SAadmin Posted January 21, 2004 Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 Taken from gursikhijeevan.com. ---- Amazing Story Bhai Jeeta Singh used to be a Raagi that would accompany Sant Baba Gurbachan Singh Ji. One time in Lahore, there was a Muslim Smagam for Raags. He, being a Raagi himself, was really curious what the muslim Raag smagam would be like. After, listening to some of the program he went up to the organizers and asked for their permission to get some time to do keertan because he knew shabads in Raag. The muslims started laughing at him saying ?you Sikhs haven?t been blessed with Raag, go get out of here and go do what you typically do?and?.listen, we, muslims, are only blessed with Raag.? Bhai Jeeta Singh got so hurt, he went all depressed to Sant Baba Gurbachan Singh and said, ?Ji, today I got really embarassed.? Sant Baba Gurbachan Singh said to him, ?I want you for 40 days to stay in this room, food and clothes will be provided inside, for 40 days don?t leave this room and do 125,000 paats of Raag-Mala. Only after completing, this are you to come out? Bhai Jeeta Singh did so as Baba Ji said, and then when the time came for another smagam, he went again. And again He asked them for time, surprisingly the parbandak decided to give him 2 minutes of their smagam time. He got on stage and after touching some keys in Basant Raag, the Harmonium started to play by itself and continued playing for the rest of the shabad ! He was given only 2 minutes, however the Raag took 4 hours to complete (b/c of the rus of the keertan no one wanted him to stop him and listened in complete amazement and silence). The Muslims started saluting Bhai Jeeta Singh out loud at the smagam, and some came to him and said, that ?God has blessed you people with Raag? Sant Baba Gurbachan Singh Singh said ?You were victorious today on behalf the Sikh Panth, ask for anything you want.? He said, ?I do have one thing I really want, when my end comes, I want it to come while I am doing keertan.? Baba Ji said ?then that?s how it will be? The day Bhai Jeeta Singh left his body, he was sitting doing keertan in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji?s Hazoori. He was doing it so much love, he would lift his arm up affectionately, and while looking towards GuruJi he would recite ?jio bhaavai thio raakh lai? and at that moment Bhai Jeeta Singh left his body. Reference: JapJi Sahib Viakya - Giani Takhur Singh Ji Volume 22 (near the ending) JapJi Sahib Viakya - Giani Takhur Singh Ji Volume 23 (near the beginning) So Gurmukho, please forgive me for my crude translation job, I would prefer you hear it in the reference I gave you, it's available on gurmatveechar.com 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kam1825 Posted January 21, 2004 Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 proves what most of us already belive in that the raag mala is bani and will always be. shame that people like taja singh bhasuria created this sort of confusion along with other people who were paid by the british 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 21, 2004 Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 Yes veer... its shame isnt it?? How can they literally chop guroo maharaj's ang??? Lakha ta daanaie paina... vahegurooo 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 21, 2004 Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 great post neo, the translation was perfect lets not get into the raagmaala debate again.... i advise everyone to listen to the viakhyas by giani takhur singh - there knowledge and the way they explain is so awesome :yo: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr §ingh Posted January 21, 2004 Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 VERy nice N3O Bhaji. Iron Bangle, your avator attracts all attention 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOYce Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 It is to good to be comment upon... SO NO COMMENTS 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antharjaame Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 Maybe we should turn this into an inspiration for Raagmala thread! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navjot2 Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 awesome! so Raag Mala japa can grant Raaga Vidya ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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