Baisakhi di badhaiyan !!!!!

Hello everyone and I wish a very very prosperous Baishakhi to all of u....

This Vaishakhi is a little different from the ones passed in the past years of my life...and indeed a special one in some respect....
And this is primarily coz of the fact that today i know its relevace to some extent....On the past occassions I used to visit Gurudwara along with my parents without much knowledge about the festival itself...But today ,when one of my friend(it was u Chimpuuu) asked me about its significance especially for the Sikh people ,i started looking out its most appropriate answer ...
And by the means of this particular post ,i want to share the same with u...




Baisakhi, as well as being the first month of the Sikh year, is a time to remember when Guru Gobind Singh Ji began the Khalsa. Guru Gobind Singh Ji our tenth Guru, the creator of the Khalsa Panth was a saint, soldier and a great philosopher. Throughout his life he professed the word of God, of His grace and of His unity.

At the time of Guru Gobind Singh Ji, Sikhs were being persecuted and killed for their faith and for what they believed in. History teaches that whenever tyranny, oppression and suffering run riot in the world, God sends a true saint to see justice prevail. Guru Ji's followers would come to him and tell him of the injustices they were facing at the hands of Mughal soldiers, how they were being robbed, assaulted and how their children and families were being slaughtered before their very eyes. Having listened to and watched the misery of his followers, Guru Ji decided that the only way to resolve such pain was to form themselves into a fighting force and defend their faith.

At the time of the spring festival of Baisakhi in 1699, Guru Gobind Singh Ji called all the Sikhs to Anandpur Sahib, and appointed the five faithfuls as Panj Piare. He made them realise that they had the power within themselves to stand upright and fight for their religion and beliefs. He, along with all the other Guru's all came to the world to make us aware of the kindness and unity of Waheguru and to rid the world of hate, prejudice and fear and to learn to live in harmony with our brothers and sisters.

The Khalsa Means the pure ones, the saint-soldiers who were to strengthen the foundation of Sikh brotherhood…Sikhs have always been encouraged to feel proud and honoured of their ancestors and of their faith. We do not persuade others to convert to Sikhism nor do we disbelieve the teachings of other religions, instead, we have been taught that the route to true salvation is achieved through loving God and riding ourselves off lust, anger, greed, undue worldly attachment and pride.


Before this day i was unaware of the above stated historical significance of this auspicious festival in Sikh religion. I knew this festival merely as a mark of joys, prosperity ,hopes and renewal since it celebrated as a harvest festival in many parts across the country with different nomenclatures....
But today i m glad to know the other prospective of the same festival....at the same time i feel sorry for the level of ignorance i carry within myself......