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*..... that [[Gurdwara Dukh Nivaran Sahib Patiala]] marks the place where [[Guru Tegh Bahadur]] visited village Lehal on 24 January 1672 and stayed under a banyan tree by the side of a pond. Soon the sickness in the village subsided. The site where the Guru had sat came to be known as ''"Dukh Nivaran"'' literally meaning ''Eradicator of suffering''. | *..... that [[Gurdwara Dukh Nivaran Sahib Patiala]] marks the place where [[Guru Tegh Bahadur]] visited village Lehal on 24 January 1672 and stayed under a banyan tree by the side of a pond. Soon the sickness in the village subsided. The site where the Guru had sat came to be known as ''"Dukh Nivaran"'' literally meaning ''Eradicator of suffering''. | ||
.... that [[Alahunian]] is the name given to the [[Bani]] by [[Guru Nanak]]. It is a composition in measure Vadahans in the [[Guru Granth Sahib]] on page Page 578 and refers to a dirge (funeral song) wailingly sung in chorus by women mourning the death of a close relation. Etymologically, the word means an ''"utterance in praise of a departed person"''. | .... that [[Alahunian]] is the name given to the [[Bani]] by [[Guru Nanak]]. It is a composition in measure Vadahans in the [[Guru Granth Sahib]] on page Page 578 and refers to a dirge (funeral song) wailingly sung in chorus by women mourning the death of a close relation. Etymologically, the word means an ''"utterance in praise of a departed person"''. | ||
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Did you know...
- .... that when Guru Amar Das came to meet Guru Angad Dev, Guru Amar Das was 62 years old and Guru Angad Dev was 37 year of age.
....that Pearl S Buck, Nobel Laureate, when writing about the English translation of Guru Granth Sahib said: "I have studied the scriptures of other great religions, but I do not find elsewhere the same power of appeal to the heart and mind as I find here in these volumes...."
.... that the three basic requirements of a Sikh are: Nam Japna - Rise in the Amrit Vela and meditate on God's Name; Dharam Di Kirt Karna - Earn one's living righteously by the sweat of the brow or the industry, effort and conscientiousness of the mind and Vand Chhakna - Share what one has with others
- ..... that Gurdwara Dukh Nivaran Sahib Patiala marks the place where Guru Tegh Bahadur visited village Lehal on 24 January 1672 and stayed under a banyan tree by the side of a pond. Soon the sickness in the village subsided. The site where the Guru had sat came to be known as "Dukh Nivaran" literally meaning Eradicator of suffering.
.... that Alahunian is the name given to the Bani by Guru Nanak. It is a composition in measure Vadahans in the Guru Granth Sahib on page Page 578 and refers to a dirge (funeral song) wailingly sung in chorus by women mourning the death of a close relation. Etymologically, the word means an "utterance in praise of a departed person".
