Guru Har Krishan Birth, Inauguration and Death Gurpurab Dates and Events
Guru Har Krishan is known best as the child guru who sacrificed his young life to ease the sufferings of others.
Gurpurab is a Sikhism holiday commemorating an important event, and is observed with a celebratory worship service which may include kirtan, devotional singing of hymns, and sharing a sacred meal in the guru's free langar kitchen.
When, and where, did Guru Har Krishan Ji's prakash take place, and when is his gurpurab commemorated?
The term prakash describes the concept of the "dawning of spiritual illumination" at the birth of an enlightened being.
Guru Har Krishan was born in the month of Savan, on 9 Vadi, or ninth day of the waning moon, year 1713 of the Vikram Samvat (SV) calendar, or July 7, 1656 of the Julian calendar. When converted to the modern day Gregorian calendar, Guru Har Krishan Ji's birth, or prakash, happened on July 23, 1656 A.D.
Commemoration of Guru Har Krishan Ji's birthday gurpurab is a fixed date according to the Nanakshahi Sikhism calendar, and takes place ebvery year on July 23rd.
When, and where, did Eighth Guru Har Krishan Ji's guru gadee divas take place, and when is it observed?
The Sikhism term guru gadee divas, meaning the "day of divine enthronement" and refers to the guru's inaugural anniversary commemoration day which encompasses the concept of "Nanak jot," the singular spiritual radiance and illumination of the divine enlightener that is passed from each guru to his successor.
Seventh Guru Har Rai chose his younger five year old son Har Krishan as most fitting to succeed him as guru, much to the dismay of his elder son Ram Rai. The jealous Ram Rai enlisted the support of his mother, and uncle, Guru Har Rai Ji's envious elder brother, Dhir Mal, who had also been passed over as guru when his younger brother had been named seventh guru by their grandfather Sixth Guru Har Govind Ji. However the efforts of Ram Rai to claim the succession as his own were to no avail. Seventh Guru Har Rai presented a small offering of copper coins, along with a coconut, and had his young son anointed as Eighth Guru Har Krishan.
Guru Har Krishan Ji's inauguration took place at Kiratpur, on Sunday, 9 Vadi, or ninth day of the waning moon, in the month of Katak in the year 1718 SV, or October 6, 1661 of the Julian calendar and October 20, 1661 A.D. of the modern day Gregorian calendar.
the inaugural anniversary of Eighth Guru Har Krishan Ji's guru gadee divas is commemorated as a fixed date according to the Nanakshahi calendar, and is observed each year on October 20th.
In Sikhism it is believed that the illumination of the soul departs the body at the time of death to blend with the supreme radiance, a concept known as joti jot, meaning "light merging with light."
When, and where, did Guru Har Krishan Ji's joti jot occur, and when is it commemorated?
Guru Har Krishan left his earthly body at eight years of age, and breathed his last near Delhi on the banks of Yamuna river on Saturday, the 14th day of the waxing moon in the month of Chet year 1721 SV, or March 30, 1664, of the Julian Calendar and April 16, 1661 A.D. of the Nanakshahi calendar.
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Gurpurab is a Sikhism holiday commemorating an important event, and is observed with a celebratory worship service which may include kirtan, devotional singing of hymns, and sharing a sacred meal in the guru's free langar kitchen.
Guru Har Krishan Ji's Birth (Prakash)
When, and where, did Guru Har Krishan Ji's prakash take place, and when is his gurpurab commemorated?
The term prakash describes the concept of the "dawning of spiritual illumination" at the birth of an enlightened being.
Guru Har Krishan was born in the month of Savan, on 9 Vadi, or ninth day of the waning moon, year 1713 of the Vikram Samvat (SV) calendar, or July 7, 1656 of the Julian calendar. When converted to the modern day Gregorian calendar, Guru Har Krishan Ji's birth, or prakash, happened on July 23, 1656 A.D.
Commemoration of Guru Har Krishan Ji's birthday gurpurab is a fixed date according to the Nanakshahi Sikhism calendar, and takes place ebvery year on July 23rd.
Guru Har Krishan Ji's Inaguration Day (Gadee Divas)
When, and where, did Eighth Guru Har Krishan Ji's guru gadee divas take place, and when is it observed?
The Sikhism term guru gadee divas, meaning the "day of divine enthronement" and refers to the guru's inaugural anniversary commemoration day which encompasses the concept of "Nanak jot," the singular spiritual radiance and illumination of the divine enlightener that is passed from each guru to his successor.
Seventh Guru Har Rai chose his younger five year old son Har Krishan as most fitting to succeed him as guru, much to the dismay of his elder son Ram Rai. The jealous Ram Rai enlisted the support of his mother, and uncle, Guru Har Rai Ji's envious elder brother, Dhir Mal, who had also been passed over as guru when his younger brother had been named seventh guru by their grandfather Sixth Guru Har Govind Ji. However the efforts of Ram Rai to claim the succession as his own were to no avail. Seventh Guru Har Rai presented a small offering of copper coins, along with a coconut, and had his young son anointed as Eighth Guru Har Krishan.
Guru Har Krishan Ji's inauguration took place at Kiratpur, on Sunday, 9 Vadi, or ninth day of the waning moon, in the month of Katak in the year 1718 SV, or October 6, 1661 of the Julian calendar and October 20, 1661 A.D. of the modern day Gregorian calendar.
the inaugural anniversary of Eighth Guru Har Krishan Ji's guru gadee divas is commemorated as a fixed date according to the Nanakshahi calendar, and is observed each year on October 20th.
Guru Har Krishan Ji's Joti Jot (Death)
In Sikhism it is believed that the illumination of the soul departs the body at the time of death to blend with the supreme radiance, a concept known as joti jot, meaning "light merging with light."
When, and where, did Guru Har Krishan Ji's joti jot occur, and when is it commemorated?
Guru Har Krishan left his earthly body at eight years of age, and breathed his last near Delhi on the banks of Yamuna river on Saturday, the 14th day of the waxing moon in the month of Chet year 1721 SV, or March 30, 1664, of the Julian Calendar and April 16, 1661 A.D. of the Nanakshahi calendar.
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