ਧੰਨ ਧੰਨ ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਦੇਵ ਜੀ Guru Nanak and the Sacred Thread From Asa ki Var: Make mercy thy cotton, contentment thy thread, continence its knot, truth its twist. That would make a janeu for the soul; if thou have it, O Brahman, then put it on me. It will not break, or become soiled, or be burned, or lost. Blest the man, O Nanak, who goeth with such a thread on his neck. Thou purchasest a janeu for four damris, and seated in a square puttest it on; Thou whisperest instruction that the Brahman is the guru of the Hindus-- Man dieth, the janeu falleth, and the soul departeth without it. Sahib Shri Guru Nanak Dev Jee Refuse to wear Jenau & questioning to the Pandit When Guru Nanak was ten years old, his parents decided to arrange for his Yagyopavit Sanskar . As per the ritual, the priest came and began to put a Janeu (the sacred thread) around Nanakss torso . Guruji enquired the priest about the necessity of Janeu. The priest told him that it was an identity of the cultured boy and necessary to start the study of Vedas. And the wearer of Janeu is sanctified. Nanak told the priest: I dont believe in such rituals. I also dont agree with you, O priests that the wearer of this Janeu will become cultured and sacred . People become cultured and sacred by their good deeds only. Moreover this Janeu consists of the threads only, which will rot in water or burn in fire. After some time, I will have to change it with another, new Janeu. I will wear only such Janeu that is not rotten by water or burnt by fire. The priest asked Nanak which was that Janeu. Nanak replied thus. O priest, I have worn that Janeu of truth that consists of the cotton of pity and yarn of contention. It will neither break nor become dirty, neither is it burnt by fire nor rotten in water. It is the Janeu wearing which is a fortune for human kind.
Posted on: Sat, 12 Jul 2014 12:49:56 +0000
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