The Litreatur of above story is available in the shape of a book named “Sri Uttam Milap”. This Book will give you the Details of Raja Sudhar Sain & the Janam Sukhi Manuscript Book
At Chittagong and Sondip
Janam Sakhi Bhai Bala and Puratan Janam Sakhi have recorded a few stories about Guru Nanak’s visit to Chittagong (chutaghatka)16 and Sondip (swampur). Chittagong, Sondip and about seventeen islands along the coast on the Arakanese side of Burma (which the Janam Sakhis call Braham dip) were ruled by petty rulers. Sudhar Sain the ruler of Chittagong and Sondip was the most powerful ruler.
When Guru Nanak visited the city everyone was so immersed in worldly affairs that no one appeared to be interested in religious or spiritual life. After two days a carpenter named Jhanda who was known in the city as a devout soul came to pay homage to the Guru. He cooked some food, and procured some fruit from a garden nearby, and placed them before the Guru as his humble offering. Guru Nanak smiled and said, “My deai friend, do you think I have travelled fifteen hundred miles only to take food from your hands?” Jhanda the carpenter was deeply moved by the meaningful question of the Master and said, “Master, thou knowest best the purpose of your visit to this distant place, and thou knowest best how to fulfil that purpose. Make this humble creature the instrument of thy great purpose. My mind, my home and my body are at thy service.17
Guru Nanak blessed Bhai Jhanda. It is said, that on receiving intuitional light from the Guiu, Jhanda, the carpenter passed into ecstasy.18 Indersain the nephew of the ruler while passing through the forest was attracted by the unique personality of the Guru. He was surprised to see that Jhanda the carpenter, son of Pakhar, whom he knew as a very pious soul was sitting in samadhi and had almost lost all body consciousness. Indersain was an enlightened young man well versed in religious lore. He asked Guru Nanak, “Master, thou all-seeing one, dispel my doubts, destroy the illusion that surrounds my weak and wavering mind.” The Master answered, “He who has destroyed his evil passions, who is free from pride and avarice, who has overcome and subdued all earthly and celestial pleasures, he will see the way that leads to the highest spiritual state. He will know what truth and love is, and he will live the life of love and truth. He will achieve the presence of God and he will know His true Existence, which is His true Name.”19
Jhanda remained absorbed in ecstasy of divine vision for a long time. He had to be given a bath to be brought to normal physical consciousness. Guru Nanak was so pleased with the purity of his heart, and the nobility of his soul that he declared that he was establishing a seat of the Sikh Church (manji) in that country, and installing Bhai Jhanda as the chief missionary in the area.20 Bhai Jhanda was overwhelmed by the gracious honour shown by the Guru to him.
The next day news went round in the city that Bhai Jhanda had been elected as an apostle by the new prophet who had come from the Punjab and had now established his Church in capital. The ruler of the state, Sudhar Sain was surprised to note that this strange visitor from a far off land, had attracted the attention of the rich and poor but he had not cared to pay homage to the ruler of the state.
So he sent some men and summoned Guru Nanak to his presence. Incidentally when the officers of the state arrived Inder Sain was there. Intervening, he said, “The ruler is my maternal uncle. I will accompany these officers and explain to him that he should not have sent such orders.”21
Inder Sain explained to his uncle, Sudhar Sain, that, Guru Nanak, the prophet from Punjab was no ordinary saint. He was a sage who had attained supreme enlightenment, and whose very presence sheds light. His words of eternal wisdom awakened a new consciousness in the minds of the hearers. So exalted a sage must be approached with humility and reverence. He could not order him to come to his court. Nanak would not obey such orders. Sudhar Sain was greatly moved. He went on foot to meet the great prophet who had influenced his learned nephew so profoundly. He placed before Guru Nanak rich offerings which the Guru handed over to Bhai Jhanda to be used for the sangat (congregation). During Guru Nanak’s stay there he showed such love and respect for the Guru that Nanak blessed him saying, “All small kingdoms around your state shall one day accept your benign rule. Whether a man is a king, a merchant or an artisan, he must live in this world of light and darkness like a lotus living in a marshy pond. The lotus lives in dirty water and weeds and yet it remains untouched and unaffected by water and weeds. Live in the world the life of truth, joy, and peace, and bliss will dwell in your mind.”22 Jhanda, the carpenter, is said to have accompanied Guru Nanak in his missionary journey to the South and Ceylon.23 In another island called Silmila dip, Guru Nanak met another ruler named Madhur Bain. He was attracted by the personality of the Guru the moment he saw him and welcomed him to his palace. He asked Nanak what his concept of the true Guru, the Enlightener of souls was. Guru Nanak said: “He is the- perfect Guru, who has attained the perfection, and whose soul ever rests on the Throne of God. On meeting the true Guru man becomes desireless, his virtues are illumined, his evil propensities disappear, and the presence of God is never forgotten.”24
At Chittagong and Sondip
Janam Sakhi Bhai Bala and Puratan Janam Sakhi have recorded a few stories about Guru Nanak’s visit to Chittagong (chutaghatka)16 and Sondip (swampur). Chittagong, Sondip and about seventeen islands along the coast on the Arakanese side of Burma (which the Janam Sakhis call Braham dip) were ruled by petty rulers. Sudhar Sain the ruler of Chittagong and Sondip was the most powerful ruler.
When Guru Nanak visited the city everyone was so immersed in worldly affairs that no one appeared to be interested in religious or spiritual life. After two days a carpenter named Jhanda who was known in the city as a devout soul came to pay homage to the Guru. He cooked some food, and procured some fruit from a garden nearby, and placed them before the Guru as his humble offering. Guru Nanak smiled and said, “My deai friend, do you think I have travelled fifteen hundred miles only to take food from your hands?” Jhanda the carpenter was deeply moved by the meaningful question of the Master and said, “Master, thou knowest best the purpose of your visit to this distant place, and thou knowest best how to fulfil that purpose. Make this humble creature the instrument of thy great purpose. My mind, my home and my body are at thy service.17
Guru Nanak blessed Bhai Jhanda. It is said, that on receiving intuitional light from the Guiu, Jhanda, the carpenter passed into ecstasy.18 Indersain the nephew of the ruler while passing through the forest was attracted by the unique personality of the Guru. He was surprised to see that Jhanda the carpenter, son of Pakhar, whom he knew as a very pious soul was sitting in samadhi and had almost lost all body consciousness. Indersain was an enlightened young man well versed in religious lore. He asked Guru Nanak, “Master, thou all-seeing one, dispel my doubts, destroy the illusion that surrounds my weak and wavering mind.” The Master answered, “He who has destroyed his evil passions, who is free from pride and avarice, who has overcome and subdued all earthly and celestial pleasures, he will see the way that leads to the highest spiritual state. He will know what truth and love is, and he will live the life of love and truth. He will achieve the presence of God and he will know His true Existence, which is His true Name.”19
Jhanda remained absorbed in ecstasy of divine vision for a long time. He had to be given a bath to be brought to normal physical consciousness. Guru Nanak was so pleased with the purity of his heart, and the nobility of his soul that he declared that he was establishing a seat of the Sikh Church (manji) in that country, and installing Bhai Jhanda as the chief missionary in the area.20 Bhai Jhanda was overwhelmed by the gracious honour shown by the Guru to him.
The next day news went round in the city that Bhai Jhanda had been elected as an apostle by the new prophet who had come from the Punjab and had now established his Church in capital. The ruler of the state, Sudhar Sain was surprised to note that this strange visitor from a far off land, had attracted the attention of the rich and poor but he had not cared to pay homage to the ruler of the state.
So he sent some men and summoned Guru Nanak to his presence. Incidentally when the officers of the state arrived Inder Sain was there. Intervening, he said, “The ruler is my maternal uncle. I will accompany these officers and explain to him that he should not have sent such orders.”21
Inder Sain explained to his uncle, Sudhar Sain, that, Guru Nanak, the prophet from Punjab was no ordinary saint. He was a sage who had attained supreme enlightenment, and whose very presence sheds light. His words of eternal wisdom awakened a new consciousness in the minds of the hearers. So exalted a sage must be approached with humility and reverence. He could not order him to come to his court. Nanak would not obey such orders. Sudhar Sain was greatly moved. He went on foot to meet the great prophet who had influenced his learned nephew so profoundly. He placed before Guru Nanak rich offerings which the Guru handed over to Bhai Jhanda to be used for the sangat (congregation). During Guru Nanak’s stay there he showed such love and respect for the Guru that Nanak blessed him saying, “All small kingdoms around your state shall one day accept your benign rule. Whether a man is a king, a merchant or an artisan, he must live in this world of light and darkness like a lotus living in a marshy pond. The lotus lives in dirty water and weeds and yet it remains untouched and unaffected by water and weeds. Live in the world the life of truth, joy, and peace, and bliss will dwell in your mind.”22 Jhanda, the carpenter, is said to have accompanied Guru Nanak in his missionary journey to the South and Ceylon.23 In another island called Silmila dip, Guru Nanak met another ruler named Madhur Bain. He was attracted by the personality of the Guru the moment he saw him and welcomed him to his palace. He asked Nanak what his concept of the true Guru, the Enlightener of souls was. Guru Nanak said: “He is the- perfect Guru, who has attained the perfection, and whose soul ever rests on the Throne of God. On meeting the true Guru man becomes desireless, his virtues are illumined, his evil propensities disappear, and the presence of God is never forgotten.”24
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