Sumeet Aurora - Nanak: The Correspondent of the Ultimate

NANAK:The Correspondent of the Ultimate

NANAK:
The Correspondent of the
Ultimate

by
Sumeet D Aurora

First published in India 2017

2017 by Sumeet D Aurora

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About five hundred years ago, Guru Nanaks birth marked the beginning of an enlightening era for the people living through the darkest hour in existence. Surrounded by nugatory rituals, his early thoughts hung on the ambiguous set of ideas and beliefs that society was ridden with. Soon, the heavens heralded him the task that had long nestled in him to espouse the redemption of the world. His communion with the Ultimate became apparent at the time when he disappeared at the river Bien. When Guru Nanak reappeared after a gap of three days, he had the message and a definite task which made him an itinerant preacher, the correspondent of the Ultimate. The message he had was of oneness of the Transcendent, professing that the Hindus and the Muslims were not separate. Nor was their God any different. Ever since his childhood days, Guru Nanak supplied eloquent reasoning in condemning the futile customs and rituals people were accustomed to. As he grew up, his quest to spread equality amalgamated with the manifestation of the Ultimate, who deputed him into a wider sphere to uphold humanity. In the attempt to make his message reach the masses, he set out on foot with his companion Mardana as far as the land scattered, to unfetter people from the religious oppression and tyranny of caste that led them to inhabit futile beliefs.

Take me along, let it be churned

Where the revered river flows;

Whose dip can unfold the essence;

Of the world little known.

Take me along, let the colour be infused

Where the magical wind buffets;

Where one can release the woes,

Of those not in peace.

Take me along, churn it now

Where the path scatters to the divine;

Whose glimpse can brighten,

The life that is entwined.

CONTENTS

Guru Nanak and Mardana, Devender Singh, 2010

It doesnt take long to ascertain that this book is privileged to stand apart. Stirring patches, effervescent depictions and elaborate renditions, all mingle together to define this book. The minute biography of Guru Nanak speaks here through the scintillating brushstrokes. The paintings that parade on each of its leaves indeed makes this book a piece of art!

The abundance of the divine tales is like the depth of the sea, no matter how deep and long one plunges into it, the extent of it appears infinitely vast. It almost exclusively exposes one to endless discoveries. When it comes to unfurling the accounts of Guru Nanak, an even deeper and unending spectrum of light is indubitable. Through such a prism, one is invigorated by the profound revelations that tend to leap beyond the fascination. Such a leaning lifts away the weight of prolonged anxiety, shoving one out into the sheen of wonderment. What remains behind is the wisdom etched in the distant corner of the mind, illumined with the spark of tranquility and contentment.

Such is an overwhelming effect one discovers in a perpetual loop through different phases of his life. Imbibing the glorious chapters of his life, the mind is merited to resolve the endless mysteries. The scratching of head recedes as enlightenment spurs past the intriguing stories polished back to life.

Guru Nanak became an itinerant preacher for a reason. The epoch he lived in hadnt had much that could be termed as bright. Numerous customary beliefs set off to rein the naive mindsets. Fed on futile rituals, the lives of people hung on the turmoil of delusions. Through it, a plethora of problems sprung up. Senseless beliefs charted the stream of immorality, hatred and malice, to name a few. Many suffered due to the strict limitations of the religious norms. Those so-called religious ones seldom knew the true essence that a religion beheld. Guru Nanak thus espoused the cause to implant the truth among the sundry. The call to unbridle people from the custody of religious oppression made him go places.

Wherever he went and whatever he preached, the result of it had an enormous impact on the multitudes. After all, the heavens had heralded him to do what he was doing. It is apparent that Guru Nanak was in constant contact with the Ultimate. The word he spread was seldom of his own, but an interpretation of what he was privileged to extract recurrently from the skies. Not long after he embarked on his mission, his profound eminence made him the object of devotion. His devotees came to be known as the Sikhs.

The vivid spectrum of Guru Nanaks teachings gave an inception to the religion of Sikhism. Its integral tenets revolve around the spiritual uplifting of mankind. One is ever intrigued by the density and profoundness of his simple yet persuasive teachings proffered. Even more intriguing is the fact that how extensively he travelled to the distant lands for the sake of restoring the humanity.

The life of Guru Nanak is indeed no ordinary one. His prolific hymns supply evidences to it. As one plunges into the splendid verses of his hymns, the revelations instantly carries one into a realm of utmost bliss, assuaging the anxiety. The reservoir of his ineffable hymns concerns the conquering of the very own-self. The conception of this book is no wonder propelled by the vim of the riveting hymns, the treasure abundant with answers pertaining to the vicissitudes of life.

The history that weaves the life of Guru Nanak is imbued in just a few extant sources. The Janamsakhis or anecdotal accounts are the oral narration of stories told from generations to generations. The four traditions of