Sandeep,
I have read a story from a very respectable non-Sikh source. Is this a well known fact amongst Sikhs?
Tale is like this: Upto the first 3 Gurus, the Gurupad was not passed on to the son, but to the most able disciple within the Panth. Guru Angad Dev - the second Guru - had grown very old, so he passed on the responsibility of Panth to his disciple Guru Amardas - the third Guru - in his own life.
Once upon a time Guru Angad was taking bath. After taking bath he sat down on a wooden platform (takhat) and started meditating. Bhani Kunwar Ji - (wife of Guru Amardas ji) was sitting nearby to look after the aged Guru. One of the supports (paya) of the takhat was weak and started falling apart. Guru Angad was still in meditation, and nobody else was around. Bhani ji, afraid that aged Guru may fall down and get hurt, and seeing no other option, put her own feet in the place of the support. Nails digged into her flesh and weight of the platform was much. As a result she started bleeding profusely but did not wake the Guru up from his meditation.
When Guru Angad got up after meditating, he saw the scene, and felt greatly for the devotion of Bhaniji. In that state he asked Bhaniji to ask for any wish and it would be granted. She refused to ask, but Guru insisted. At last she said if Guru really wanted to bless her with something, she wanted that the Gurupad of Sikh panth should stay withing her children and their children, and not go to anyone outside her family.
Hearing this, Guru became very serious and sad. He said Gurupad only belongs to Guru Nanak and no one else had any authority to claim it or grant it. He further said sadly that since he had already promised her, her wish would be fulfilled, but from then onwards Sikh Gurus and their devoted Sikhs would endure great hardships, as this was a disobey to Guru Nanak.
Is above a well-known story? More details?
Also do you have some inputs about this post?
Thanks
I have read a story from a very respectable non-Sikh source. Is this a well known fact amongst Sikhs?
Tale is like this: Upto the first 3 Gurus, the Gurupad was not passed on to the son, but to the most able disciple within the Panth. Guru Angad Dev - the second Guru - had grown very old, so he passed on the responsibility of Panth to his disciple Guru Amardas - the third Guru - in his own life.
Once upon a time Guru Angad was taking bath. After taking bath he sat down on a wooden platform (takhat) and started meditating. Bhani Kunwar Ji - (wife of Guru Amardas ji) was sitting nearby to look after the aged Guru. One of the supports (paya) of the takhat was weak and started falling apart. Guru Angad was still in meditation, and nobody else was around. Bhani ji, afraid that aged Guru may fall down and get hurt, and seeing no other option, put her own feet in the place of the support. Nails digged into her flesh and weight of the platform was much. As a result she started bleeding profusely but did not wake the Guru up from his meditation.
When Guru Angad got up after meditating, he saw the scene, and felt greatly for the devotion of Bhaniji. In that state he asked Bhaniji to ask for any wish and it would be granted. She refused to ask, but Guru insisted. At last she said if Guru really wanted to bless her with something, she wanted that the Gurupad of Sikh panth should stay withing her children and their children, and not go to anyone outside her family.
Hearing this, Guru became very serious and sad. He said Gurupad only belongs to Guru Nanak and no one else had any authority to claim it or grant it. He further said sadly that since he had already promised her, her wish would be fulfilled, but from then onwards Sikh Gurus and their devoted Sikhs would endure great hardships, as this was a disobey to Guru Nanak.
Is above a well-known story? More details?
Also do you have some inputs about this post?
Thanks