. Puran Singh]''' * '''80. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2019/10/jap-vichar-japji-sahib-da-bahu-pakhi.html Jap Vichar - Japji Sahib da Bahu-Pakhi Adheyan - Prof. Prakash Singh]''' * '''81. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2015/02/jap-ji-sahib-vyakhya-vichar-darshan.html Jap Ji Sahib - Vyakhya, Vichar Darshan atey Kala - Dr. Gurcharan Singh Mehta]''' * '''82. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2019/10/gur-nanak-dev-govind-roop-dr-kartar.html Gur Nanak Dev Govind Roop - Dr. Kartar Singh]''' * '''83. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2019/10/jap-vichar-tract-no-56.html Jap Vichar Tract No. 56]''' * '''84. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2019/10/guru-nanak-dev-ji-dey-purkhian-dey-pind.html Guru Nanak Dev ji dey Purkhian dey Pind da Ithaas - PatehyVindPur(i)NaamKahantey - Bhai Sarabjeet Singh Dhotian]''' * '''85. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2020/03/jeevan-gatha-guru-nanak-sahib-ji-bebey.html Jeevan Gatha Guru Nanak Sahib ji, Bebey Nanaki atey Mata Nanaki ji - Dr. Harbhajan Singh Sekhon, Dr. Karamdeep Kaur]''' * '''86. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2020/03/gurmat-di-roshni-vich-arti-dr-harbhajan.html Gurmat di Roshni vich Arti - Dr. Harbhajan Singh Sekhon, Deep Singh Sangra]''' * '''87. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2020/09/guru-nanak-darshan.html Guru Nanak Darshan]''' * '''88. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2020/11/guru-nanak-his-life-and-teachings-3rd.html Guru Nanak - His Life and Teachings (3rd edition) - Dr. Ganda Singh]''' * '''89. [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2020/11/the-doctrine-of-guru-nanak-pritam-singh.html The Doctrine of Guru Nanak - Pritam Singh Gill]''' ------- ==Footer== {{Sikh Gurus|Bhagats|([[1100]] - [[1469]])|Guru Nanak|Guru Angad Dev|(Second [[Sikh Guru]])}} {{Guru Nanak Dev Relatives}} {{Events relating to Guru Nanak}} {{Sakhis of Guru Nanak}} {{nav}} [[Category:Sikh Gurus]]'