Gurudwara Hemkunt Sahib |
Gurdwara Hemkunt
in the Himalayas is also regarded as one of the holiest places of the
Sikhs. It was there that Sri Guru Gobind Singh the tenth and last Guru
of the Sikhs is reported to have meditated in his previous life. In 'Bachitar
Natak' the great Guru relates his story in the following words-"I
Shall now relate my own story, how God sent me into this world. I was
busy "My
father and mother meditated on the incomprehensible. They both practised
the highest yoga through diverse
spiritual efforts. Their devout service in the love of God pleased the
Almighty who commanded me to take human form in this world. I did not
like to come. God sent me into the world with a mandate saying., 'I cherish
thee as my son and send thee to establish the path of truth. Go into the
world and establish virtue and keep the people, away from evil.' When
my father came to Triveni (Allahabad) he daily devoted himself to meditation
and charity. There at Allahabad the dazzling light manifested itself into
human form." This
is the story about 'Hemkunt' the holy place hallowed by Guru Gobind Singh
in his previous life. It was discovered in the early thirties by Pandit
Tara Singh Narotam. A small hut was constructed there in 1936 by the side
of the lake with bluish green waters. The place is of enchanting beauty
surrounded by tall trees and flowers bursting from every bush. Next year
in 1937 Guru Granth Sahib was installed by the devotee Sikhs in this hut,
where now stands a beautiful Gurdwara situated at a height of 4,636 meters
in the Garhwal region of Uttar Pradesh. Now
the Gurdwara is visited by thousands of pilgrims every year in fair weather.
One has to go to Rishikesh from where 300 km journey to Hemkunt starts.
The pilgrims move along Dev Prayag, Srinagar (Garhwal), Rudra Prayag,
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