Bhai Gurdas Vaaran for Android

11 things about Bhai Gurdas Vaaran

1. Bhai Gurdas not only wrote the Adi Granth as dictated by Guru Arjan Dev, he also supervised the writings of four other scribes, namely Bhai Haria, Bhai Sant Das, Bhai Sukha and Bhai Manasa Ram who were writing various Sikh scriptures.

2. During the time of Guru Har Gobind Sahib, Bhai Gurdas went to many far away places like Kabul, Kanshi, Banaras, to spread the message of the Guru.

3. Bhai Gurdas became a Sikh under the kind influence of Guru Ram Das, the fourth Sikh Guru in 1579 AD.

4. Bhai Gurdas travelled to far away places like Agra, Lucknow, Burhanpur, and Rajasthan to spread Guru's word under the direction of Guru Amar Das.

5. Bhai Gurdas was the cousin brother of Mata Bhani, the mother of Guru Arjan Dev Ji.

6. Bhai Gurdas came back to Punjab after Guru Ram Das left for heavenly abode.

7. Bhai Gurdas received his early education under the guidance of Guru Amar Das.

8. Bhai Gurdas was not only an interpreter of Sikh scriptures and preacher of Sikhism, he was a walking encyclopaedia of Sikhism.

9. The Sikh congregation was so impressed by Bhai Gurdas they that erected a Gurdwara in his memory in Kabul.

10. He also had the opportunity to be the scribe of Guru Granth Sahib or Adi Granth, the holiest Sikh scripture that was compiled by Guru Arjan Dev Ji, the fifth Sikh Guru, in 1604.

11. Bhai Gurdas also played a key role in the construction of the Harimandir Sahib (Golden Temple Amritsar).