GURDWARA DAMDAMA SAHIB- GURU KI WADALI is situated in the GURU KI WADALI village in Amritsar Distt. Its a holy place where SRI GURU ARJUN DEV JI started the Five wells dug. Once Sikh requested SRI GURU HARGOBIND SAHIB JI that they want to see GURU SAHIB's birth place. GURU SAHIB came here with followers and first took bath at GURDWARA SRI CHEHHRATA SAHIB, preached sangat. The local people from GURU KI WADALI requested that a pig disturbs them a lot, destroys their crops. GURU SAHIB sent Painde Khan to chase the pig. The pig hit Painde Khan's horse & made him to fall. GURU SAHIB laughed & said " You could not kill a pig. Let me chase it ". GURU SAHIB challenged the pig & it ran directly towards GURU SAHIB. GURU SAHIB stopped the attack with a shield, stood on one side of the stirrup & attacked the pig following which the pig was split in two halves. A lighting came out of pig's mouth for which Bhai Bhaana Ji asked GURU SAHIB & GURU SAHIB said that it was a Sikh who was cursed by your father, BABA BUDDA JI, he has been offered Salvation.
MATA GANGA JI came on carts to BABA BUDDA SAHIB JI in order to get blessed with a son. BABA BUDDA SAHIB JI asked that who is coming. A Sikh replied that " Guru Ke Mahal " are coming. Then BABA JI said that where are " Guru Ke Mahal" coming in a haste from. Sikh replied that " Guru Ke Mahal " are coming to meet you but why are you speaking bitter words. BABA JI said " Its I who knows or the GURU who knows it, why are you acting like a pig? ". On hearing BABA JI's words, MATA JI went back to Amritsar. On being explained by SRI GURU ARJUN DEV JI, MATA JI again went to BABA BUDDA SAHIB JI humbly by foot. BABA JI gave a son's blessing to MATA GANGA JI. That Sikh requested that your wordings would not blank, when would I attain Salvation. BABA BUDDA JI said that Sixth GURU would offer you Salvation,
Further SRI GURU HARGOBIND SAHIB JI told that I have offered him Salvation. He would go to Heaven. The pig was buried & a platform was constructed & named GURDWARA SRI DAMDAMA SAHIB & also given a Boon that whoever cursed does a ARDAAS here, his curse would go off. Whoever would offer ARDAAS at this place, it would be fulfilled.
Pictures Taken on 24-Dec, 2006. |
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Details :-
GURDWARA SRI DAMDAMA SAHIB
Related to:-
SRI GURU HARGOBIND SAHIB JI
Address :-
Guru Ki Wadali
District :- Amritsar
State :- Punjab.
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