Name of Guru Nanak Sahib Ji

Today on the occasion of Prakash Utsav of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, I would like to write about why only name ‘Nanak’ was given to Guru Patshah Ji.

After 13 days of Prakash of Guru Sahib, Pandits (Priests) chose name Nanak for Guru Sahib.

ਸਿਸ ਕੋ ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮ ਧਰੀਜੈ||

ਇਸਕੀ ਸਰਬਰ ਕੋ ਨ ਜਨੀਜੈ||

Give the name Nanak to the child. No other name can be equivalent to this.

But Mehta Kalu, father of Guru Sahib was disappointed and said this name belongs to both Hindus and Muslims. I will not accept this name.

ਰਲਮਿਲ ਨਾਮ ਸੁ ਤੁਰਕਨ ਹਿੰਦੂ ||

ਨਹਿਂ ਰਾਖਵ ਇਹ ਨਾਮ ਦਿਜਿੰਦੂ ||੪੭||

He asked for some other name.

ਅਵਰ ਨਾਮ ਕੋ ਸੋਧਿ ਧਰੀਜੈ||

Priest replied this child will be adored by Hindus, Muslims and the whole world.

ਇਹ ਸਿਸੁ ਕੋ ਮਾਨਹਿਂਗੇ ਦੋਊ||

ਹਿੰਦੂ ਤੁਰਕ ਸਿਖ ਸਭਿ ਕੋਊ||

He will ‘shine’ in the whole world.

ਸਕਲ ਜਗਤ ਮਹਿਂ ਹੋਇ ਉਜਾਗਰ ||

(Note:- All these references are from Sri Nanak Prakash by Bhai Santokh Singh Ji)

This was reality this child became the King of the whole world. He is respected not only by the Sikhs but by the whole world.

That's why some European writer wrote " If Guru Nanak Sahib would have born in Europe, then whole world would have only one religion Sikhism."

He became Pir for Muslims and Guru for Hindus.

ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਸ਼ਾਹ ਫਕੀਰ ||

ਹਿੰਦੂ ਕਾ ਗੁਰੂ ਮੁਸਲਮਾਨ ਕਾ ਪੀਰ ||

ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਜੀ ਦੇ ਗੁਰਪੁਰਬ ਦੀ ਲੱਖ ਲੱਖ ਵਧਾਈ