Chet

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Chet is a first month in the Nanakshahi calendar, which govern the activities within Sikhism. This month coincides with March - April of the Western/Georgian/Julian Calendar and is 31 days long.


Important Events during this month:

March :

14 = 1 Chet Nanakshahi New Year

14 Gur Gadi Guru Har Rai Ji(??11/12) /1 Chet

15 Hola Mohalla

19 Joti Jot Guru Hargobind Ji 6 Chet

26 Hola Mohalla* 2005 15 Mar/2006 4 Mar/2007 22 Mar/2008

April :

9 Birthday Sahibzada Jujhar Singh Ji / 27 Chet

14 = 1 Vaisakh = Vaisakhi - Birth of Khalsa


Chet is a first month in the Sikh Calendar. This month of Chet is a Spring month which coincides with March/April of the Western/Georgian Calendar. Hola Mahalla, which is a Sikh festival takes place on the first of the lunar month of Chet which usually falls in March. The word Hola Mahala stands for "mock fight". An organized procession in the form of an army column accompanied by war-drums and standard-bearers and proceeding to a given spot or moving in state from one gurdwara to another.

Also during this month, the sixth Guru, Guru Hargobind Ji took leave for his higher abode and passed the Guruship to Guru Har Rai

The Month of Chet

from SGGS page 133

ਚੇਤਿ ਗੋਵਿੰਦ੝ ਅਰਾਧੀਝ ਹੋਵੈ ਅਨੰਦ੝ ਘਣਾ ॥
ਸੰਤ ਜਨਾ ਮਿਲਿ ਪਾਈਝ ਰਸਨਾ ਨਾਮ੝ ਭਣਾ ॥
ਜਿਨਿ ਪਾਇਆ ਪ੝ਰਭ੝ ਆਪਣਾ ਆਝ ਤਿਸਹਿ ਗਣਾ ॥
ਇਕ੝ ਖਿਨ੝ ਤਿਸ੝ ਬਿਨ੝ ਜੀਵਣਾ ਬਿਰਥਾ ਜਨਮ੝ ਜਣਾ ॥
ਜਲਿ ਥਲਿ ਮਹੀਅਲਿ ਪੂਰਿਆ ਰਵਿਆ ਵਿਚਿ ਵਣਾ ॥
ਸੋ ਪ੝ਰਭ੝ ਚਿਤਿ ਨ ਆਵਈ ਕਿਤੜਾ ਦ੝ਖ੝ ਗਣਾ ॥
ਜਿਨੀ ਰਾਵਿਆ ਸੋ ਪ੝ਰਭੂ ਤਿੰਨਾ ਭਾਗ੝ ਮਣਾ ॥
ਹਰਿ ਦਰਸਨ ਕੰਉ ਮਨ੝ ਲੋਚਦਾ ਨਾਨਕ ਪਿਆਸ ਮਨਾ ॥
ਚੇਤਿ ਮਿਲਾਝ ਸੋ ਪ੝ਰਭੂ ਤਿਸ ਕੈ ਪਾਇ ਲਗਾ ॥2॥ (SGGS page 133)


chaeth govi(n)dh araadhheeai hovai ana(n)dh ghanaa ||
sa(n)th janaa mil paaeeai rasanaa naam bhanaa ||
jin paaeiaa prabh aapanaa aaeae thisehi ganaa ||
eik khin this bin jeevanaa birathhaa janam janaa ||
jal thhal meheeal pooriaa raviaa vich vanaa ||
so prabh chith n aavee kitharraa dhukh ganaa ||
jinee raaviaa so prabhoo thi(n)naa bhaag manaa ||
har dharasan ka(n)o man lochadhaa naanak piaas manaa ||
chaeth milaaeae so prabhoo this kai paae lagaa ||2||


In the month of Chayt, by meditating on the Lord of the Universe, a deep and profound joy arises.
Meeting with the humble Saints, the Lord is found, as we chant His Name with our tongues.
Those who have found God-blessed is their coming into this world.
Those who live without Him, for even an instant-their lives are rendered useless.
The Lord is totally pervading the water, the land, and all space. He is contained in the forests as well.
Those who do not remember God-how much pain must they suffer!
Those who dwell upon their God have great good fortune.
My mind yearns for the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan. O Nanak, my mind is so thirsty!
I touch the feet of one who unites me with God in the month of Chayt. ||2||

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These are the Twelve Months of the Nanakshahi Calendar
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Chet Vaisakh Jeth Harh Sawan Bhadon Assu Katak Maghar Poh Magh Phagun