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AMRIT BANI Satguru Ravidass Maharaj Ji (STEEK) Vyakhya By Shri 108 Sant Surinder Dass Bawaji A PUBLICATION OF RAVIDASSIA DHARAM PARCHAR ASTHAN KAHANPUR DISTT. JALANDHAR, PUNJAB Website: www.ravidassiadharam.org Email: [email protected] Amritbani Satguru Ravidass Maharaj Ji (Steek) Dedication Dedicated to the Sacred & Pious Memory of Brahmleen Sri 108 Sant Sarwan Dass Maharaj Ji Dera Sant Sarwan Dass Ji Religious symbol of Sachkhand Bal, Jalandhar, Ravidassia Dharam Punjab, India Commentary by Sant Surinder Dass Bawa Translation by Piare Lal Principles of Ravidassia Religion (1) Our Guru : Satguru Ravidass Maharaj Ji (2) Our Religion : Ravidassia Religious symbol of (3) Our Religious : Amritbani Satguru Ravidass Ravidassia Dharam Book Maharaj Ji Some Important facts of life (4) Our Religious Jagat Guru Ravidass Maharaj Ji Symbol : Date of Birth : (5) Our Salutation : Jai Gurdev Year 1377 AD (Bikrami Samvat-Magh Sudi 15, 1433) (6) Our Ultimate : Shri Guru Ravidass Janam Birth Place : Place of Pilgrimage Asthan Mandir Seer Seer Goverdhanpur, Banaras (U.P.) Name of Mother & Father : Goverdhanpur Varanasi (U.P.) Father: Respected Sh. Santokh Dass Ji (7) Our Objectives : To propagate the Bani and Mother: Respected Smt. Kalsi Devi Ji teachings of Satguru Ravidass Ji. Name of the Grandmother and Grandfather : Besides this, the teachings and the Grandfather: Respected Sh. Kalu Ram Ji Name of Grandmother: Respected Smt. Lakhpati Ji, thought of Maharashi Bhagwan Name of wife & son : Balmik Ji, Satguru Namdev Ji, Wife: Respected Smt. Lona Ji Satguru Kabir Ji, Satguru Trilochan Son: Respected Sh. Vijay Dass Ji Ji, Satguru Sain Ji and Satguru Brahamleen on: Harh Di Sangrand 1584 Bikrami Samvat (1528) A.D. Sadna Ji would Also be propagated. at Banaras : To respect all religions, love the mankind and lead virtuous life. RAVIDASSIA DHARAM PARCHAR ASTHAN, KAHANPUR, DISTT. JALANDHAR Preface Ravidass soi sadhu bhalo jih man basayi Jagdis! Rahai ot Oamkar ki buro bhalo sahayi sees!! Most revered Jagatguru Ravidass Maharaj Ji, during his incarnation in this world, preached all human beings about absolute unity, universal brotherhood and love for humanity and conveyed his sacred sermon to keep company of learned saints and practice devout meditation of God. While Jagatguru Ravidass Ji liberated people, suffering from oppression for centuries, of all bondage on the one hand; he simultaneously enlightened the foes of humanitywith pious and truthful sermon: “Satsangat mil rahiae Madhou jaise madhup makhira”! He conveyd his secret sermon about universal brotherhood and also envisaged one common universal abode “Begampura” for all human beings of the world as explained in his Amritbani mentioned above. Such a great revolutionary Jagatguru Ravidass Maharaj Ji had his incarnation in Varanasi during the Magh Sudi 15, 1433 Vikram Samvat (1377 A.D.) At the blessed house of respected father Shri Santokh Dass Ji and esteemed mother Shrimati Kalsi Devi Ji. In order to establish an egalitarian society with equal rights for all, he showed four types of Janeu (the sacred thread) symbolizing the four Yugas or Cosmic periods on Maghi or Makar Sankranti and abandoned the one made of thread that adored his body in staunch protest against the social disharmony bedeviling the society. On the auspecious & historic occasion of Vaisakhi, (First day of Vaisakh - the second month of Vikram Samvat Calendar) he achieved the unique feat of floating of stones on the water of river Ganges. He created myriad forms of himself in the durbar of King Kumbha and Queen Jhala Bai and launched the unique tradition of spiritual congregations and community feeding for one and all. He spent major part of his life travelling far and wide preaching all human beings to tread the path of truth and devout meditation of God. A large number of kings, emperors and people from all sections of society bowed before him with allegiance and became his devout disciples. He worked for the emancipation of human society throughout his life animals around Varanasi every day. However, I sought shelter at the and left this perishable world for his heavenly abode on the first day of lotus feet of God and now the head of the Brahmin priests prostrates the month of Harh, 1584 Vikram Samvat or 1528 A.D. in Varanasi. before me with great respect. After listening to the redeeming sermons Satguru Kabir Sahib Ji rekoned Jagatguru Ravidass Maharaj Ji of Jagatguru Ravidass Maharaj Ji, King Nagar Mall (Hardev Singh), as the ultimate epitome of Bhakti and recited the following hymn: Rana Vir Baghel Singh, Sikandar Lodhi, Maharana Sangram Singh Sadhan mein Ravidass Sant hae, supach rishi so maniya! (Rana Sanga), king Chandra Partap, king Allavadi Bijli Khan, Rana Hindu Turk dui deen bane hae, kashu nahin pahichaniya!! Rattan Singh, Maharana Kumbha Ji, Maharani Jhala Bai, great saint Kabir Ji said that Guru Ravidass Ji is the greatest amongst Meera Bai and sages Karma Bai Ji, Bhanmati Ji, as well as great saint sages and the entire world reckons him as a highly respected saint. Gorakh Nath Ji along with people of all sections of society became his Contemporary Hindus and Muslims bowed with reverence before devotees. Messiah of humanity, Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar formulated Guru Ravidass Ji and revered him like God. Sant Pipa Ji explains the the Constitution of India based on the human rights enshrined in unique services of Jagatguru Ravidass Maharaj Ji towards human sacred hymn “Behampura sahar ko nao” recited by Shri Guru society as follows in his hymns: Ravidass Maharaj Ji. Likewise, the United Nations Organization Je kali Raedas Kabir na hote, (UNO) declared at Toronto, Canada that the sanctity of human rights lok ved aur Kaliyug mili kar bhagti rasatal dete! of all citizens and governance of the entire world should be based on Pipaji explained that “But for the timely incarnation of Satguru the principles enunciated in this hymen. Kabir ji; contemporary upper caste society, Vedas and distorted Ravidass soi sadhu bhalo jou rahayi sada nirbair! philosophical thinking under the influence of Kaliyug would have Sukhdai samta gahyi sabhnah mangahi khair!! buried Bhakti under deep sea.” Such a great benevolent and devout saint Braham Gyani Ravidass chamar ustati kare, Hari keerat nimakh ik gayi! Satguru Sarwan Dass Ji practiced dedicated meditation of God day Patit jati uttam bhaiya, chari varan paiye pagi aayi!! and night on the sacred soil of village Bal and he enabled myriad Satguru Ram Das Ji explains that Guru Ravidass Ji pravticed number of people of this world to pursue devout Bhakti of God. He such devout meditation of HAR (God) and eulogised glory of divinity always preached his devotees to become highly educated, serve one’s with dedicated devotion that he himself became one with God and parents, respect the elderly, love the younger ones, keep company of indistinguishable with God. Despite his birth in so called low caste; learned saints and practice devout meditation of God. He got a Dera people from all the four classes of society bowed at his lotus feet with constructed on the soil of village Bal and christened same as “Dera reverence because of his devout Bhakti and dignified spiritual Ravidassian Da” on 2nd February, 1964 to give an identity to the knowledge. Satguru Arjan Dev Ji eulogises him as follows: community. After centuries iof Guruji’s times, he located the sacred Ooch te ooch Namdeo samdarsi, Ravidass thakur bani aaiy! birth place of Jagatguru Ravidass Maharaj Ji through his devine i.e. enlightenment. He decided to build a temple in the memory of Guruji Greatest of all learned sages, who treated everyone equal has at this place. For this purpose, he deputed Sant Hari Dass Maharaj Ji to been Satguru Namdev Ji and Satguru Ravidass Ji was incarnation of lay the foundation stone of the temple on the auspacious occasion of God himself in this world. Sankranti of Harh, (1st day of the month of Harh) in the year 1965 Meri jaat kut bandhla dhor dhovanta niteh banarsi aas pasa A.D. Construction work of the temple was carried under the able Ab bipar pardhan tihi karahi dandaut tere naam sarnaye guidance of Sant Garib Dass Maharaj Ji. A great place of pilgrimage Ravidass dasaa!! was thus dedicated to the community and Satguru Sarwan Dass I was born in a community that transports carcassesof dead Maharaj Ji declared that people from all over the world will, for all times to come, congregate at this holy place of pilgrimage to pay Sant Surinder Dass Bawa Ji obeisance. Sant Surinder Dass Bawa Ji is simple, truthful, accessible Enemies of humanity perpetrated a dastardly attack at Shri Guru Ravidass Temple, Vienna, Austria on 24th May, 2009. Because and visionary. He has assimilated traditions and legacy of the of that, Sant Rama Nand Ji attained martyrdom for the sake of dera saints. Even in his young age, he displays maturity in his deal- Ravidassia Community and left for his heavenly abode in the early ings. After Sant Rama Nand Ji, Bawa Ji, as he is lovingly called, is hours of May 25, 2009 and thus became immortal. There were the Chief Executive of the Dera. He oversees all the projects run spontaneous and forceful but peaceful protests all over the world by by the Dera. Ravidassia Community to express their pain and dismay against this Bawa Ji was born in the family of his revered father Gurdas barbaric act of vioence. There-after, announcement of new religion Ram Ji and mother Bibi Gurbachan Kaur Ji on 14th March 1973 “Ravidassia Dharma” was made on the sacred occasion of 633rd birth at village Suchi Pind in district Jalandhar. His parents are ideal anniversary of Jagatguru Ravidass Maharaj Ji from his Janam Sthan disciples of Sant Sarwan Dass Ji.