Walk with the Guru Sahiban
From the Parkash of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji in 1469 to the eternal Guruship of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji in 1708: one Divine Light, 11 stops. Scroll through them one at a time.
ਜੋਤਿ ਓਹਾ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਸਾਇ ਸਹਿ ਕਾਇਆ ਫੇਰਿ ਪਲਟੀਐ ॥
01Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the First Master
Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਦੇਵ ਜੀ
Founder of the Sikh faith, who proclaimed Ik Onkar: there is but One Creator of all. Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the First Master and founder of the Sikh faith, took Parkash in 1469 at Rai Bhoi di Talwandi, a village some sixty-five kilometres west of Lahore now revered as Nankana Sahib.
- ✓Parkash 1469 at Rai Bhoi di Talwandi, now Nankana Sahib
- ✓Four Udasis across Asia with Bhai Mardana Ji, from Puri to Mecca
- ✓Founded Kartarpur and the Sangat, Pangat and Langar; Joti Jot 1539
02Sri Guru Angad Dev Ji, the Second Master
Guru Angad Dev Ji
ਗੁਰੂ ਅੰਗਦ ਦੇਵ ਜੀ
The perfect disciple who became Guru, and gave the Sikhs the Gurmukhi script. Guru Angad Dev Ji, the Second Master, took Parkash on 31 March 1504 at Matte di Sarai, a village now called Sarai Naga near Muktsar in the Malwa region of Punjab.
- ✓Bhai Lehna Ji, the perfect disciple, installed as Guru in 1539
- ✓Standardised the Gurmukhi script; Langar served by Mata Khivi Ji
- ✓Made Khadur Sahib the seat of the Panth; Joti Jot 29 March 1552
03Sri Guru Amar Das Ji, the Third Master
Guru Amar Das Ji
ਗੁਰੂ ਅਮਰਦਾਸ ਜੀ
Refuge of the homeless, who built Goindwal and gave the Panth the Anand Sahib. Guru Amar Das Ji, the Third Master, took Parkash on 5 May 1479 at Basarke, a village a few kilometres south-west of present-day Amritsar, ten years after the Parkash of Guru Nanak Dev Ji.
- ✓Became a Sikh at 61, served Guru Angad Dev Ji for 12 years, Guru at 73
- ✓Built Goindwal and the Baoli Sahib; Pehle Pangat, pachhe Sangat
- ✓Anand Sahib, 22 Manjis, stand against Sati; Joti Jot 1 September 1574
04Sri Guru Ram Das Ji, the Fourth Master
Guru Ram Das Ji
ਗੁਰੂ ਰਾਮਦਾਸ ਜੀ
Founder of Amritsar and composer of the Laavan, the sacred hymns of Sikh marriage. Guru Ram Das Ji, the Fourth Master, took Parkash on 24 September 1534 in the Chuna Mandi quarter of Lahore, then the capital of the Punjab under the Mughals.
- ✓Orphan of Lahore who became Guru through humble seva at Goindwal
- ✓Founded Ramdaspur, now Amritsar, and dug the Amrit Sarovar in 1577
- ✓Composed the Laavan of Anand Karaj; Joti Jot 1 September 1581
05Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji, the Fifth Master, Shaheedan de Sirtaj
Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਗੁਰੂ ਅਰਜਨ ਦੇਵ ਜੀ
Compiler of the Adi Granth, builder of Harmandir Sahib, and the first Sikh martyr. Guru Arjan Dev Ji, the Fifth Master, took Parkash on 15 April 1563 at Goindwal, the youngest of the three sons of Bhai Jetha Ji, who would become Guru Ram Das Ji, and Bibi Bhani Ji, the daughter of Guru Amar Das Ji.
- ✓Built Sri Harmandir Sahib, foundation laid in January 1588
- ✓Compiled the Adi Granth with Bhai Gurdas Ji; installed 1 September 1604
- ✓Founded Tarn Taran and Kartarpur; Shaheedi at Lahore, 30 May 1606
06Sri Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji, the Sixth Master
Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji
ਗੁਰੂ ਹਰਿਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਜੀ
Miri-Piri da Malik: the Master who wore the two swords of spirit and sovereignty Sri Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji was born at Guru Ki Wadali, a village a few miles west of Amritsar, on 19 June 1595 (Harh Vadi 1, Samvat 1652), the only child of Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji and Mata Ganga Ji.
- ✓Wore the two swords of Miri and Piri at his Gurgaddi in 1606
- ✓Built Sri Akal Takht Sahib and raised the first Sikh army
- ✓Freed 52 princes from Gwalior Fort, remembered as Bandi Chhor Divas
07Sri Guru Har Rai Sahib Ji, the Seventh Master
Guru Har Rai Sahib Ji
ਗੁਰੂ ਹਰਿ ਰਾਇ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਜੀ
The gentle Master whose compassion embraced every creature and every seeker Sri Guru Har Rai Ji was born at Kiratpur Sahib on 16 January 1630 (Magh Sudi 13, Samvat 1686), the younger of the two sons of Baba Gurditta Ji and Mata Nihal Kaur Ji.
- ✓Became Guru at fourteen; kept 2,200 horsemen yet never drew the sword
- ✓Founded the herbal hospital and animal sanctuary at Kiratpur Sahib
- ✓Upheld the sanctity of Gurbani, even at the cost of his own son
08Sri Guru Har Krishan Sahib Ji, the Eighth Master
Guru Har Krishan Sahib Ji
ਗੁਰੂ ਹਰਿਕ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਨ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਜੀ
Bala Pritam: the Child Guru whose sight dispels all sorrow Sri Guru Har Krishan Sahib Ji was born at Kiratpur Sahib on 7 July 1656 (Sawan Vadi 10, Samvat 1713), the younger son of Sri Guru Har Rai Ji and Mata Krishan Kaur Ji, who is also known as Mata Sulakhni Ji.
- ✓Became Guru at the age of five at Kiratpur Sahib in 1661
- ✓Served the sick during the Delhi smallpox epidemic of 1664
- ✓His last words 'Baba Bakale' pointed the Sikhs to Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji
09Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji, the Ninth Master, Hind di Chadar
Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji
ਗੁਰੂ ਤੇਗ਼ ਬਹਾਦਰ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਜੀ
Hind di Chadar: the Shield of India who gave his head for the freedom of conscience Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji was born at Guru Ke Mahal in Amritsar on 1 April 1621 (Vaisakh Vadi 5, Samvat 1678), the fifth and youngest son of Sri Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji and the only child of Mata Nanaki Ji.
- ✓Found at Bakala in 1664 after twenty years of silent meditation
- ✓Founded Anandpur Sahib (1665) and travelled to Bengal and Assam
- ✓Shaheedi at Chandni Chowk, Delhi, 1675, for freedom of conscience
10Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji, the Tenth Master, Sarbans Dani, Kalgidhar Patshah
Guru Gobind Singh Ji
ਗੁਰੂ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ ਜੀ
Kalgidhar Patshah, who created the Khalsa and gave his all for dharam Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji was born at Patna on 22 December 1666 (Poh Sudi 7, Samvat 1723) in the haveli of Salis Rai Johri, where Takht Sri Harimandir Ji Patna Sahib now stands.
- ✓Created the Khalsa on Vaisakhi 1699 and took Amrit from the Panj Pyare
- ✓Sarbans Dani: gave his father, mother and four Sahibzade for dharam
- ✓Bestowed the eternal Gurgaddi on Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji in 1708
11The Eternal Guru
Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
ਸ੍ਰੀ ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਜੀ
The eternal Shabad Guru: the living Word that guides the Khalsa Panth for all time Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji is the eternal Guru of the Sikhs - not a book about the Guru, but the Guru itself, the embodied Shabad in which the light of the ten Masters lives.
- ✓Compiled by Guru Arjan Dev Ji and first installed at Harmandir Sahib in 1604
- ✓1430 Angs, 31 Raags, the Word of 6 Gurus, 15 Bhagats, 11 Bhatts and 4 Gursikhs
- ✓Bestowed the eternal Gurgaddi by Guru Gobind Singh Ji at Nanded in 1708
That was the tour
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