Shri Guru Amardas Ji

Name: Shri Guru Amardas Ji
Date of Birth: May 5, 1479 A.D.
Place of Birth: Village Basarke in Dist. Amritsar
Father: Bhai Tej Bhan
Mother: Mata Sulakhani
Mahal (Wife): Bibi Mansa Devi
Sons: Baba Mohan, Baba Mohari
Daughters: Bibi Dani, Bibi Bhani
Accession to Gurugaddi: 1552 A.D. at Khachir Sahib.
Bani: Total number of hymns 869 in 17 Ragas
City Founded: Goindval on the banks of river Bias in 1552 A.D.
Succession to Gurugaddi: Guru Sahib nominated Bhai Jetha, his son-in law, with the name of Guru Ram Das, as the fourth Guru of the Sikhs.
Date of Eternal Rest: September 1, 1574 A.D.
Place of Eternal Rest: Goindval, Dist. Amritsar.

Guru Amardas Sahib, the Third Nanak was born at village Basarke Gillan in Amritsar district on Vaisakh Sudi 14th, (8th Jeth), Samvat 1536 (5th May 1479). (Some chronicles mention the month of April 1479). His father Tej Bhan Bhalla and mother Bakht Kaur (also reffered as Sulakhani and Lakhmi Devi) were orhtodox Hindus and used to pay annual visits to the Ganges river at Haridwar. Guru Amadas Sahib was married to Mata Mansa Devi ji and had four childern: two daughters; Bibi Dani ji and Bibi Bhani ji (she was married to Guru Ramdass Sahib), and two sons; Mohan ji and Mohri ji.

Once Guru Amardas Sahib heard some hyms of Guru Nanak Sahib from Bibi Amro Ji, the daughter of Guru Angad Sahib. He became too much impressed and immediately went to see Guru Angad Sahib at Khadur Sahib. Under the impact of the teachings of Guru Angad Sahib, Guru Amardas Sahib adopted him as his spiritual guide (Guru). Then he started living at Khadur Sahib. He used to rise early in the morning, bring water from the Bias River for Guru's bath and fetch wood from the Jungle for 'Guru ka Langar'.

Guru Angad Sahib appointed Guru Amardas Sahib as third Nanak in March 1552 at the age of 73. This was a result of his services and devotion to Guru Angad Sahib and his teachings. He established his headquarters at newly built town Goindwal. There he propagated the Sikh faith in a very planned manner. He divided the Sikh Sangat area into 22 preaching centres. (Manjis), each under the charge of a devout Sikh.He himself visited and sent Sikh missionaries to different parts of India to spread Sikhism.Read more...