The Kartarpur settlement
Founding Kartarpur
Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji settled at a new village on the Ravi, on land given by a devoted follower.
Well attestedc. 1521 in the Encyclopaedia; the year is not firmRight bank of the Ravi1 min read
The Janamsakhis, as summarised by McLeod, tell of a rich official who set out to seize Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji for leading people astray. On the way he was struck blind and suffered other troubles, and he came instead as a follower, and gave the land on which the village rose with a dharamsala. McLeod sets aside the miracles, and keeps the gift.
How do we know?
A close source supports this story, and a second independent source agrees.
The Hafizabad Puratan puts the founding earlier, after the first journey, and the Gyan Ratnavali later, after the northern journey.
- Early sourceSays that Guru Ji came back to Kartarpur, set aside the traveller's clothes and lived in householder's dress. (pauri 38)[Src]
- Early sourceLists Jita Randhava among Guru Ji's Sikhs. (pauri 14)[Src]
- ScholarshipSays Guru Ji's travels ended about 1521 with Kartarpur, on land donated by a wealthy follower.[EoS]
- ScholarshipDescribes the village as sacred to Guru Ji and the place of the last two decades.[EoS]
- ScholarshipNames Ajitta Randhawa, the headman of Pakkhoke, who asked Guru Ji to settle near by.[EoS]
- ScholarshipAccepts the gift of land and places the settlement after the main travels, on the basis of Miharban. (pp. 138-140)[McLeod]
