Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa

Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

Gurupurab’s on 16th Sept

• Jyoti Jot - Third Guru -Guru Amar Das ji • Guru Gaddi - Fourth Guru -Guru Ram Das ji • Jyoti Jot - Fourth Guru -Guru Ramdas ji • Guru Gaddi - Fifit Guru - Guru Arjan Dev ji

Dhan Dhan Guru Amar Das JiPita Ji Sri Tej Bhan JiMata Ji Mata Lachmi JiJanam Asthan Village BasarkeWife Mata Mansa Devi JiSons Bhai Mohan Ji,

Bhai Mohri JiDaughters Bibi Dani Ji,

Bibi Bhani JiSon-in-law Guru Ram Das JiGurbani 907 hyms in Sri

Guru Granth Sahib ji, Anand Sahib

Guru Amar Das Ji- Epitome of Sewa and Nimarta

• Served Guru Angad Dev Ji, although he was his 25 years elder to him and was from his in-laws side.

• Totally surendered himself to Guru’s Hukam.

• Did very hard physical sewa continuously, non-stop for 12 years.

• Guru Angad Dev Ji passed on Guruship to him at the age of 73, at Khadur Sahib.

• After that, he shifted to Goindwal Sahib.

Guru Amar Das Ji- Epitome of Sewa and Nimarta

• Baba Dattu was the younger son of second Guru, Guru Angad Dev Ji.• After Guru Amar Das Ji was given Gur Gaddi, Dattu Ji became very upset. • Datu Ji proclaimed himself as Guru at Khadur following Guru Angad’s Joti Jot.• He was so jealous of Guru Amar Das that he, with a small group of his supporters, proceeded to

Goindwal to confront the Guru.• Upon seeing Guru Amar Das seated on takhat surrounded by sikh sangat, he said, "You were a

mere menial servant of the house until yesterday; how dare you style yourself as the Guru?". • At that point, Datu kicked the aged Guru Ji so hard that he fell to the floor. Taking the seat of the

Guru Ji, he then proclaimed himself Guru to the assembly of sikhs and told him to quit Goindval • Guru Amar Das Ji calmed the sangat and in his nimarta turned round, grasped Datu's foot and

caressing it said, "Pardon me, my Guru Ji's son ! Let me massage your tender foot as it may have been hurt by my hard aged bones."

• Guru Amar Das quietly left for his native place Basarke. Next morning, Datu and his men collected all valuables. He had his eyes especially on Guru Amar Das's mare, but it would not let him mount it. In his effort to control it, he injured his leg.

• As he was returning to Khadur Sahib, he was looted and thrashed by robbers. Datu limped back to Khadur empty handed.

• After suffering for many years, he asked for Guru Arjan’s blessings and was forgiven.

But what Gurbani Says ?

PrIdw jo qY mwrin mukIAW iqn@w n mwry GuMim ]

Fareed, do not turn around and strike those who strike you with their fists.

hy PrId! jo (mnu`K) qYnMU mu`kIAW mwrn (Bwv, koeI du`K dyx) auhnW nMU qUµ prq ky nw mwrIN ,

AwpnVY Gir jweIAY pYr iqn@w dy cuMim ]7]

Kiss their feet, and return to your own home. ||7||auhnW dy pYr cuMm ky Awpxy Gr ivc (SWq AvsQw ivc)

itky rhIdw hY [7[

So taking lead from Guru Amar Das Ji let us make a promise that from now on

whatever be the matter, we will always- speak politely

control our angernever hurt anyone

forgive