Shri Guru Ravidass Temple (Bham)

The importance of Vaisakh

An Important and Historic Day for Ravidassias today.

Jai Gurudev, today, (Vaisakh) 13th April, we are celebrating the Pathri Taran Diwas. Satguru Ravidass Maharaj Ji's victory of Floating a massive Pathri (Stone) on the Ganges river by the Grace of God.

According to Hindu scriptures worship of God was the sole right of Brahmins only. Onthe contrary, Shri Guru Ravidass Ji, who belonged to Chamar caste, also started worship of God. He started blowing conch-shell and ringing the bell. He was enlightened and had realised God. He simplified mode of worship and discarded rituals. His religious discourses were most convincing and truthful. As a result, cutting across caste barriers, large number of people became his followers. All this irked the Brahmans. It was a challenge not only to their priestly supremacy but an adverse impact on their source of livelihood also. Brahmans forbade him from worshipping God. But he did not relent and took worship as his birth-right. At last Brahmans approached the then Kashi Naresh Hardev Singh and complained against Guru Ravidass Ji for practising worship of God. Guru Ravidass Ji was summoned to appear in the court of the king. Guru Ji explained in the court that worship is everybody’s right and that he is the truthful worshipper of God. The Pandit priests and Guru Ravidass Ji were asked to bring their Thakur (Idol) whom they worshipped, to the river Ganga on the appointed day. Only that party will be adjudged as the true worshipper whose Thakur floats in the river. Brahman priests and Guru Ravidass Ji arrived at Rajghat of the river Ganga as directed by the king. The Pandits had brought small Thakur stones wrapped in the cotton. But Guru Ravidass Ji was stoutly carrying a 40 kg. heavy-weight square stone on his shoulders with unshakeable confidence. A huge crowd of residents of Benaras gathered on Rajghat of river Ganga to witness the fateful and decisive event. The king and the courtiers also reached the spot. The Brahman priests who were the aggrieved party were given first turn to float their Thakur stones in the river. All the tall fleshy, head shaven, Janju (thick thread) wearing and Tilak applied Brahman priests blew conch-shells and fumbled Vedic Mantras and gently placed their Thakur stones in the river one by one. To their great dismay, all their Thakur stones gently sank downdeep into the water. All of them bowed down their heads. The onlookers were stunned to see the sinking Thakurs of Brahmans. Then was the turn of Guru Ravidass Ji. He lifted his heavy-weight stone on his shoulders. There was thaw. All eyes were focussed on Guru Ji and the stone he carried. Curiosity prevailed. It was a decisive moment. In case his stone also sinks, there will be further gloom for the lowly. Guru ji closed his eyes and stood erect. His face blushed and with all humility he prayed to God.
Meri sangat poch soch din raati Mera karam kutilta janam kubhati.
Raam gosaeeaa jeea ke jeewnaa Mohi naa bisaarho main jan tera. (Rahaao)
Meri haro vipt jan karo subhaaieeCharn naa chhadoo sareer kall jaaiee.
Kaho Ravidass pario teri saabha. Beig milho jan karu naa bilanbaa.
At this moment there was dazzling light in the sky. All the onlookers expected something miraculous. Guru Ji moved ahead to the water and gently placed the stone in light-blue transparent water of the river. To great astonishment of the onlookers the stone (Pathri) floated majestically. Guru Ji gently smiled and thanked God for coming to his rescue. There was spontaneous applause from the viewers. The Pandits had failed in the test. They had been proved false worshippers. The onlookers made a mockery of the Pandits. The king announced victory to Guru Ravidass Ji as the truthful worshipper. All respectfully fell at his feet. Guru Ravidass Ji was seated in a golden palanquin and moved in a procession in the city.
The mindset of the masses was changed and they developed regard for him and the lowly. They were blissful after having glimpses of GuruJi. A gala-function was organised after sometime in the honour of Guru Ravidas Ji to celebrate his victory. He was seated at a raised cushioned and beautiful seat decorated with jewels. All the courtiers, diwans, intelligentsia, chieftains and selected people formed the gathering. All spoke high of Guru Ravidass Ji. The king and members of his family intantly became followers of Guru Ji. At the end of the function sweets were distributed. The people touched sacred feet of Guru Ji and went back home singing his praise. This event was recorded in the annals of court in calligraphic golden letters. It was an unprecedented and eventful day for the untouchables. New glorious history was created for them on that fateful day. Truth hadcome out victorious against falsehood. False beliefs had been belied!

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5 ਅਪ੍ਰੈਲ ਦਾ ਇਤਿਹਾਸ
ਰਵਿਦਾਸੀਆ ਕੌਮ ਵਾਸਤੇ 5 ਅਪ੍ਰੈਲ 1509 ਨੂੰ ਪਹਿਲੀ ਵਾਰ ਦਿੱਲੀ ਦੇ ਬਾਦਸ਼ਾਹ ਸਿਕੰਦਰ ਲੋਧੀ ਅਤੇ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਗੁਰੂ ਰਵਿਦਾਸ ਜੀ ਮਹਾਰਾਜ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਵਿਚਾਰਾਂ ਦੀ ਚਰਚਾ ਹੋਈ। ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਰਵਿਦਾਸ ਮਹਾਰਾਜ ਜੀ ਨੇ ਬੇਗਮਪੁਰਾ ਸ਼ਹਿਰ" ਦਾ ਸਿਧਾਂਤ ਦਿੱਤਾ।

ਇਸ ਤੋਂ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵਿਤ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਬਾਦਸ਼ਾਹ ਸਿਕੰਦਰ ਲੋਧੀ 3 ਲੱਖ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਨਾਲ ਲੈ ਕੇ ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਗੁਰੂ ਰਵਿਦਾਸ ਜੀ ਮਹਾਰਾਜ ਜੀ ਦੇ ਸੇਵਕ ਬਣ ਗਏ ਤੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਆਪਣਾ ਗੁਰੂ ਧਾਰਿਆ ਤੇ ਆਪਣਾ ਸਾਰਾ ਜੀਵਨ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਗੁਰੂ ਰਵਿਦਾਸ ਜੀ ਮਹਾਰਾਜ ਜੀ ਦੇ ਪਾਵਨ ਬਚਨਾਂ ਤੇ ਚੱਲਦੇ ਹੋਏ ਬਤੀਤ ਕਰਨਾਂ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਕੀਤਾ।

ਗੁਰੂ ਰਵਿਦਾਸ ਜੀ ਮਹਾਰਾਜ ਨੇ ਬਾਦਸ਼ਾਹ ਲੋਧੀ ਨੂੰ ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਤਾੜਨਾ ਕੀਤੀ ਕਿ ਉਸ ਦੇ ਹੋਸ਼ ਉੱਡ ਗਏ, ਅੱਜ ਤੱਕ ਕਿਸੇ ਨੇ ਵੀ ਓਸ ਦੇ ਸਾਹਮਣੇਂ ਨਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਆਮ ਨੇਂ ਤੇ ਨ ਕਿਸੇ ਖ਼ਾਸ ਨੇ ਅਜਿਹੇ ਸਖ਼ਤ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਬੋਲਣ ਦੀ ਹਿੰਮਤ ਓਸ ਦੇ ਸਾਹਮਣੇਂ ਨਹੀਂ ਕੀਤੀ ਸੀ। ਲੋਕ ਬੇਸ਼ੱਕ ਆਪਣਾ ਢਿੱਡ ਭਰਨ ਲਈ ਬਾਦਸ਼ਾਹ ਦੀ ਸਿਫ਼ਤ-ਸਾਲਾਹ ਕਰਦੇ ਨਹੀਂ ਥੱਕਦੇ, ਜਦੋਂ ਕਿ ਲੋਧੀ ਨੇ ਅੰਨ੍ਹੇਵਾਹ ਹਿੰਦੂਆਂ ਦੇ ਮੱਥੇ ਤੋਂ ਤਿਲਕ ਅਤੇ ਗਲਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਜਨੇਊ ਲਾਹ ਲਾਹ ਕੇ ਕਤਲ ਕੀਤੇ ਸਨ ਤਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਹਿੰਦੂ ਨੂੰ ਬਚਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਕਿਸੇ ਨੇਂ ਸਿਕੰਦਰ ਲੋਧੀ ਦੇ ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਗ਼ਲਤ ਤਸਿਹਿਆਂ ਦਾ ਵਿਰੌਧ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਕਿਸੇ ਦੇ ਗੁਰਦਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੀ ਦਮ ਨਹੀਂ ਸੀ। ਉਹ ਲੋਧੀ ਦਾ ਮੁਕਾਬਲਾ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਤਾਂ ਦੂਰ ਦੀ ਗੱਲ ਓਹਦੇ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਕਿਤੇ ਜਾ ਰਹੇ ਅਤਿਆਚਾਰਾਂ ਦੇ ਵਿਰੁੱਧ ਅਵਾਜ਼ ਉਠਾਉਣ ਦੀ ਵੀ ਕਿੱਸੇ ਵਿਚ ਹਿਮੱਤ ਨਹੀਂ ਸੀ,ਪਰ ਗੁਰੂ ਰਵਿਦਾਸ ਜੀ ਮਹਾਰਾਜ ਨੇ ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਦਿਨ ਵਿਚ ਹੀ ਤਾਰੇ ਦਿਖਾ ਦਿੱਤੇ। ਅੱਜ ਤੱਕ ਦੁਨੀਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਅਜਿਹਾ ਨਿਡਰ ਇਨਕਲਾਬੀ ਸੂਰਬੀਰ ਯੋਧਾ ਪੈਦਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੋਇਆ, ਜੋ ਇਹਨਾਂ ਧਰਮਾਂ ਦੇ ਵੱਡੇ ਮੂਰਖ ਅੰਨ੍ਹੇ ਸ਼ਰਧਾਲੂ ਠੇਕੇਦਾਰਾਂ ਦਾ ਟਾਕਰਾ ਕਰ ਸਕੇ। ਕਿਸੇ ਵੀ ਧਰਮ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਸੇ ਪੀਰ, ਪੈਗੰਬਰ, ਔਲੀਆ, ਅਵਤਾਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਜਿਹਾ ਅਲੌਕਿਕ ਸਰਵ ਸ਼ਕਤੀਮਾਨ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੋਇਆ, ਜਿਹੜਾ ਆਪਣੇ ਵਿਚਾਰਾਂ ਨਾਲ਼ ਦੁਨੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਜਿੱਤਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਹੰਕਾਰੀ ਰਾਜੇ ਨੂੰ ਆਪਣੇ ਅੱਗੇ ਗੋਡੇ ਟੇਕਣ ਲਈ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਰ ਕਰ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਹੋਵੇ । ਬਿਨਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਵੀ ਹਥਿਆਰ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਕਰਕੇ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਮਨੁੱਖਤਾ ਦਾ ਲਹੂ ਵਹਾਏ ਇੰਨੇ ਜ਼ਾਲਿਮ ਅਤਿਆਚਾਰੀ ਰਾਜੇ ਨੂੰ ਆਪਣੇ ਹਥਿਆਰ ਸੁੱਟਣ ਲਈ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਰ ਹੋਣਾ ਪਿਆ ਹੋਵੇ ਜੋ ਜ਼ਾਲਮ ਦੁਸ਼ਟ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦਾ ਸਾਹਮਣਾ ਕਰ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੋਵੇ।
ਦੁਨੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਇਤਿਹਾਸ ਨਜ਼ਰ ਮਾਰੋ ਦੇਖੌ ਕਿਸੇ ਵੀ ਧਰਮ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਸੇ ਪੀਰ, ਪੈਗੰਬਰ, ਔਲੀਆ, ਅਵਤਾਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਜਿਹਾ ਅਲੌਕਿਕ ਸਰਵ ਸ਼ਕਤੀਮਾਨ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੋਇਆ, ਜਿਸ ਨੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਵਿਚਾਰਾਂ ਨਾਲ 52 ਰਾਜੇ ਮਹਾਰਾਜੇ ਜਿੱਤੇ ਹੋਣ। ਜੈ ਗੁਰੂਦੇਵ ਧੰਨ ਗੁਰੂਦੇਵ ਜੀ 🎉🙏

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Diwali is also a celebration for the Ravidassia community as at the time Guru Ravidass Ji also showed the 4 Janjus (the 4 ages) of time :

Four Janjus (Four Sacred Threads)
Historic transcripts that were recovered explain how Shri Guru Ravidas Ji had been sent to Earth in four different eras. In all four eras the Priests and Brahmins wore a Janju, which is a sacred bead/thread that is worn around the neck.
Shri Guru Ravidas Ji also wore a Janju, to the objections and confrontations of the Brahmins, as they felt he was not worthy of wearing one due to his lower caste status. The Brahmins took their complaint to the King and requested that Shri Guru Ravidas Ji should ordered to remove his Janju.
King Hardev Singh Nagar sent his troops to Shri Guru Ravidas Ji’s father Santokh Das’ house and ordered that he bring his son to the Royal Darbar (Kings Court). Thanks to his spiritual powers, Shri Guru Ravidas Ji knew why he had been summoned and picked up a rambi (working knife) as he left the house.
People had gathered form the whole city of Vanarasi in the Royal Darbar to watch Shri Guru Ravidas Ji present himself to the King. King Hardev Singh Nagar asked why he was wearing a Janju? To this Shri Guru Ravidas Ji replied that he had every right to wear it, as he had been wearing it in four different lifetimes. The Brahmins requested the King to ask for proof of this claim. To this request Shri Guru Ravidas Ji took out his rambi and pierced through his left shoulder and removed four Janjus, the first made of gold, the second made of silver, the third made of cooper and fourth made of simple thread. This left the King and everyone present astonished by this miracle, as no other Guru has ever performed such a feat before.
As the blood dripped from the wound in Shri Guru Ravidas Ji’s shoulder, the earth violently shook as the blood hit the floor. Shri Guru Ravidas Ji announced that this was the beginning of change and the start of the lower castes standing up to the Brahmins. It was at this point that Shri Guru Ravidas Ji and the Ravidasia religion was accepted by the King, the Brahmins, and the people.
The day Shri Guru Ravidas Ji performed the miracle of the four Janjus, was also the special day of Diwali. The Ravidasian community celebrate this miracle every Diwali by lighting candles in their homes, bringing in the light, just as Shri Guru Ravidas Ji was sent from God, as a light for the people.

Happy Diwali to all have a blessed day 🙏🏽

Jai Gurdev

The Nishan Sahib Service will be this Sunday on 27/03/22, the service will begin 8.30am, please let family and friends know.

Jai Gurdev, Dhan Gurdev 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

Happy 645th Gurpurab of our Shri Guru Ravidass Ji

Jai Gurdev Dhan Gurdev Ji

Jai Gurdev

Pleased to Announce Mohinder Pal and his committee have been voted in for the next 3 years, congratulations to Pal Ji and his committee.

Elections are taking place at the Bhawan and you have until 5pm to cast your vote, please Vote for Mohinder Pal Ji

So we have stated this day one a corrupt committee that has abused our community for years under Shemar and Balu, they had no choice but to pull out off the election as some very damaging info was presented to the election board that show their true colours once they saw the evidence they decide pull their team as all the new team members did not to be tainted with their past, Mr Pal and Mr Kalair may the best man win and do not entertain even trying to work with shemar crew after the election

OPINION POLL
Who will you be voting for in Sunday’s election.
A Perdeep Kumar Klair
B Mohinder Pal
C Kamal Gaddu

Jai Gurdev Ji. Good morning and welcome to the 1st January 2022. Happy New Year to you and your family. May all the Guru Di Pyari Sadh Sangat Ji be blessed with good health, peace, love and happiness. Best wishes 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

Jai Gurdev.
Just to let everyone know that in Mr Kamal Gaddu’s manifesto he plans to ‘restart the Social and Education Centre’.
This used to be a separate profit making company they used to run from the gurughar premises. They used to use gurughar gas, electricity, water and other resources without paying for it and were using the premises rent-free. When the last legitimate elections happened the new management committee asked them pay something for the years of free utilities they had been using. They declined and so were told to leave.
When they left they caused damage to the building.
Once again, the Social and Education Centre are not part of the gurughar.
They were charging for tuition and classes and it was going straight into their pockets. The gurughar were paying the Punjabi teachers, not them.

Jai Gurdev ji,

Okay, so election is here, make your memberships and cast your vote but only vote for either Pal Ji or Pradeep Ji, these are honest people and the other committee has members that are corrupt. We have seen Kulvinder Shemar in the Bhawan, heavily drunk, full of booze, and in front of our Holy book and in meeting rooms. We have also seen Our beloved Guru Granth Sahib ji disrespected when Shemar and co have sworn at mothers and daughters in a very dirty way in the presence of the Holy book. They have done nothing but bring our Bhawan into battles and filled it with hate. The hatred is what we want to remove, so make sure we do not embrace a committee that disrespects the Holy Guru Granth Sahib ji. Only vote for Mohinder Pal Ji or Pradeep Klair Ji, so vote for P or P only 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

Jai Gurdev

Please remember you still have time to make
Your memberships at the Bhawan, if you haven’t done so please see available dates and get family and friends to do the same.

Jai Gurdev Dhan Gurdev 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

Jai Gurdev…..
If you haven’t already please ensure you, family and friends get you membership please see the dates and times.