{"id":92187,"date":"2019-11-08T21:26:29","date_gmt":"2019-11-08T15:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/?p=92187"},"modified":"2019-11-10T10:55:53","modified_gmt":"2019-11-10T05:25:53","slug":"guru-nanaks-second-udasi-1506-1513","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/history\/guru-nanaks-second-udasi-1506-1513","title":{"rendered":"Guru Nanak\u2019s Second Udasi (1506-1513) &#8211; 7\/11 Series on Guru Nanak Dev Ji"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_91934\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-91934\" style=\"width: 669px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/festivals\/550-years-with-guru-nanak-dev-ji\/attachment\/550-years-of-guru-nanak-dev-ji\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-91934\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-91934\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/ci-moi-images\/my-india\/2019\/11\/550-years-of-guru-nanak-dev-ji.jpg\" alt=\"550 Years with Guru Nanak Dev Ji\" width=\"669\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/ci-moi-images\/my-india\/2019\/11\/550-years-of-guru-nanak-dev-ji.jpg 669w, https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/ci-moi-images\/my-india\/2019\/11\/550-years-of-guru-nanak-dev-ji-150x78.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/ci-moi-images\/my-india\/2019\/11\/550-years-of-guru-nanak-dev-ji-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/ci-moi-images\/my-india\/2019\/11\/550-years-of-guru-nanak-dev-ji-350x183.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/ci-moi-images\/my-india\/2019\/11\/550-years-of-guru-nanak-dev-ji-665x348.jpg 665w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-91934\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the first Sikh Guru will be celebrated on November 12, 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Guru Nanak Dev Ji<\/strong> (1469-1539) is the first of the 10 Gurus and Founder of the <strong>Sikh <\/strong>faith. He was born on Saturday 15 April 1469 in village Talwandi Rai Bhoe Ki, then part of the undivided Punjab region (present-day Pakistan).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the age of 30, Guru Nanak left home to travel and spread his message of <strong>Ik Onkar<\/strong> or <strong>One God<\/strong> and took upon himself to enlighten people of the word of the real God. He traveled widely within India and to distant countries, covering a distance of <strong>28,000 km<\/strong> spread over five journeys or <strong>Udasis<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Bhai Mardana<\/strong>, Guru Nanak\u2019s Muslim childhood friend, accompanied Guru Nanak in all his journeys, playing the Rebab, a musical string instrument.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In all places and along the journey, Guru Nanak would enlighten people through his divine <strong>Shabads<\/strong> (Hymns) the existence of <strong>Ik Onkar<\/strong> or <strong>One God,<\/strong> and to give up existing superstitions and futile rituals in their pursuit for salvation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Well-read in several religious scriptures, the Guru would engage in healthy debates with priests and religious scholars as he went along, winning them over with logic and rational reasoning.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/history\/guru-nanaks-first-udasi-1500-1506\">First Udasi from 1500-1506<\/a><\/span>, Guru Nanak visited Sultanpur, Bhatinda, Tulamba (present day Makhdumpur) in Multan district of Pakistan, Sialkot in Pakistan, Saidpur (present day Eminabad) in Pakistan, Pasrur in Pakistan, Delhi, Panipat (Haryana), Nanakmata \u2013 Nainital district (Uttarakhand), Tanda Vanjara \u2013 Rampur District (U.P), Benaras (U.P), Gaya (Bihar), Hajipur (Bihar), Kamrup (Assam), Asa Desh (Assam), Shillong (Meghalaya), Manipur, Sylhet (Bangladesh), Dhaka (Bangladesh), Calcutta (West Bengal), Cuttack (Odisha), and Puri (Odisha).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Guru Nanak began his <strong>Second Udasi (1506-1513)<\/strong> at the age of 37 years and traveled for seven years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There is some debate among Sikh scholars whether Guru Nanak returned home after the First Udasi or whether he proceeded southwards after Puri in Odisha.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">During the Second Udasi, Guru Nanak visited the following places:<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Andhra Pradesh<\/strong>: Guntur, Vijayawada<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tamil Nadu<\/strong>: Chennaipattinam (Chennai), Nagapatnam, Kanchipuram, Rameshwaram, Tiruvannamalai, Tiruchirapally, Trivanmalay, <strong>Karnataka<\/strong>: Bidar, Palghat, Nilgiri Hills, Rangapatan<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kerala<\/strong>: Cochin<\/li>\n<li><strong>Madhya Pradesh<\/strong>: Burhanpur (Khandwa), Betma (Indore), Chitrakoot, Gwarighat, Indore, Jabalpur, Omkareshwar, Ujjain<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gujarat<\/strong>: Bharuch, Bet Dwarka, Dwarka, Kutch, Palitana, Junagarh, Vadodra<\/li>\n<li><strong>Maharashtra<\/strong>: Aurangabad, Amarnath, Barsi (Sholapur), Nanded, Nasik, Nagpur, Narsi Bamini, Pune,<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rajasthan<\/strong>: Ajmer, Pushkar, Rikhanpur<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sri Lanka<\/strong>: Batticaloa, Sita Eliya, Katargama, Matiakalam<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_92202\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-92202\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/history\/guru-nanaks-second-udasi-1506-1513\/attachment\/map-of-india-showing-places-visited-by-guru-nanak-dev-ji-in-second-udasi\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-92202\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-92202 size-full\" title=\"Map of India depicting places visited by Guru Nanak Dev ji in second Udasi\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/ci-moi-images\/my-india\/2019\/11\/map-of-india-showing-places-visited-by-guru-nanak-dev-ji-in-second-udasi.jpg\" alt=\"Map of India Showing Places Visited by Guru Nanak Dev Ji in Second Udasi\" width=\"800\" height=\"797\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/ci-moi-images\/my-india\/2019\/11\/map-of-india-showing-places-visited-by-guru-nanak-dev-ji-in-second-udasi.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/ci-moi-images\/my-india\/2019\/11\/map-of-india-showing-places-visited-by-guru-nanak-dev-ji-in-second-udasi-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/ci-moi-images\/my-india\/2019\/11\/map-of-india-showing-places-visited-by-guru-nanak-dev-ji-in-second-udasi-251x250.jpg 251w, https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/ci-moi-images\/my-india\/2019\/11\/map-of-india-showing-places-visited-by-guru-nanak-dev-ji-in-second-udasi-768x765.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/ci-moi-images\/my-india\/2019\/11\/map-of-india-showing-places-visited-by-guru-nanak-dev-ji-in-second-udasi-201x200.jpg 201w, https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/ci-moi-images\/my-india\/2019\/11\/map-of-india-showing-places-visited-by-guru-nanak-dev-ji-in-second-udasi-665x663.jpg 665w, https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/ci-moi-images\/my-india\/2019\/11\/map-of-india-showing-places-visited-by-guru-nanak-dev-ji-in-second-udasi-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/ci-moi-images\/my-india\/2019\/11\/map-of-india-showing-places-visited-by-guru-nanak-dev-ji-in-second-udasi-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/ci-moi-images\/my-india\/2019\/11\/map-of-india-showing-places-visited-by-guru-nanak-dev-ji-in-second-udasi-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/ci-moi-images\/my-india\/2019\/11\/map-of-india-showing-places-visited-by-guru-nanak-dev-ji-in-second-udasi-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-92202\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Map of India depicting places visited by Guru Nanak Dev ji in the second Udasi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Second Udasi (1506-1513)<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0Khandwa: Guru Nanak and the Dakhni Oankar<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Guru Nanak traveled to Nagpur and then moved to Khandwa in Madhya Pradesh. In Khandwa, he visited the famous <strong>Omkareshwar Temple<\/strong> in the <strong>Narmada Valley<\/strong>. It\u2019s a beautiful location with the Vindhya Range of hills to the North and Satpura Range on the South.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The temple is one of the nine installed Lingas of Lord Shiva. Guru Nanak met the Chief Priest of <strong>Omkar Temple,<\/strong> and the holy discourse between the two is recorded as <strong>Ramkali Mahala 1 Dakhani Oankaru<\/strong> and is part of the Guru Nanak\u2019s Bani in Sri Guru Granth Sahib.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The composition comprising 54 Pauri or stanzas, and one Rahaoo (Pause), is recorded in pages 929 to 938 of the Holy book.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Guru Nanak debates the Pandit explaining the <strong>Akal Purkh<\/strong> (One and Only God) exists as an <strong>Eternal Entity,<\/strong> and the word <strong>OMKAR <\/strong>represents the <strong>Eternal One. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>However, since <strong>OM<\/strong> \u2013 represents the Trinity of Lords &#8211; Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva, it cannot equate with <strong>Omkar <\/strong>since<strong> Omkar <\/strong>is <strong>Akal Purkh<\/strong> \u2013 the creator of Lord Brahma who is himself viewed as the creator in Hindu mythology.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bidar: Guru Nanak and the Miracle of Jhira<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On departing from Omkareshwar Temple, Guru Nanak and Bhai Mardana traveled to <strong>Nanded<\/strong> in Maharashtra. It is here the last of the 10 Sikh Gurus, <strong>Guru Gobind Singh<\/strong>, spent his last years, 200 years after Guru Nanak\u2019s historic visit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">From <strong>Nanded<\/strong>, Guru Nanak reached <strong>Hyderabad<\/strong> before traveling to <strong>Golconda<\/strong> on the outskirts of Hyderabad. From here, Guru Nanak reached <strong>Bidar<\/strong>, the beautiful hill-top city in Karnataka.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Janamsakhis record a fascinating story marking Guru Nanak\u2019s visit to Bidar, where he would meet several Muslim Pirs, including Pir Jalaluddin and Yakoob Ali, and other scholars.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Weary from a long journey, Guru Nanak stayed on the outskirts of Bidar, where several Muslim Fakirs were living in makeshift shelters. Curious, they gathered to hear Guru Nanak sing his Shabads and were interested to know his ideas. Soon word spread of a mysterious saint who spoke words of wisdom.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the time, Bidar was facing an acute water shortage. Wells dug yielded poor quality water, and people were miserable. As per Janamsakhis, Guru Nanak uttered <strong>Sat Kartar<\/strong> and, using his wooded sandal, removed some stones and rubble. Miraculously, a <strong>Jhira<\/strong> or spring opened up, and clean, freshwater began to gush out.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <strong>Gurdwara Sri Nanak Jhira<\/strong> <strong>Sahib<\/strong> came up at the site to mark the Guru\u2019s miraculous act. The crystal clear stream still flows. Sikh historians record this place as the second miracle after Gurudwara Punja Sahib in present-day Pakistan, and some even refer to it as the Second Punja Sahib.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Junagarh: Guru Nanak Helps out King Bharthri<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>King Bharthri<\/strong> of Junagarh in Gujarat gave up his royal life and was living in Takhtupura in <strong>Moga, Punjab<\/strong>. But he faced a dilemma. He had to return to Junagarh to marry a princess within a day, failing which she would die, and the King would have to return to Junagarh again to marry another princess, and this would keep repeating until he married.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">King Bharthri turned to the Jogis to use their Riddhi Siddhi powers (occult powers) to help him get to Junagarh. When they refused, he turned to Guru Nanak.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Janamsakhi Bhai Bala<\/strong> records how Guru Nanak used his special powers to reach Junagarh along with King Bharthri in time for the wedding. Post-wedding, they headed back to Moga.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Gurdwara in <strong>Takhtupura<\/strong> commemorates this incident.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Somanth: The Guru Debates Superstition and Rituals<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Guru Nanak visited Somnath Temple in Gujarat, one of the holiest sites of Shiva worship. Arriving here, Guru Nanak watched people following the age-old tradition of Shiva-ling worship.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Guru Nanak questioned the rationale behind the rituals saying it did not serve devotion to <strong>Ik Onkar<\/strong>, the one and only God. He educated people on giving up superstitions and caste-based divisions. He spoke of all humans being equal before the only God.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Guru Nanak was able to convince many devotees who gave up the age-old traditions in favour of service to God through service to humanity. Many followed Guru Nanak\u2019s teachings after that.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dwarka: Guru Nanak speaks against Idol Worship<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">From Somnath, Guru Nanak traveled to <strong>Dwarka<\/strong>, the city where Lord Krishna spent his last years. People here had been worshipping Lord Krishna\u2019s idol for centuries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Guru Nanak debated with local priests, religious scholars, and other devotees, that Lord Krishna was Lord Vishnu\u2019s human avatar, and therefore, not God. He spoke against idol worship and continued to spread the message of <strong>Ik Onkar<\/strong>, through Gurbani (Guru\u2019s holy word; Gospel).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the Guru\u2019s words where all are equal before God,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Sab mein jot, jot hai soi, <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>It is the same Spirit that pervadeth all. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Tisde<\/em><em> chanan, sab mein chanan hoi. <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>It is His light that illuminates every being.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em>Many became followers of Guru Nanak.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sri Lanka: Guru Nanak wins over Raja Shiv Nabh<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">His journey to South India saw Guru Nanak visit several southern cities, including Chennai and Rameshwaram, in the southern tip of India. From Rameshwaram, Guru Nanak traveled by boat to reach <strong>Singhaldweep<\/strong> or Ceylon, Sri Lanka\u2019s former names.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are several accounts regarding the timing and actual events of Guru Nanak\u2019s visit to Singhaldweep.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Guru Nanak met Raja Shiv Nabh, who had heard of Guru Nanak\u2019s spiritual powers from Bhai Mansukh, a disciple of Guru Nanak and a trader by profession.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Though eager to meet the Guru, Raja Shiv Nabh was skeptical whether this person was indeed Guru Nanak. He sent a message to the Guru saying if the dry garden where he was staying turned green, the King would meet him. As per Jansakhi&#8217;s accounts, the garden turned green, and the King and Queen rushed to pay their respects.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Another account describes the Queen had given birth to a daughter and hid the truth from her husband. She went to beg Guru Nanak to turn the girl into a boy. Guru Nanak complied, and after that, both Raja Shiv Nabh and his wife became Guru Nanak\u2019s disciples.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Guru Nanak is said to have written 40 stanzas called <strong>Pran Sangali<\/strong> for the Raja Shiv Nabh which he left behind with the Raja. Later, <strong>Guru Arjan Dev<\/strong> tried to retrieve this document but it could not be traced. It remains a reference in Sikh history.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Guru Nanak travelled to Batticaloa, Sita Eliya &#8211; the place where Ravana held Sita in captivity, Kataragama, and Matiakalam before beginning his return journey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guru Nanak Dev Ji (1469-1539) is the first of the 10 Gurus and Founder of the Sikh faith. He was born on Saturday 15 April 1469 in village Talwandi Rai Bhoe Ki, then part of the undivided Punjab region (present-day Pakistan). 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