Why Did Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji Go Hunting?

In this katha clip, Sant Inderjeet Singh Ji (Raqbe Wale) details why Guru Sahib went hunting.      

In this katha clip, Sant Giani Hari Singh Ji (Randhawe Wale) provides the preface to the shabad ‘Satigur Seve Aapanaa So Sir Lekhai Lai’ found on Ang 88 of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Maharaj. In this preface, Guru Sahib explains what a Sikh should truly direct their worship toward. The sangat asks Maharaj how surrendering oneself to the Guru becomes  fruitful.   ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵੇ ਆਪਣਾ ਸੋ ਸਿਰੁ ਲੇਖੈ ਲਾਇ ॥ Those who serve their True Guru are certified and accepted.    

In this katha clip, Jathedar Akali Baba Santa Singh Ji Nihang recounts the statement Mata Sundar Kaur made to Banda Singh Bahadur when he began to stray from his original path.

In this katha clip, Sant Inderjeet Singh Ji (Raqbe Wale) explains who the sanyasis of the Khalsa Panth are—namely, the Nihang Singh. He further describes how the farla worn by Nihangs symbolizes this very concept of renunciation.

In this katha clip, Sant Giani Hari Singh Ji (Randhawe Wale) provides the preface to the shabad ‘Aatamaa Dheau Poojeeaai Gur Kai Sahaj Subhai,’ found on Ang 87 of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Maharaj, where Maharaj explains what a Sikh should truly direct their worship toward.   ਆਤਮਾ ਦੇਉ ਪੂਜੀਐ ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਹਜਿ ਸੁਭਾਇ ॥ Worship the Divine, Supreme Soul, with the intuitive peace and poise of the Guru.

In this katha clip, Sant Inderjeet Singh Ji (Raqbe Wale) explains the Sikh antam sanskar maryada that was established by Sri Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji following the Jyoti Jot of his father, Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji.      

In this katha clip, Sant Giani Hari Singh Ji (Randhawe Wale) provides the preface to the shabad 'Par Par Panddit Bedh Vakhaaneh Maiaa Moh Suaai,' found on Ang 85 of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Maharaj.   ਪੜਿ ਪੜਿ ਪੰਡਿਤ ਬੇਦ ਵਖਾਣਹਿ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹ ਸੁਆਇ ॥ The Pandits, the religious scholars, constantly read and recite the Vedas, for the sake of the love of Maya.  

In this katha clip, Sant Giani Hari Singh Ji (Randhawe Wale) provides the preface to the shabad 'Galanee Asee Changeeaa Aachaaree Bureeaaeh,' found on Ang 85 of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Maharaj. The preface recounts a sakhi from Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s udasi, where Bhai Mardana Ji, overcome by thirst, went alone in search of water and was deceived by a sorceress named Nur Shah — a story preserved within the Janamsakhis.   ਗਲਂੀ ਅਸੀ ਚੰਗੀਆ ਆਚਾਰੀ ਬੁਰੀਆਹ ॥ We are good at talking, but our actions are bad.

In this katha clip, Giani Daljeet Singh Ji (Damdami Taksal wale) narrates the well-known story of Alexander the Great, highlighting how even a mighty king like him went empty-handed at the end of his life.

In this katha clip, Giani Daljeet Singh Ji (Damdami Taksal wale) narrates a story in which a fakir teaches Sikander (Alexander the Great) that the one who lives with desire will always remain a beggar, while the one free of desire lives in true abundance and freedom.