Question

Explain in detail the first udasi of shri Guru Nanak Dev ji?

Answer 1

Guru Nanak First Udasi (1500 to 1506)

In his first Udasi (travel), Guru Nanak covered east of India and returned home after spending about six years. He started from Sultanpur in 1500 and went to his village Talwandi to meet and inform his parents about his long journey. The old parents wanted comfort and protection from their young son in their old age and so they preferred it for him not to go. However, Guru ji convinced them and also there were thousands and thousands others waiting for the Divine Master for comfort, love and salvation. The Guru, therefore, told his parents,"There is a call from Heaven, I must go and I ask for your blessing." Finally they agreed and Guru ji set off on the first of his four journeys.

Answer 2

The first udasi of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji:

• The main reason of these Udasis of Guru Nanak Dev was to show the true colour to the mislead souls and to criticize the useless rituals and customs. The very first Udasi of Guru Nanak begun in 1500AD.
• He was accompanied by Bhai Mardana. During that time he visited eastern and southern areas staring from Sultanpur to Aminabad where he made Lalo his disciple and refused to accept food from Malik who earned his livelihood from cheating.
• A cheat Sajjan was influenced by his teachings such that he left cheating and his dera became a place of worship, Dharamsala.  Upon reaching Kurukshetra He urged the people not to believe in the superstitious of solar and lunar eclipse instead of doing good deeds.
• He has visited yogis of Panch dhams, Assam where he met Shankar Dev and lands of Lanka. He urged the people of Puri that idol worship is useless and God is omnipresent. He reached Sultanpur via Bidar, Ujjain, Ajmer, Dipalpur, and Pakpattan.