Guru Ramdas Ji Gurpurab 2023 Wishes | Greetings | Quotes

The birthday of Sri Guru Ramdas Ji is celebrated as Parkash Divas or Parkash Gurpurab every year in September or October. 4th Guru Ramdas Ji was the one who founded the holy city of Amritsar. The traditional name of Amritsar is Ramdaspur – named after the Guru.

Shri Guru Ramdas Ji was born in Bazar Chuna Mandi of Lahore city, Pakistan, on 24th September 1534. Accordingly, Samvat 1591, 20 Kartik Shukla Paksha, Sunday from the virtuous womb of Mother Daya Kaur, the house of Father Haridas Ji. Being the eldest son, neighbors, and relatives used to call you the Jetha (firstborn). In this way, the Jetha name became famous in place of Ram Das. You were still young when your mother passed away.

Guru Sahib grew up as an orphan and later on, moved to live with his grandmother in Basarke where he began selling salted grams to live on his own needs.

Ram Das was taken by guru Amar Dass in 1546 when they colonized Goindwal. At the same time, Ram Das began working with the devotees who gathered for the Satsang. It was in 1552 that Guru Amar Dass was commanded to take on the role of Guruship following the death of Guru Angad Dev Ji. Further, Guru Amar Dass was instructed to preach Sikhism from Goindwal.

The marriage of Ram Das with Bibi Bhani took place in December 1552. This was a vital part of Sikh history that saw their union.

There were controversies among the pilgrims that he worked alongside low-caste laborers as they saw it as an insult to him. Sri Ram Das elucidated service to be beyond caste and creed; this supported Guru Nanak’s ideology.

The construction of a step-well in 1559 was an important milestone for Sikhism. It fostered the obliteration of caste and religious affiliations between worshipers, resulting in similar messages across villages.

In 1566, brahmins and high cast people brought a memorandum against Guru Amar Dass to King Akbar. As their response, Guru Amar Dass sent Ram Das a representative to clear the charges, providing strong answers that made Akbar stop charging Hindus for both Jazia and their Pilgrimage.

Ram Das’s unfathomable humility manifested itself when Baba Sri Chand, Guru Nanak’s elder son, came over to see him and had earlier opposed Guru Angad Dev. Regarding his old age and long beard, Guru Ram Das wiped off, for instance, Baba Sri Chand’s dirty feet, as a sign of humility.

In 1570, the foundation of which was laid initially called Guru ka Chakk, on which later Amritsar was constructed. The rise of the great city, a prophecy of Guru Nanak Dev, would become the central center of faith.

Among others, Sri Ram Das was instrumental in its construction and when Guru Amar Dass moved to the new town, it was known as Chakk Ram Das and later as Amritsar.

In 1577, he obtained a grant of the site together with 500 bighas of land, from Emperor Akbar, on payment of Rs. 700 Akbari to the Zamindars who owned the land. He invited traders from all over to come and settle here.

Today, this is the most prosperous business center in North India. The Sikhs now took more and more to business and trade, even though they knew that secular activity in their faith went hand in hand with spiritual discipline. They, therefore, not only kept the household but also farmed or traded to make a living, they had, for the first time, found a center of trade being established by their Guru, where they could congregate to be near him as well as create wealth.

Guru Ramdas Ji asked his Sikhs to help each other in founding business houses and pray for their success. The Sikhs from now on remained no longer small farmers or petty shopkeepers but went as far as Kabul to buy and sell horses. Soon they became jewelers, embroidery workers, carpenters and masons, bankers, and wholesalers. This shift, as we shall see later, stood the community in good stead in times of stress and tribulation.

” ਸਮੂਹ ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤ ਨੂੰ ਗੁਰੂ ਰਾਮਦਾਸ ਜੀ ਦੇ ਪਾਵਨ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ ਗੁਰਪੁਰਬ ਦਿਹਾੜੇ ਦੀਆਂ ਕੋਟਿਨ ਕੋਟਿ ਵਧਾਈਆਂ। “

Guru Ram Das went to Goindwal and left the controversial location while Prithi Chand stayed in Amritsar. On September 1, 1581, Guru Ram Das passed away, bringing about a history of humility, service, and devotion towards Sikhism. His contributions proved important to Sikh history and the development of Amritsar.

ਜਾ ਕੌ ਜੋਗੀ ਜਤੀ ਸਿਧ ਸਾਧਿਕ ਅਨੇਕ ਤਪ ਜਟਾ ਜੂਟ ਭੇਖ ਕੀਏ ਫਿਰਤ ਉਦਾਸ ਕਉ ॥
ਸੁ ਤਿਨਿ ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਸੁਖ ਭਾਇ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਧਾਰੀ ਜੀਅ ਨਾਮ ਕੀ ਬਡਾਈ ਦਈ ਗੁਰ ਰਾਮਦਾਸ ਕਉ ॥੫॥

For whose sake wander dispassionately and wear religious garbs the yogis, celibates adepts, strivers and various penitents with matted hair.
That True Guru, through his pleasure, showed mercy to all the beings and blessed Guru Ram Dass with the glory of the Name.

May the Almighty Guru Ramdas Ji’s enlightenment shed light on our lives and give us guidance for a peaceful life on this blissful day of Guru Ramdas Parkash Gurpurab. The teachings of sacrifice, humbleness, and loving services.

ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕਾ ਖਾਲਸਾ, ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕੀ ਫ਼ਤਹਿ