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guru nanak

Guru Nanak Birth Nanak’s education Nanak’s occupation Nanak’s marriage Guru Nanak’s Tapas and meditation Guru Nanak’s wanderings Two miracles Teachings of Guru Nanak The Granth Sahib Guru Nanak’s last days Birth Whenever there is a big catastrophe in the land, whenever there is decline of righteousness, whenever there are oppression and chaos in the land, whenever the faith of the people in God wanes, great men or saints appear, from time to time, to enrich sacred literature, to protect Dharma, to destroy unrighteousness and reawaken the love of God in the minds of the people. India was in a bad plight. Babar invaded India. His armies assaulted and sacked several cities. The ascetic captives were forced to do rigorous work. There was wholesale massacre everywhere. The kings were bloodthirsty, cruel and tyrannical. There was no real religion. There was religious persecution. The real spirit of religion was crushed by ritualism. The hearts of the people were filled with falseho...