The Nine Sikh Gurus

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by  G S Chauhan

The Nine Sikh Gurus
(II to X)
Lives, Works and Teachings
A Brief Description
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O B A
THER OOKS BY THE UTHOR
1. Guru Nanak Dev's Japji Sahib
2. Guru Arjan Dev's Sukhmani Sahib
3. Bani of Bhagats
4. The Gospel of the Sikh Gurus
5. Bani of Bhagats - Part I
6. Bani of Bhagats - Part II
7. Nitnem
8. Sri Guru Nanak Dev: Life, Travels and Teachings
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The Nine Sikh Gurus
(II to X)
Lives, Works and Teachings
A BRIEF DESCRIPTION
With Complete Bani of
Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji,
Brief Notes on Discovery of Shri Hemkunt,
Complete Translation of Akal Ustati and Zaffar Nama.
Dr. GS Chauhan
And
Dr. Meenakshi Rajan
Publisher:
Dr. Inderjit Kaur, President
All India Pingalwara Charitable Society (Regd.),
Amritsar
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THE NINE SIKH GURUS (II-X) Lives, Works and Teachings
A BREIF DESCRIPTION
Written by:
Dr. GS Chauhan
Dr. Meenakshi Rajan
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Dedication
This humbe effort to describe Lives, Works and
Teachings of The Nine Sikh Gurus (II to X) is
dedicated to the great saint of twentieth century,
Bhagat Puran Singh, founder of All India Pingalwara
Charitable Society (Regd.) Amritsar. It was due to his
blessings when I met him in July 1991 that an
ignorant person like me could study and understand
Gurbani and write about the Guru's teachings.
Bhagat Puran Singh was a great soul and even now,
he guides and removes suffering of those who help
his mission of running Pingalwara. I have seen that
in many cases, when some people sent donations with
full faith, their diseases were cured and problems
solved.
I pray that Bhagat Ji may kindly bless the readers of
this book with Divine Name and faith in God.
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C
ONTENTS
• PREFACE............................................................................7
• CHAPTER 1
SRI GURU ANGAD DEV JI............................................11
• CHAPTER 2
SRI GURU AMAR DAS JI..............................................27
• CHAPTER 3
SRI GURU RAM DAS JI................................................37
• CHAPTER 4
SRI GURU ARJAN DEV JI..............................................47
• CHAPTER 5
SHRI GURU HARGOBIND JI...........................................66
• CHAPTER 6
SRI GURU HAR RAI JI.................................................85
• CHAPTER 7
SRI GURU HARI KRISHAN JI.........................................91
• CHAPTER 8
SRI GURU TEGH BAHADUR JI.......................................95
• CHAPTER 9
SHRI GURU GOBIND SINGH JI.....................................129
• ANNEXURE 1
BANI OF SRI GURU TEGH BAHADUR SAHIB.................165
• ANNEXURE 2
DISCOVERY OF SRI HEMKUNT SAHIB...........................237
• ANNEXURE 3
A BRIEF NOTE ON SRI DASAM GRANTH SAHIB.............247
• ANNEXURE 4
AKAL USTATI............................................................253
• ANNEXURE 5
ZAFFARNAMA ............................................................400
• APPEAL.........................................................................421
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P
REFACE
Guru Nanak Dev Ji passed on his Divine Light to Guru
Angad Dev Ji and similarly each Guru Ji further passed on to
the next Guru Sahib till Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Guru
Sahib. He passed it on to Sri Guru Granth Sahib. Thence onwards,
all the teachings of Sri Guru Granth Sahib provide the guidance
to the devotees. The devotees now respect the teachings of Sri
Guru Granth Sahib as the Supreme Guide as the Guru. All the
Guru Sahibs have stressed upon sincere devotion on the God and
not the ritual worship.
Unfortunately, some of the so-called spiritual leaders are
again pushing the community towards ritual worship practices.
In para (9) (29) of Akal Ustati, Guru Gobind Singh Ji has said
"Saachu kahon sun lehu sabhai jin prem kiyo tin hi Prabhu
payio." O Listen everybody. I am telling the truth. Only those
who love everybody attain the God.
The devotees must follow all the teachings as given in Sri
Guru Granth Sahib. As far as possible, one must recite Gurbani
with full attention and listen to it as stated by Guru Nanak Dev
Ji in Japji Sahib.. Slowly, one's mind will start becoming
concentrated while reciting Gurbani. The practices like paid
worship are of no avail. One can spend money in good cause
to help the needy in charity without expectation of any return.
All the Guru Sahibs have stressed upon treating all human
beings as creation of One God. When Guru Nanak Dev went to
Multan, the place was full of Muslim religious leaders. On hearing
about Guru Ji's visit, they got worried about their importance.
Therefore, they came with a pot completely full of milk to indicate
that the town is already full of religious leaders and there is no room
for him. Guru Ji understood their intentions and placed a small
white flower with lovely smell on the milk, which did not replace
any milk. The Pirs understood that Guru Ji would not replace them.
Another example of loving all beings is available from the
life of Guru Gobind Singh Ji. When he was just a child, Peer
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Bhikhan Shah from Thaska in Karnal District went all the way to
Patna to meet the child Gobind Singh. He thought of testing
whether he will be in favour of Hindus or the Muslims. Therefore,
he purchased sweets from two shops, one from a Hindu and the
other from a Muslim shop. He placed both the sweets in front of
the child. Guru Ji placed his both hands on both the sweets. The
Peer understood that Guru Ji would treat Hindus and Muslims alike.
Guru Gobind Singh Ji in paras (14) (84) and (15) (86) of
his composition Akal Ustati has stated as under:-
"Koyi bhaiyo Mundiya Sanyasi kou Jogi bhaiyo kou
Brahmchari kou Jati anumanbo. Hindu Turk kou Rafji Imam
Safi manas ki jati sabhai aikai pahichanbo. Karta Karim soyi
Razak Rahim oyi doosro na bhed koyi bhool bharam
manbo. Ek hi ki sev sabh hi ko Gurdev Ek Ek hi saroop
sabhai Ekai jot janbo. (15) (85) Akal Ustati.
koå BeAo muMfIAw sMinAwsI koå jogI BeAo koeé bRhmcwrI koå
jqIAnu mwnbo ] ihMdU qurk koå rwPsI emwm SwPI mwns kI jwq
sbY EkY phcwnbo ] krqw krIm soeé rwjk rhIm Awyeé dUsro n Byd
koeé BUl BRm mwnbo ] Ek hI kI syv sB hI ko gurdyv Ek Ek
hI s}p sbY EkY joq jwnbo ]15]85]
koaU BieE muMfIAw sMinAwsI koaU jogI BieE koeI bRhmcwrI koaU
jqIAnu mwnbo ] ihMdU qurk koaU rwPsI iemwm SwPI mwns kI jwq
sbY eykY phcwnbo ] krqw krIm soeI rwjk rhIm EeI dUsro n
Byd koeI BUl BRm mwnbo ] eyk hI kI syv sB hI ko gurdyv eyk
eyk hI srUp sbY eykY joq jwnbo ]15]85]
Human beings in the world belong to many distinctive
religious orders. Some are Bairagis wearing the cloaks of
Ramanandi sect; some are Sanyasis and some are Yogis. Some
are Brhmcharis (the celibate ones). Some are the Hindus and
some are Muslims. Some belong to Shiya and some are the Suni
Muslims. However, in our view, all the human beings are only
one created out of One Light. The God is the only creator of all
beings of the world and He is the only merciful provider of food
to everybody. There is none else except Him. The humans who
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divide humanity in different sects and create disputes between
them are victims of misconception. Therefore, please serve only
the One Creator of all beings of the world. The whole world is
His form and His light shines in everybody. Therefore love
everybody irrespective of their religion and place of birth.
Dehura Maseet soyi pooja au niwaj oyi manas sabhai ek pai
anek ko bharmau hai. Devta adev Juchh Gandharv Turk
Hindu niyare niyare desan ke bhes ko bharmau hai. Ekai
nain ekai kaan ekai deh ekai baan khak bad aatash au aab
ko ralau hai. Allah Abhekh soyi Puran au Quran oyi Ek hi
saroop sabhai Ek hi banau hai. (16) (86) Akal Ustati.
dyhrw msIq soeé pUjw AO invws Awyeé mwns sbY Ek pY Anyk ko
BRmwa hY ] dyvqw Adyv j~C gMDRb qurk ihMdU inAwry inAwry dysn ky
Bys ko pRBwa hY ] EkY nYn EkY kwn EkY dyh EkY bwn Kwk bwd
Awqs AO Awb ko rlwa hY ] Alh AByK soeé purwn AO kurwn Aoeé
Ek hI s}p sbY Ek hI bnwa hY ]16]86]
dyhrw msIq soeI pUjw AO invws EeI mwns sbY eyk pY Anyk ko
BRmwau hY ] dyvqw Adyv j~C gMDRb qurk ihMdU inAwry inAwry dysn
ky Bys ko pRBwau hY ] eykY nYn eykY kwn eykY dyh eykY bwn Kwk
bwd Awqs AO Awb ko rlwau hY ] Alh AByK soeI purwn AO kurwn
EeI eyk hI srUp sbY eyk hI bnwau hY ]16]86]
The Hindu temple and the Muslim masjid are the home of
the same One God. The Hindu worship and the Muslim Namaz
are also same. However, the people believe these to be different
due to misunderstanding. The celestial dancers and musicians,
the Muslims and the Hindus who look to be different from each
other; it is only because of the dress codes of different countries.
All beings are created in the same manner. All have the same type
of eyes, ears and the bodies. All these are created from five
elements (earth, water, fire, air and space). The Allah, the Eternal
God present everywhere does not have any dress code. The
Puranas and the Quran Sharif are singing the praise of the same
God. All beings of the world are the form of the same God and
all the creation is created by the same God. (16) (86)
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Hence, the half-baked spiritual leaders who have not studied
Gubani nor have moved out of Punjab should not influence us.
They are like frogs in the well and posess limited knowledge.
Therefore they want that the Sikh community may not study
about other religions and their holy books. They are trying to
create their followers by misleading sweet talks. Therefore we
should only follow what Gurbani teaches us and not go by
teachings of these babas.
Another wrong notion being spread is that the Sikhs should
not study Hindi, Sanskrit or any other language other than
Gurmukhi and Punjabi. If we do so, how shall we understand
Gurbani in Sanskrit and Persian like Sanskrit slokas of Guru Arjun
Dev Ji and Zaffarnama of Guru Gobind Singh Ji. Guru Arjun Dev
Ji and Guru Teg Bahadur Ji arranged teachers to teach Arabic,
Persian, Sanskrit, Hindu holy books and Quran Shrif to Guru
Hargobind Ji and Guru Gobind Singh Ji as may be seen in this
book. Then why should we hesitate to study them? There are
innumerable references to the stories of ancient sages and avtars
in Gurbani. If we do not know their stories, how shall we
understand what Guru Ji is trying to tell us?
In this book, I have given briefly the lives of the nine Gurus.
In the end, there are five annexures. My main stress is to reach
original Gurbani to the readers so that they are connected with
Guru Sahib's own teachings and would not be misled by any such
half-baked "Babas". I am grateful to Bibi Inderjit Kaur President
and Sardar Mukhtar Singh Goraya Hony. Secy of All India
Pingalwara Charitable society (Regd.) Amritsar who have made
this book reach you.
Kindly pardon me and Meenakshi Rajan, my daughter for
any mistakes and bring the same to my notice so that it can be
corrected in next editions.
31 st August 2015 Dr. G. S. Chauhan
B-202 Shri Ganesh Appts.
Plot No. 12-B Sector 7 Dwarka, New Delhi 110075.
Mob. No. 09873236664, E-mail:[email protected]
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