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Guru Angad Dev was born on March 31, 1504 in a village called Harike
in Ferozepur district of the Punjab. His father, Bhai Pheru was
a trader. His parents called him Lehna. He was married at the age
of fifteen. His wife, Khivi was a native of Mattei di Sarai in Ferozepur
district. His father grew weary of Harike and with his family returned
to his ancestral place, Mattei di Sarai and lived there. Bhai Lehna's
wife gave birth to two daughters, Amro and Anokhi, and two sons
called Dasu and Datu.
When Mattei di Sarai was sacked by the Mughals and Baloches, Bhai
Lehna and his father moved to Khadur, now a famous town near Tarn
Taran. Bhai Lehna grew very religious under the influence of his
mother, Daya Kaur, and became a devotee of Durga, the goddess of
Shakti. He used to organize yearly pilgrimage of devout Hindus to
Jawalamukhi, a place of Durga temple in the lower Himalayas where
fire issued from the mountains. He used to lead Durga dance around
the fire in a harness of jingling bells.
Bhai Jodha, a Guru's Sikh, lived in Khadur and it was his daily
routine to rise early very morning and recite Japji and Asa di Var.
One day as Bhai Lehna attentively listened the Divine Sabad recited
by Bhai Jodha, his mind obtained
peace. After the day break he asked Jodha who had composed that
stimulating hymn. Bhai Jodha then told him all about Guru Nanak,
who was living at Kartarpur at that time. The touch of divine Sabad
made such an impact on Bhai Lehna's mind that he got impatient to
meet the Guru. When he was on his annual pilgrimage to Jawalamukhi,
he broke his journey at Kartarpur to offer his obeisance to the
Guru.
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| Guru Angad being bestowed with Guruship by Guru Nanak |
During his meeting, the Guru spoke to him of the True Creator, leaving
such an mpression on Bhai Lehna that he threw away the jingling
bells, which he was carrying with him to dance before the goddess.
He had obtained such a peace of mind that he decided to discontinue
his pilgrimage and abide with the Guru. On seeing his ncreasing
devotion, the Guru said to him one day that he should go home and
settle his affairs and on his return he would initiate him as his
Sikh.
Upon this Bhai Lehna returned to Khadur for some time.
A detailed account has been given in the last chapter regarding
the circumstances which led to his succession to Guruship. One day
as Sikhs assembled, Guru Nanak seated Bhai Lehna on his throne,
put five paise and a coco-nut in front of him and bowed before him
and then said to Bhai Buddha,"This is my successor- Guru Angad;
put a tilak on his forehead in token of his appointment to the Guruship." Bhai Buddha did so. The Guru then ordered his followers to obey
and serve Guru Angad; who was in his own image. Bhai Gurdas describes
the succession to Guru Angad (Var 1, pauri-45):
"Angad got the same tilak, the same umbrella over his head,
and was seated on the same true throne as Guru Nanak. The seal of
Guru Nanak's hand entered Guru Angad's, and proclaimed his sovereignty."
After his appointment to the Guruship, Guru Nanak directed Guru
Angad to return to Khadur. Upon this Guru Angad returned to Khadur
and lived there.
GURU ANGAD
IN SECLUSION The Guru sat in a room locked from outside near Khadur, and meditated
on God without ny distraction or interruption. He did not eat or
drink anything except a pot of milk daily. About six months passed
like this and the Sikhs did not know the whereabouts of the Guru.
One day Bhai Lalo, Bhai Saido and Bhai Ajita and other Sikhs came
to Bhai Buddha and asked him the whereabouts of the Guru.They had
searched Khadur and other places but could not find him anywhere.
It is said that Bhai Buddha concentrated his thoughts on the Guru
and was able to visualize his place of meditation. Next morning
they all went to the house near Khadur where the Guru was sitting
in seclusion. The owner of the house gave them no information but
went inside the house and told the Guru about the visit of four
Sikhs. The Guru told the owner that they should be shown inside.
He embraced Bhai Buddha and uttered the following Slok:
"Cut off the head which boweth not to the Lord, Nanak, take
and burn the
wretched body which feeleth not the pain of separation." (Slok
Mohalla 2, p-89)
Bhai Buddha requested him to take his seat as Guru and receive the
Sikhs publicly. fter this Guru Angad came forth from his seclusion.
When the Guru came out, crowds went to see him and presented to
him their offerings. Whatever
he received, the Guru passed on to his kitchen. There were continuous
preaching, singing of hymns and repetition of Name.
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