Sachkhand Shri Hazur Sahib
Thursday, 8 August 2013
Hazur Sahib Nanded :- Architectural View
Inside View Of
Shri Darbar Sahib At Takhat Sachkhand Shri Hazur Sahib, Nanded
Front View Of, Palki Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji And
Palki Shri Dasam Granth Sahib Ji At Darbar Sahib
Side Gallery Right Side Of Main Hall With Gold Plated
Carving On The Face
View Of Angitha Sahib Of Shri
Guru Gobind Singh Ji.This Is Situated In The Center Of Main Hall.
Side Gallery Left Side Of Main
Hall With Gold Plated Carving On The Face
Sunday, 4 August 2013
HISTORY : - Takhat Sachkhand Sri Hazur Abchalnagar Sahib, Nanded
"The Eternal Father willed and I raised the Panth. All my
Sikhs are hereby ordered to accept the Granth as their Preceptor. Have faith in
the holy Granth, as your master and consider it the visible manifestation of
the Gurus. He who hath a pure heart will seek guidance from its holy
words."
........These are
the words uttered by Guru Sri Gobind Singh ji, before he
left for his heavenly abode (Parlok Gaman) along with his horse Dilbag on
October 7, 1708 at Nanded in Maharashtra.
A few days before Parlok Gaman, Guru Gobind
Singh ji ended the line of personal Guruship by appointing the “Granth
Sahib” (Gur-Ta-Gaddi) as his official successor with the status
of ‘Eternal Guru’. His objective was great and laudable. He fully realized
that human beings are perishable, but noble ideas live forever – they are
eternal. For this reason he made the Granth Sahib a repository of sublime
ideals, a spiritual and secular guru that contains hymns of Muslim, Hindu, and
Harijan saints in addition to the compositions of sikh gurus. He thus entrusted
the destiny of the Khalsa not to a charismatic personality but to the
collective wisdom of the community. His sole mission was to restore mankind to
a single brotherhood.
........These are
the words uttered by Guru Sri Gobind Singh ji, before he
left for his heavenly abode (Parlok Gaman) along with his horse Dilbag on
October 7, 1708 at Nanded in Maharashtra.
It was here that in the first week of Sept’1708, that
a Bairagi Sadhu Madho Dass was baptized to Sikhism by Guru Gobind Singh ji and
was given a new name – Banda Singh Bahadur. It was this
great hero who in the next seven years (1709-1715) gave a sharp turn to the
history of Sikhs by shaking the foundation of Mughal Empire in the North-west
and paved the way for the liberation of the Punjab in 1764-65.
His another disciple Bhai Santokh Singh was advised to continue to stay
at Nanded and to start “Guru ka Langar” for the
devotees.
Bhai Daya Singh
and Dharam Singh, two of the Panj Piare (Five beloved Ones) who had offered
their heads at the Guru’s call when the Khalsa was created in Kesgarh Fort of
Anandpur Sahib on the Baisakhi Day of 1699, and had survived the battle of
Chamkaur, subsequently died here.
A Gurudwara was
constructed by Maharaja Ranjit Singh ji at the site
where Guru Gobind Singh ji breathed his last. It took 5 years to complete
(1832-1837). It is revered as "Sachkhand Sri Hazur Abchal Nagar
Sahib". This historical shrine, which is one of the five Takhts (thrones)
of the Sikhs is situated near Godavari river. It is visited by lakhs of
devotees throughout the year. It is a two-storey building. Its interior is
artistically ornamented in the style of Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar. The walls of
the inner room called Angitha Sahib have been covered with golden plates. The
dome is polished and on the pinnacle is the kalash made of gold plated copper.
The building
stands on a high base and has a small square room on the second floor bearing
the gilded ribbed dome topped with a tall gilded pinnacle and umbrella shaped
finial. There are some rooms in the basement too, so that the edifice is
technically four-storied. Corners of the roof of the first floor are decorated
with domed kiosks on octagonal pedestals. Other embellishments on the exterior
included oriel windows and a fancy fencing on the roof top. Inside, the sanctum
it has marble lining decorated with inset work in floral patterns on lower
parts of the walls and stucco and tukari work on the upper parts as well as on
the ceiling.
Guru Granth Sahib is seated in the room in front of the sanctum during the day time only and at night it is brought inside and placed on a marbled platform. During the day there are some old weapons and other relics such as a golden dagger, a matchlock gun, a quiver with 35 arrows, two bows, a steel shield studded with precious stones and five golden swords. All these are placed on a marbled platform.
The building complex of the Takhat Sahib is spread over several hectares. It also includes two other shrines, Bunga Mai Bhago ji (comprising a large room where Guru Granth Sahib is seated) and Angitha Sahib (place of cremation).
Guru Gobind Singhji, while conferring Guruship on the holy Book, had named Nanded region as Abchalnagar (steadfast city). The word Sachkhand (region of Truth) was used to mean the abode of God.
Besides Gurdwara Sachkhand Sahib, other major Gurdwaras in Nanded area are Nagina Ghat , Banda Ghat, Sangat Sahib, Baoli Sahib, Mal Tekdi, Shikar Ghat, Hira Ghat and Mata Sahib, etc.
Sunday, 28 July 2013
FACT ABOUT : GURUDWARA SACHKHAND SHRI HAZUR SAHIB
GURUDWARA SACHKHAND SHRI HAZUR SAHIB is situated in District City
Nanded, Maharashtra. SHRI GURU GOBIND SINGH JI came to this place in Sept 1708.
One day when GURU SAHIB was sitting at on the bank of River Godavari (GURUDWARA
SHRI NAGINA GHAAT SAHIB), He told that this place was his worship place in
ancient times (As Dushat Daman). People requested GURU SAHIB to show them the
place where he used to worship. GURU SAHIB shooted an arrow and told people
that where this arrow will hit was his place of worship. That arrow hitted at
this place where now GURUDWARA SACHKHAND SHRI HAZUR SAHIB is situated. When
this place was dug, few things belonging to GURU SAHIB were found there. Later
when GURU SAHIB told the singhs that he's about to leave this world, The Singhs
asked GURU SAHIB that who will be there next GURU. Then GURU SAHIB told Singhs
that from now onwards SHRI GURU GRANTH SAHIB will be their GURU.
"Aagya Bhai Akaal Ki tabhi Chalayo
Panth||
Sabh Sikhan ko
Hukam hai Guru Manyo Granth||"
The actual Gurdwara of Hazur Sahib has been
built upon the exact place Guru Gobind Singh left his body. Even though he
specifically ordered not to build any kind of shrine to him or their lineage
would end. (He was serious about his worship of the ONE! And not to have
himself worshipped!) So, in true outrageous form, a group of Nihungs (original
warriors) who were unmarried and celibate anyway thought they would sacrifice,
take the chance, as an act of devotion. It was worth it! They built a simple
building around the spot, revering his weapons. In the next century, Maharaja
Ranjit Singh rebuilt it in elegant style. So, this beautiful Gurdwara exists in
Guru Gobind Singh’s name. And his weapons are there in the inner sanctuary,
where no one is actually allowed to go except for one Jethadar (called the
pujari) whose role it is to guard and care for these weapons and that central
inner Sanctuary.
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