Prophecies about Guru Nanak in Hindu Vedas

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Prophecies about Guru Nanak in Hindu Vedas

Prophet Guru Nanak - The Founder of Sikhism

Paper presented at the Assembly of World Religions in Washington DC

Nov. 1997

His coming meticulously recorded in the Hindu Vedas and the Puranas

By: Bhai Kirpal Singh Gill

Founder: World Spiritual Foundation

 

Perhaps more than any Prophet in history Nanak's coming on Earth was

predicted profusely with uncanny accuracy as recorded in some detail

below. This has resulted after long and arduous research into the

ancient doctrines many dating thousands of years before his actual

birth. These are numerically listed below for ease of reference, not

necessarily in chronological order. The Vedas and Puranas in which

these direct references have been found recorded, are known to be

amongst the oldest chronicles in the world. These references are as

under:

 

1. In the Hindu epic the RIG VEDA

 

(i) In Mandala 7, Ush 5, Mantra 5 and Chapter 6

 

" Bee chakram prithoi aishai ta khestraaeh Vishnu mansai das sayaan

throvaah so asaya keeryo janaas oeroo khashatra so janama

chakaar (8) "

 

meaning

 

" when in the world the sinful ways will be on the rise and noble

behavior will vanish, as the disappearance of the moon when on its

wane on the darkest night, there will appear Vishnu as a prominent

Prophet from the Keshatra Clan and will manifest in consecutive form

through 10 Prophets to bring back the ways of virtue to the ailing

world. "

 

(ii) In the same Vedas, in another part even in the name NANAK and

the clan he belongs to is recorded thus -

 

" Sri Nanak gureng vareng saklaath heythoo. Heitha samasth jagathaa va

veithee kaetheng "

 

meaning

 

" For the preaching of religious ways and the earning of good karma,

there will manifest Guru NANAK from the clan of the Veithees "

 

(iii) At another position in the same Vedas is entered under Mandala

1 Soothak 5 and in the 7th Mantra thus -

 

" Eeth eethei Vishnu reinn chakramei threihaa nathathei patham "

 

meaning

 

" The Prophet in the Kali Yuga will manifest three attributes. As an

Avtar propounding Truth, as a Householder establishing family life

and at the same time be a Raja Yogi "

 

 

2. The YUJAR VEDA

 

As in the RIG VEDA quoted above, in the YUJAR VEDA also the Prophet

in the Kali Yuga will manifest three main characteristics thus -

 

" Vishnu bee chakrageih treithaa neikthei patham samudhseiaa paaeh

serei swahaa "

 

meaning

 

" Vishnu will appear again, manifesting three main characteristics,

Avtarhood, Householder family life and be a Rajah Yogi as well "

 

Although in the above two quotations the name of Nanak does not

directly appear, reference to being a householder family man, would

point to him because he was among the first few Avtars (prophets) who

was married and begetting children.

 

Incidentally in Hindu mythology, VISHNU is the primordial Godhead

Prophet, who incarnates on Earth taking many differing forms and the

ensuing names thereto.

 

 

3. In the BHAVEKHATH PURANA

 

" BHAVEKHATH " means " future foretelling " . There are numerous places in

this famous Hindu epic where the advent of Guru NANAK is directly

alluded to. These instances are listed hereunder -

 

(i)

 

" Theraa bhaareng thereshtwah keli krethem maha krethyaa. Aeveng vaee

tharam parchaariang bhavekhthee thaa kalau. Thatha vei

loka rakheiaartheng maleishana naas heithwei paschmeitlheng subh

theisay vath wensei chei Nanaka naam nach rekhiang brahem

geaanaik manas bhavekhet kaloe skunth thatar verth kaleaah har (35). "

 

meaning

 

" In the Kali Yuga when goodness in the world is deteriorating there

will appear a Prophet from the Beithi clan named NANAK

who from birth will be endowed with extra-ordinary spiritual power.

He will preach on the nobility of life and the eradication of

the sinful ways "

 

(ii) In another portion of this book the following short cogent

quotation supplies further pertinent information on the advent of

Nanak

 

" Guru thaa Brahma, Guru raa Vishnu, Guru raa dev maheshra saakhyaar

Parbrehem Thasmei NANAK nameh "

 

meaning

 

" The Guru of the prophets, Brahma, Vishnu and Shiv ji is God

almighty himself. This very Creator will manifest itself as a human,

in the form of one whose name will be NANAK

 

Note the clarity and explicitness in which the coming of Nanak is

predicted.

 

(iii) Further down in this book is recorded the following detailed

assertiveness about Nanak and the type of mission and work he shall

perform. It appears to emanate from the Godhead itself.

 

" The Kali Yuga shall dawn on Earth with radical manifestation of

destruction of Karma and Dharma to such an extent that every

situation shall be colored by sinful activities. At that distressful

moment, the Creator shall send down a spiritual luminary in the form

of NANAK from the Khatria clan. He will spread the message of NAAM,

the Holy life Force, by introducing the primacy of meditation and

thus washing clean the sinful ways by the waters of love. "

 

Note the beautiful and comprehensive description of the happening.

 

(iv) There is yet another quotation from this same Bhavekhath Purana

indicative of Nanak and the 9 prophets that consecutively followed

his lineage : -

 

" When in the world there is the deterioration of noble Dharma, then

Vishnu will reincarnate through 10 Prophethoods and will preach on

the universal and omnipotent value of NAAM. (the Holy Life Force) "

 

 

4. In DHIGVAJEH PURANA

 

" During the reign of the 8 Muslim rulers, Vishnu will incarnate in 10

human forms and after them will appear a (Mona) SILENT Guru (meaning

the SGGS, the Sikh Scripture) who will only respond where the

response is solicited. "

 

The word SILENT is of great importance - it refers to the Sikh

Scriptural Book (SGGS). This is the first time in the history of

Religion that a Sacred Book was elevated to the status of a Prophet.

Unlike a Prophet in body form with the inherent capacity to make

utterances, a Book has to be categorized as being basically 'Silent'.

This is indeed a startling revelation, pinpointing the coming into

the world of a (mona) Silent Guru, thousands of years before the

actual occurrence.

 

The eight Muslim Rulers were 1. - Sultan Lodhi, 2. - Babar, 3. -

Humanyuh, 4. - Akbar, 5 - Jehangir, 6 - Shah Jahan, 7 - Aurangzeb, 8 -

Bahadur Shah, These precisely were the Rulers in India during the

period in which the 10th Sikh Guru came into being. This further

emphasizes the authenticity of the revelation and the happening.

 

 

5. Through PATANJALI the great Indian (Hindu) Sage

 

Patanjali, one of the top Indian Yogis of old, came 2180 years before

Guru Nanak. In his Ashram while lecturing on the Prophets of the Kali

Yuga, the Iron Age, he singled out Guru Nanak as the one who will be

outstanding. When asked what will be his prime mantra, He replied. -

 

" Wahyanti karyanti jathputi athak etwaha brahamadeya, teisah Gur et

WAHEGURU "

 

meaning

 

" He will use a unique single syllable mantra which has not been

utilized before at any Age or Era. This will be WAHEGURU. "

 

Waheguru mantra, which means " Lord of Wonderment " has since been

popularised by Guru Nanak and all the nine other Sikh Gurus that

followed him.

 

 

6. In VISHNU PURANA

 

In the VISHNU PURANA there is recorded an interesting dialogue

between VISHNU and a famous Rishi UMBREEK. Vishnu is said to have

informed Umbreek that he will once again take birth in the Kali Yuga.

The Rishi then enquired when about will that be and what will be your

name then? Vishnu replied that this will happen when the Kali Yuga

has proceeded for 4500 years and that I will take birth in the Shatri

Sooraj Bansi clan, when I will be named, NANAK.

 

In this same Purana it is further recorded: -

 

" Sri Nanak santang saageaami

Sri asech, sri asech, sri asech, sri asech "

 

meaning

 

" Sri NANAK will once again appear in the world in a variety of

incarnations; this is for sure, this is for sure, this is for sure. "

 

Computing the date of Guru Nanak's birth from the above mentioned

figure that took place when the Kali Yuga had proceeded for 4550

years, reckoning the total durations of Kali Yuga now to be about

5090 old. It is to be noted that this figure of 4550 is pretty close

to the 4500 years predicted by VISHNU JI above. Incidentally, the

clan in which Guru Nanak was born was also known as a Shatri Sooraj

Bansi indicated above.

 

CONCLUSION

 

From the above it is evident that Guru Nanak must have had the

largest number of premonitional references to his coming compared to

the advent of the other Prophets in all the various Ages and Epochs.

Therefore the Prophet Guru Nanak's advent into the world is indeed of

millennial significance to even the coming future times.

 

NANAK

 

The word NANAK is a combination of two sanskrit terms. 'Na "

and 'Anak'. The meaning attached to these words is " Not-but-One " . The

message conveyed by the Guru's name and the education imparted by him

through the Sacred Scriptual verses, usually commence with the

words " Ik Oengkar " . This phrase too means Non-but-One. One God only.

 

MOOL MANTRA

 

There is a very interesting episode in Guru Nanak's illustrious life.

When he was still very young, even before his `teens, he took a dip

into the river alongside his house for his regular morning ablutions,

but this time he dissapeared into the waters, missing for two days

and nights. On the third day he re-appeared from out of the water

with the following Verse on his lips, which is now called the MOOL

MANTRA (the primordal Mantra ), which appers at the commencement of

every Chapter and sub-Chapter in the SGGS, the Sacred Scripture of

the Sikhs. It is one of the most comprehensive definitions of God and

is amongst the most powerful of all the world's Mantras.

 

This is how the Mool Mantra reads in its original version. -

 

 

" Ek Oengkaar Satnaam Karta purekh Nirbhau Nirvair Akaal Moorat

Ajoonee Sai- Bhang Gurparsaath "

 

meaning

 

" The True One and only Omnipresent Immortal Essence of Reality. The

Creator, the Omniscient and Omnipotent, the Incomprehensible (the

fearless). Before all Beginnings and after all Endings. Beyond Time,

Space and Form (and enmity). Free from the cycle of Births and

Deaths, the Self-manifested. The Loving Merciful Enlightener

(Realised with His Grace through total Submission to His Will). "

 

WORLD SPIRITUAL FOUNDATION

 

We in the World Spiritual Foundation (WSF) had recieved premonitions

that there existed a common and similar syatem of Meditation,

otherwise known as Profound Prayer and Worship in all Religions, and

is to be found enshrined in all their various Scriptures. After long

and laborious research we have happily discovered that such a system

does indeed exist in all the world's aknowledged Scriptures. The main

reason why this has not been discovered during all these centuries is

because all the references to it are usually couched in enigmatic,

allegoric and metaphoric language, never fully understood by the

various patriarchs of each religion, whose Holy Spirit, the Kingdom

of God within, has not been adequately enlivened and awakened. This

is known as Aath Para Shakti amoung the Hindus, Zatt Allah and Roh

Illahi among the Muslims, Naam Kellah among the Sikhs, Buddhahood

among the Buddhists, Ki or Chi or Tao amoung the Chinese and the

Japanese.

 

Prophecies about Guru Nanak in Hindu Vedas

Bhai Kirpal Singh Gill