Guru Nanak Chamatkar (Part 2)-Bhai Vir Singh English ... - Vidhia.com

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town was once ruled by Khalifa Haroon Rashid and adorned by
Zabida, his pious and enlightened wife, and was a prime town in Arab.
Today it is sleeping when on the outskirts of the town somebody is sinbJing
such sweet divine music that by listening to which one goes into ecstasy.
It is early morning, sweet dewdrops are falling and the night is going into
hiding. The stars with their lustrous eyes are looking at the earth from the
heavens. Ecstasy is showering in torrents and a gentle breeze is blowing softly.
The cool and sweet breeze that is coming after embracing the surface of the
river water is bJiving sweetness.
The moonlight ofthe late night with its sheen is spreading on the earth. In
this natural calmness that is immersing one's self in the love of the Lord,
somebody is sinbJing divine music. Asa Raga is being sung which is enthralling.
It is taking the mind to the world of sensation.
o great Guru Nanak who makes saints from men and it doesn't take him
time to do that. Ah ha! a Muslim town inhabited by Muslims, how has Asa-di­
Var reached here? Yes, the master of Asa-di-Var, the benevolent Guru, who
gave the secret of the Lord in Asa-di-Var has himself reached here and has
been staying here for the last few days.
People come. A holy congregation is formed. They listen to his discourse.
They listen to the true path of love of the Lord and have started treading on
the true path of 'recitation of the Lord's name with love'. The benevolent
Guru talks to them in their own Persian language and delivers a discourse.
They take blessings from the Guru, recite the Lord's name with love and get
elevation of mind and ecstasy. A holy conI,rregation of a few such people has
been formed here. They come from the town in the morning and assemble at
this place that is on the outskirts of the town and listen to the divine music.
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