Sacha Sauda (Guru Ravidas - Guru Nanak) Choorkhana, Farooqabad

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Guru Ravidass ji visited North India twice during his pilgrimages. For the first time, Guru Ravidass ji met Guru Nanak Dev ji was in 'Choorkhana' now known as 'Nankana Sahib'. Where Guru Ravidass ji along with four other Saints were served with meals worth twenty rupees, given to Guru Nanak Dev ji by his father, Shri Mehta Kalu ji, for the purpose of investing it in a truthful business. Guru Ravidass ji was so pleased with the humility showed by Guru Nanak Dev ji towards the Saints that Guru Ravidass ji Initiated Guru Nanak Dev ji into the secrets of 'NAM' (Sacha Soda) by bestowing the Mool Mantar shabad, and Said to Guru Nanak Dev ji, that through devotion to it, you will gain everything. In an INITIATION CEREMONY, the Initiator becomes the 'GURU' and the person to be initiated becomes his 'DISCIPLE'.


During Guru Ravidass ji's second visit to the Punjab, Guruji met Guru

Nanak Dev ji at SANT GHAT of Kali Bein (rivulet) in Sultanpur Lodhi, District Kapurthala, in a mammoth Sant Samagam held for three days.

Guru Ravidass ji travelled quite widely, as his poems indicate a good knowledge of Hindi, Urdu, Persian and many regional languages of India. Guruji's followers are found in many states of India such as Uttar Pardesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra.

Guru Nanak Dev ji, was born in 1469 A.D. and started his extensive travel at the age of 26 (1495 A.D.). By this time Guru Ravidass ji's fame had already reached the Punjab and Guru Ravidass ji's verses had gained popularity, as Guru Nanak Dev ji used to sing the verses of Guru Ravidass ji.

Guru Nanak Dev ji met Guru Ravidass Ji, for the third time, at "GURU KA BAGH" temple in Banaras in 1498 A.D. At this meeting Guru Nanak Dev ji asked Guru Ravidass ji to bless the Punjab earth and bestow the flavour of 'NAM' on the people of the Punjab so that they can also live in peace and harmony in a casteless and classless society. Guru Ravidass ji fulfilled Guru Nanak Dev ji's request by donating old manuscripts, which contained a collection of Guru Ravidass ji's verses and poems.

The earliest collection of Guru Ravidass ji's poems are available in the Sri Adi Granth. It was compiled by Guru Arjun Dev ji, the fifth Guru of the Sikhs, and was completed in 1604 A.D. Sri Adi Granth contains 40-Hymns (one of which is a repetition) and One-Couplet of Guru Ravidass ji. The 40-Hymns are in represented in 16-different RAAG's (Musicals Modes) as follows:

Name of Raag;No of Hymns;Name of Raag;No of Hymns;
Siri1Gauri5
Asa6Gujari1
Sorathi7Dhanasari3
Jaitsari1Suhi3
Bilaval2Gaund2
Ramkali1Maru2
Kedara1Bhairau1
Basant1Malhar3

One of the Hymns in Raag Maru is the same (with a few minor changes) as includes in Raag Sorathi.

It is said that Guru Ravidass ji disappeared from the world, leaving behind only his footprints, which are still preserved at Chittor, covered by a sacred canopy called 'Guru Ravidass ki Chhatri'. Some believe that Guru Ravidass ji lived in Banaras during his last days, dying a natural death in 1540 A.D. at the age of 126 years. Other memorials to Guru Ravidass ji are found in many places, including south India near the Tirupati Temple at the foot of Balaji Hill. There is a tank in Mandur near Kanshi and a Guru Ravidass ji Kund (pool) in Ellora in Hyderabad. Another Guru Ravidass ji Kund is found in Junagadh in Kathiawar.

Thus Guru Ravidass ji, who came from the lowest caste, rose to the pinnacle of spiritual glory and preached his message fearlessly to men of all castes and creeds. The Brahmins who initially opposed him came to realize Guruji's greatness, and many of the Brahmin chiefs bowed before Guru Ravidass ji in reverence.

-As Guru Ravidass ji himself puts it

I belong to the Kutabandhala caste ( a subcaste of the Chamar),
And men of my caste still carry carcasses on the outskirts of Banaras.
But now, before me, even the Brahmin Chiefs fall prostrate,
Because Guru Ravidass, Thy Slave, hath taken refuge in Thy Name.

-Sri Adi Granth, p1293, poem 37

God is Light; in him there is no darkness at all.
For God, who said, "Let Light shine out of darkness,"
Made his Light shine in our hearts to give us the Light
Of the Knowledge of the Glory of God in the face of Guru Ravidass ji
The man who walks in the dark does not know where he is going
What do righteousness and wickedness have in common?
Or what fellowship can Light have with darkness?
The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn,
Shining ever brighter till the full light of day.
The rising SUN (Ravi) came to us from the heaven
To shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death,
To guide our feet into the path of peace.
Guru Ravidass ji is the SUN Light of the world.
So put your trust in the Light…
So that you may become the sons of Light
And will never have to walk in darkness.

In the Sri Adi Granth, Guru Ramdas ji also refers to Guru Ravidass ji in one of his poems

Guru Ravidass ji the cobbler offereth prayer;
By singing such a prayer to God, for a single moment
He has turned from a lowly caste into an exalted one,
And all the four castes come to bow down at his feet.


- Er GuRmukh GuRu 
Phagwara, Punjab - INDIA 🇮🇳 
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy

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