Anandpur Sahib
City of Bliss
Cities are mostly settled by Kings, Emperors
and businessman to fulfill their strategic needs and vested interests. Punjab
has a unique tradition where cities were settled by Gurus to give the message
of peace, communal harmony, to bring equality in humans, to defend the
downtrodden from tyranny and guide the humanity in belief of only One True Lord
for whom all humanity in various forms, colours shapes, beliefs is equal. Gurus
settled various cities all over Punjab prominent among them are Amritsar also
known as sifty da ghar because it was settled by Guru Ramdas to live the
example of caste and creed less society where people from all walks of life
could come and practice their trade and live harmoniously.Other cities settled
by Gurus are Goindwal Sahib, Khaddor Sahib, Kartarpur, Kiratpur Sahib, Tarn
Taran and Anandpur Sahib.
Anandpur Sahib is celebrating the 350th
birthday today. Nestled in the Shivalik ranges the city was settled by ninth
Guru Teg Bahadurji dedicated to his mother Nanaki as Nanaki Chakk. A Muslim Fakir
asked him once that; the city settlement is task of Kings and rich people why
you as a fakir doing the task of Kings? Guruji asked him to stay there and
offered him food and night stay. The fakir dreamt that night and in his dream
saw that a lion is chasing away all bad spirits and protecting people. In the
morning he was expecting answer to his question from Guru ji so he went to see
him. He told Guru ji about his dream of a lion. Guruji told him you have answer
to your question in your own dream. This city and people living here will be so
strong like a lion that they will once defend humanity, bring equality and
please Lord with theirs good deeds and the Lord will shower his blessings for
their good deeds and they will ever live in bliss.
Guru Teg Bahadurji became the first martyr in
the history of the world who gave his head to defend the faith of his co-human
beings a faith in which he didn’t have any faith himself because it could not
give protection from tyranny as it was divided, un-united, ridden with superstitions
and almost helpless to protect itself from tyranny of own religious heads, high
caste ideals, exploitations and blind faith and foreign invaders who forcibly
set their rule and tyrannized Indians. With the martyrdom of Guruji India’s
history took a decisive turn and downfall of mighty Moghuls started and
forcible conversion of Hindus stopped. This city of Anandpur Sahib had sent
this messiah for Hindus to Delhi where history saw a most brutal execution in
Public.
The tenth Master Guru Gobind Singh built five
forts here as he knew the repercussions will take place. He gave birth to
Khalsa here by becoming their spiritual father and his consort being their
spiritual mother. Every Sikh even being born anywhere in the world has his
birth place in Anandpur Sahib. This because the ideals of Sikhism to defend
downtrodden from tyranny that may happen anywhere in the world goes with him
from his birth place, fear has been extinguished from mind of Khalsa forever,
he has been adorned with Kirpan to defend weak and himself and by doing all
these deeds he shall ever feel blessed. That blessing of the Almighty is the
bliss that you can obtain if you become a citizen of this city of bliss or by
becoming a Khalsa.
Happy 350th day to all the citizens
of the Anandpur Sahib.
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