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Guru Nanak Jayanti 2022: Know Date, History And Significance Of Guru Nanak Dev's Prakash Parv
Guruparb, also known as Prakash Parv, is the day on which the Sikh people remember their Guru(s).
It is the birthday of the Sikh Gurus. There are 10 Gurus in the Sikh community and each has its own Guru Parv. One such Guruparb is going to be celebrated on 08 November 2022 as it marks the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the first Guru of Sikh people. It is widely known as Guru Nanak Jayanti. He was the one who laid the foundation of the Sikh religion and therefore, devotees celebrate this day with great love and enthusiasm. His birthday varies every year depending on the Lunar Calendar.
For Sikh people, Guru Nanak Prakash Parv has great significance and this year they will be celebrating the 553rd Guru Nanak Prakash Parv. Therefore, let us know more about this auspicious festival in detail.
Also read: Kartik Purnima 2019: Religious Significance Of This Day
History
Guru Nanak Dev was born in the year 1469 on the Poornima of Kartik in Rai-Bhoi-di Talwandi village, which was then a province of Delhi Sultanate. At present, the place is known as Nankan Sahib and is situated in Pakistan.
His
parents
were
Kalyan
Chand
Das
Bedi
also
known
as
Kalyan
Das
Mehta
and
Mata
Tripti.
He
gained
extensive
knowledge
Of
Islam
and
Hinduism.
This
helped
him
in
demonstrating
good
knowledge
and
philosophy.
He
believed
in
one
God
and
used
to
say
there
is
no
Hindu
or
Muslim.
According
to
his
teachings,
people
can
connect
to
God
through
remembrance.
Also,
one
can
worship
God
by
any
name.
Thus
he
founded
Sikhism
during
the
15th
century.
Guru Nanak Dev's teachings are preserved in the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book of the Sikh people. His teachings include various principles that are based on the virtue of goodness, purity and selfless service. Guru Granth Sahib also contains the lessons of faith and meditation in the name of one God, striving for honest conduct and for bringing social justice to all. According to Guru Nanak Dev, his teachings are exactly the same as those he received from the Almighty.
It was in the year 1496 when he left his family for 30 years on a spiritual journey to spread his teachings. In order to give tribute to Guru Nanak and his teachings and to remember him on his birth anniversary, people celebrate Guru Nanak Jayanti as his Prakash Parv or Guruparb.
Significance
For Sikh people this festival is quite important and therefore, they begin organising Prabhat Feri (morning march) every early morning 15 days before the Guruparb.
Akhand Path (reading of Guru Granth Sahib for 48 hours) is held two days prior to the celebration. Also, a Nagarkirtan is organised one day before the Guruparb celebration.
Sikh people on this day, take an oath to follow the teachings of Guru Nanak Dev which include overcoming the five evils namely, lust, anger, greed, attachment and pride. The three guiding principles of Sikhism according to Guru Nanak Dev are "Naam japana (remembering God all the time), kirat karna (being always ready to selflessly serve people), vand chhakana (sharing whatever you have with you)."
On the day of Guruparb, the day begins at 4:00 AM with singing prayers. This time is also known as the Amrit Vela. After this devotees sing the Asa ki Vaar (morning hymns), recital of Kathas (holy stories) and then this is followed by a Kirtan (hymns as per the Sikh traditions).
Then Langar is organised in the Gurudwara premises which is a kind of community kitchen according to Sikh traditions. The motto of organising Langar is to feed all people irrespective of their caste, creed and culture. This is done out of selfless service.
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