Gurbani Wisdom

Q. 21. When did Guru Gobind Singh pass the Guruship to the Adi Granth? What was the first hymn that came on opening the Granth at random?

Ans. Bhatt Narbad Singh, son of Bhai Kesho Singh, who was present at Nanderh at the time of transfer of pontificate, gives the following witness-account: “Guru Gobind, the tenth Master, son of Guru Tegh Bahadur, at Nanderh, in Deccan (South India), Sammat 1765, on fourth day of the month of Kartik (Bikrami Calendar), in ascending […]

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Q.17. Describe the essentials of Guru Hari Rai’s sermon to the congregation on his assumption of Guru Nanak’s throne.

Ans. On becoming the seventh Nanak, Guru Hari Rae exhorted, “maintain an unshakable faith in God and always remember His Name. He further directed, “Stay away from lust and anger, for they corrode the body. Avoid bad deeds and do not shirk good deeds. Never steal, earn your living with honest work. Do not enter

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Q. 15. At the last moment of his martyrdom, which stanza from the Adi Granth was at the lips of Guru Arjan Dev?

Ans. On an order from the emperor Jahangir, Guru Arjan Dev had been summoned to Lahore. Before leaving for Lahore, Guru Arjan Dev had made the prescient statement:”I shall be put to death, such is the directive (of God) for sure. I am going among Mughals; they will torture me, there is no doubt in

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Q. 14. What was the environment in Goindwal at the time of merger of the fourth Master, Guru Ram Das, into Infinite?

Ans. In the last moments before merger into the Infinite, Guru Ram Das bowed to Guru Arjan Dev from a distance. All the Sikhs present were looking at the Divine face of the fourth Master. The end looked like the mingling of water into water, fire into fire or air diffusing effortlessly into air. As

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