Freed Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 Gurfateh ! On the left hand side of the Darshani Deori of Siri Darbar Sahib, there is a gilded panel that is inscribed with the description of a 'Kudrati Chamatkar' - a 'Miracle of Nature' that occured in 1877 - where a ball of light appeared in Sri Darbar Sahib at amrit vele. Does any one have any details about this ? - The Darshani Deori and the panel - on the left A detail A very sweet unknown 'Gurmukh Piara' who when he saw me filming the panel in 1999 - gave an impromptu 'voice over' - before I had a chance to thank him, he had disappeared - Siri Darbar Sahib is always full of beautiful people like that - I always have great experiences and the joy of meeting Beautiful Gursikhs. The film and 'voice over' (Apologies for the shaky camera work) http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=...73&hl=en-GB The text of the panel ਸ੍ਰੀ ਹਰਿਮੰਦਰ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਜੀ ਵਿਚ ਕੁਦਰਤੀ ਚਮਤਕਾਰ ਸਭਨਾਂ ਦੀ ਗਯਾਤ ਲਈ ਦਸਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਹਰਿਮੰਦਰ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਜੀ ਵਿਚ ੩੦ ਅਪ੍ਰੈਲ ੧੮੭੭ ਨੂੰ ਸਵੇਰੇ ਦੇ ੪-੩੦ ਵਜੇ ਇਕ ਅਜਬ ਖੇਲ ਵਰਤਿਆ | ਕੋਈ ਚਾਰ ਕੁ ਸੌ ਪ੍ਰੇਮੀ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਹਰਿਮੰਦਰ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਜੀ ਵਿਚ ਕੀਰਤਨ ਦਾ ਆਨੰਦ ਲੈ ਰਹੇ ਸਨ ਜਦ ਕਿ ਅਚਨਚੇਤ ਹੀ ਬਿਜਲੀ ਦੀ ਲਿਸ਼ਕ ਦਿਸੀ | ਉਹ ਇਕ ਵੱਡੀ ਰੌਸ਼ਨੀ ਦੀ ਸ਼ਕਲ ਵਿਚ ਪਹਾੜ ਦੀ ਬਾਹੀ ਦੇ ਦਰਵਾਜ਼ੇ ਵਿਚੌਂ ਆਈ ਤੇ ਠੀਕ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਜੀ ਦੇ ਸਾਹਮਣੇ ਗੋਲਾ ਜਿਹਾ ਬਣਕੇ ਫਟੀ ਅਤੇ ਚਾਨਣ ਹੀ ਚਾਨਣ ਕਰਕੇ ਦਖਣੀ ਦਰਵਾਜ਼ੇ ਥਾਣੀ ਇਕ ਰੌਸ਼ਨੀ ਦੀ ਲੀਕ ਹੋਕੇ ਨਿਕਲ ਗਈ | ਭਾਵੇਂ ਇਸ ਦੇ ਫਟਣ ਸਮੇਂ ਬੜੀ ਭਿਆਨਕ ਤੇ ਜ਼ੋਰ ਦੀ ਆਵਾਜ਼ ਆਈ ਪਰ ਅੰਦਰ ਬੈਠੇ ਕਿਸੇ ਪ੍ਰੇਮੀ, ਅਮਾਰਤ ਜਾਂ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਕਿਸੇ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਰ ਦਾ ਕੋਈ ਨੁਕਸਾਨ ਨਾ ਪੁਜਾ | ਇਸ ਅਲੌਕਿਕ ਦਿ੍ਰਸ਼ ਨੂੰ ਸਭ ਲੋਕੀ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਗੁਰੂ ਰਾਮ ਦਾਸ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਜੀ ਦਾ ਆਪਣਾ ਕੌਤਕ ਦਸਦੇ ਹਨ | Please post any information you may have Many Thanks Ranjit Singh 'Freed' 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chhinderpalsingh Posted February 25, 2007 Report Share Posted February 25, 2007 Respected Freed, I am sure similar chamtkaar occured, whenn Mr. Vasu was cured from his critical cancer problem (near to incureable death case) in Darbaar Sahib Room (near Akal Takhat) while a sudden light entered to his body during Akhand paath Sahib. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jassasingh Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kam1825 Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 beautiful photo 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khargh Singh Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 Singh the inside ishnaan of darbar is meant to be gupt isnt it? Your only allowed in if you meet the rules, maybe you shouldnt post pics of it up on the internet ... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matheen Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 maybe you shouldnt post pics of it up on the internet ... Why not? It's inspirational and there are even videos of it being done. I don't think it's really gupt - just a question of limited space. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amandeepm Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 Freed, in the 19th century there was a panel on the right hand side that contained an english translation of the Gurumukhi veriosn (embellished with lots of flowery language directed at the Queen). There are barely a couple of photographs that captured this panel - one of which is just readbale. I attach some text from our forthcoming book on Sikh photographs (please dont hold your breath!) Pilgrims and tourists wishing to enter the Harimandir Sahib first passed through a grand gateway known as the darshan deorhi. Placed in prominent positions either side were two copper gilt plaques containing notices written in English and Punjabi (in the Gurmukhi script). These were fixed in place in 1879 shortly after the death of the second British-nominated sarbarah, Mangal Singh Ramgarhia, the greatgrand nephew of the famous warrior-statesman, Jassa Singh Ramgarhia, and a prominent soldier-administrator under Ranjit Singh. Both of the notices commemorated the same miraculous incident that occurred early one morning in April 1877: a bolt of lightning appeared to fall from the sky and move through the Harimandir Sahib before returning to the heavens. With Queen Victoria having been proclaimed Empress of India only a few months earlier, it offered the perfect opportunity for the administration to impress the power of the British Empire on the minds of superstitious masses. As they thronged each day through the gateway, they read of a miracle ascribed to both their Guru and their Queen. Although the plaques are no longer extant, the full text of the English version read as follows: "It should be generally known that a wonderful event took place lately in the Golden Temple. This building was erected by the great Guru Ram Dass King of Kings and incarnation of Ram who gives blessings and receives worship from all creatures. The following is an account of what occurred on the 30th of April 1877 at 4.30 a.m. about 400 persons according to ancient custom were praying in this Sri Durbar Sahib and listening to psalms whose music was almost drowned by the roar of thunder. Suddenly a flash of lightning fell from heaven and entered the holy place by the northern door close to the singers and musicians a ball of fire of about two seers in weight burst in the temple shining with dazzling terrible brightness. Then immediately after shining before the holy book it returned to the sky through the southern entrance and although it fell with such awful violence and so loud a report yet there was no injury caused to the durbar Sahib or to human life. Therefore all who were assembled joined in ascribing this miracle to Ram Dass who dedicated this temple to Hari. We think it is also a sign of the great prosperity of the British rule also we are thankful to the Empress of India we pray to the creator of all things for a daily increase in their happy influence and for the destruction of all the enemies of her Imperial Majesty. The government inspector waited on the Comr. [Commissioner of Punjab] and informed him of this remarkable event. The following gentlemen viz the Commissioner Rajah Surat Singh Sardar General Gulab Singh Bhagowalia Sardar Mangal Singh Ramgharia and all the worshippers agreed:—That money being collected by friends of the Golden Temple half should be given towards the support of the sacred edifice and half to pay for a dinner to the poor Sufficient money was gathered to pay for seven readings of the Granth Sahib and to feed some thousands of poor people who all expressed their gratitude. This notice is also intended as a memorial of the superintendent Sardar Mangal Singh over the Sri Darbar Sahib of Hari and as a remembrance of the miracle of Guru Ram Dass and the prosperity of our rulers which we pray may last to the end of time " The eulogy to British imperialism in the final sentence was intended to serve as a potent reminder of the permanency of the Empire’s writ. Yet neither the prosperity of the British Raj in Punjab nor the plaques themselves were to last forever. Shortly after the English notice was removed in the early part of the 20th century, the sunset of the Raj soon followed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaheediyan Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 Thanks for that very interesting information Amardeep. Did you find any independent mentions of this event in your research? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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