Guru Nanak Dev Ji in Bagdad, Fearless With "Satnaam"

Satnaam Satguru Satsangat Ji,

Dandauth Bandhana Ji,

 

 

Just look at how much faith Dhan Guru Nanak Dev ji had in SatNaam.  He went and faced the misguided Muslims in Bagdad to tell them the Truth.  He faced a crowd armed with stones when they heard Baba Nanak saying there were more than seven worlds, that god was unlimited.

Without weapons, without an army, without fear, all Baba Nanak ji had was "Sat Naam" - the Fearless One, the highest Mantra, the Truth. May SatNaam make us fearless to deliver the Truth as well.

 

 

Bhai Gurdas Ji writes in Var 1:

From Mecca Baba went to Baghdad and stayed outside the city.
Firstly, Baba himself was in the form of Timeless and secondly,
he had his companion Mardana, the rebeck player.
For namaz (in his own style), Baba gave call,
listening to which the whole world went into absolute silence.
The whole city became quiet and lo! to behold it,
the pir (of the town) also got wonderstruck.
Observing minutely he found (in the form of Baba Nanak) an exhilerated faquir.
Pir Dastegir asked him, which category of faquir you belong to
and what is your parentage.
(Mardana told) He is Nanak, who has come into kaliyug,
and, he recognises God and His faquirs as one.
He is known in all the directions besides earth and sky.

 

The pir debated and came to know that this faquir is much more powerful.
Here in Baghdad he has shown a great miracle.
Meanwhile he (Baba Nanak) talked about myriads of netherworlds and skies.
Pir Dastegir asked (the Baba) to show him whatever he had seen.
Guru Nanak Dev taking along with him the son of the pir, melted into thin air.
And in a wink of eye visualized him the upper and lower worlds.
From the nether world he brought a bowl full of sacred food and handed it over to pir.
This manifest power (of the Guru) cannot be made to hide.

 

After making Baghdad, the citadel (of pirs) bow, Mecca, Madina, and, all were humbled.
He (Baba Nanak) subjugated and eighty four siddhs
and the hypocrisies of the six schools of Indian philosophy.
Lacs of underworlds, the skies, earths and the whole world were conquered.
Subjugating all the nine divisions of earth
he established the cycle of SATNAAM, the Truth name.
All the gods, demons, raksasa, daitys, Chitragupt et al. bowed at his feet.
Indra and his nymphs sand auspicious songs.

 

dust of your feet

 Harjit