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A Saga of Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh ji
A Brief Biography in English
by Dr. Sharada Jayagovind
260, 2nd B Main, 1st Phase, Girinagar, Bengaluru 560085
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First Online Edition: August, 2017
Number of Pages: 3 + 284
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ISBN 978-1-63535-567-3
Published by: Vishav Namdhari Sangat
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Vishav Namdhari Sangat
Sri Bhaini Sahib
Ludhiana, Punjab
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A
cknowledgments
● Satguru Uday Singh ji
● Mata Chand Kaur ji
● Bibi Gursharan Kaur
● Sant Jagtar Singh
● Biba Sahib Kaur
● H. S. Hanspal
● Swaran Singh Virk
● Rachhpal Singh Sewak
● Harpal Singh Sewak
● Sant Balkaar Singh
● Sant Surinder Singh Namdhari
● Jagdish Singh Waryam , Editor, “Waryam”
● Dr. Narinder Pal Singh (Thailand)
● Dr. G. L. Awasthi
● Jugdiep Singh, Managing Director, Satguru Partap Singh Hospital
● Jai Singh and Preetam Kaur
● Ujjal Kaur
● Sant Nishaan Singh
● Ustad Harbhajan Singh, musician
● Sukhwinder Singh Pinky, musician
● Balwant Singh, musician
● Kirpal Singh, musician, UK
● Harjinder Singh, musician
● Mahinder Singh Purba
● Ajit Singh Namdhari
● Master Amrik Singh
● Sadhu Singh Kisan
● ‘Member’ Harbans Singh
● Baljinder Singh, former captain of Namdhari Hockey XI
● Kawaljeet Kaur, Thailand
● Suba Satnam Singh, Australia
● Narinder Singh, Mombasa
● Harbhajan Saluja
● Sulakhan Singh, UK
● Suba Harbhajan Singh, Ludhiana
● Paramjit Singh Neote, Ireland
● Kuldeep Singh Chana, Southall, UK
● Gurmeet Singh Birdi, USA
● Taranjiet Singh, Mumbai
● Karanpal Singh, Mohali
● Gurmukh Singh, President, All India Namdhari Vidyak Jatha
● Bibi Sukhjit Kaur, President, Vishav Namdhari Istree Jatha
● Amarjit Kaur, Secretary, Vishav Namdhari Istree Jatha
● Buta Singh, Hyderabad
● Surat Pal Singh, Photographer
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VISHAV NAMDHARI SANGAT
Gurdwara Sri Bhaini Sahib
Ludhiana, Punjab 141126
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C
ontents
Reflections by Sri Satguru Uday Singh Ji
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Foreword by S. Swaran Singh Virk
...........................................................................................................12
Reminiscences by Harpal Singh Sewak
.................................................................................................15
Author’s Note
...........................................................................................................................................................20
Introduction
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Chapter 1 - Birth and Childhood
.................................................................................................................33
Chapter 2 - Father and Son
..............................................................................................................................50
Chapter 3 - Satguru, the Spiritual Powerhouse
.................................................................................76
Chapter 4 - Music, the Divine Gift
..........................................................................................................100
Chapter 5 - The New Dawn
..........................................................................................................................135
Chapter 6 - On the Path of Progress
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Chapter 7 - The Namdhari Sikh Diaspora
...........................................................................................182
Chapter 8 - The Conqueror of Hearts
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Sri Mata Chand Kaur ji
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Glossary
.....................................................................................................................................................................281
Bibliography
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R
EFLECTIONS
When I begin to reflect upon my life and how it has unfolded, I draw two
conclusions. The first one is, a divine energy has silently guided me on to a certain
path independent of my own thoughts and plans. Secondly, I realise that divine
guiding power to be Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji.
The following verses from the Gurbani hold true for me:
ਤਤ ਮਰ ਪ
ਤ ਤਤਹ ਮਰ ਮਤ ॥
Tun mera Pita, tuhai mera Mata.
You are my Father, You are my Mother.
ਤਤ ਮਰ ਬਧ
ਤਤ ਮਰ ਭਭਤ ॥
Tun mera bandhap Tuh mera bharata.
You are my friend, You are my Brother.
ਤਤ ਮਰ ਰਖ ਸਭਨ ਥਈ ਤ ਭਉ ਕਹ ਕੜ ਜਉ ॥
Tun mera rakha sabni thai ta bhao keha kara jio.
When you have me under your protection everywhere,
why should I fear.
ਤਮਰ ਪ
ਤ ਤਧ
ਛਣ ॥
Tumri kirpa te tudh pachhana.
You have blessed me so that I can understand You.
ਤਤ ਮਰ ਓਟ ਤਤਹ ਮਰ ਮਣ ॥
Tun meri ot tunhai mera mana.
You are my sanctuary and my honor.
I feel fortunate that I was born during the era blessed by Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji.
He preached the philosophy of Guru Nanak Dev Ji in its purest form. Satguru ji
was constantly absorbed in naam simran and was an epitome of truthfulness. He
carried out tireless seva, displayed unconditional love and compassion and
promoted peace. He was so content throughout His life, that He was in a constant
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state of bliss. He remained an active advocate of the teachings of the Gurbani and
promoted its principles and practices throughout His life. He remained detached
from the perils of ego, anger, jealousy, greed and other worldly attachments.
In a quest to share the life and message of such a great Satguru beyond the sphere
of Namdharis, we envisioned the difficult task of compiling His immeasurable
contribution through a biography. As destiny had pre-ordained, a good friend of
mine, Prashanta Bhat, came to my mind and through him we were introduced to
his aunt Dr. Sharada Jayagovind, to whom we entrusted the writing of this
biography in English.
As she began this journey, we spent a lot of time reflecting on Satguru Ji’s life and
felt elated. Here was a Satguru whose greatness could only be felt but difficult to
be expressed in words. I realize that without personally developing this devotion,
faith and love, it would have been an incredibly difficult task to capture the true
essence of Satguru Ji’s life journey in this book. Incidentally, we found such a
person in Dr. Sharada. She understood the true essence of faith, where love and
devotion are not bound by any religious confinements. As she walked on this
journey, she developed the same devotion and love towards Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji
as any devotee.
ਸਪਤ
ਰਖ ਪਜਪਨ ਜਪਨਆ ਸਪਤਗਰ ਪਤਸ ਕ ਨਉ ॥
Sat Purakh jin jania Satgur tis ka nao.
He, who has realized the Lord, can be called the true Satguru.
ਪਤਸ ਕ ਸਪਗ ਪਸਖ ਉਧਰ ਨਨਕ ਹਪਰ ਗਨ ਗਉ ॥
Tis kai sang sikh udhrai Nanak har gun gao.
In the Satguru’s company, singing God’s praise His disciples are saved.
Growing up in Sri Jiwan Nagar and Sri Bhaini Sahib around Satguru Jagjit Singh
Ji, I never realised how fortunate I was. Whenever He addressed me as Beta (Son),
the importance was beyond my understanding. He showered upon me so much of
love that subconsciously I was drawn in to His aura.
Satguru Ji often took me along with Him on some of His travels. Looking back
and remembering those years I realize how Satguru Ji gracefully and happily
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