Gurdwara Pokhran Sahib

Sacred History & Significance

Gurdwara Pokhran Shaib Gurdwara Damdama Sahib Pehli Patshahi, also called Gurdwara Pokhran Sahib, is a historical Sikh shrine located in Pokhran Town in Rajasthan, 100 KM from Jaisalmer. The Gurdwara sahib Commemorates a visit by Guru Nanak probably during his second Udasi when Guru Sahib had visited Jaisalmer. There is still an old well said to be of Guru Nanak’s time. History Guru Sahib would have stopped at the well here after he had visited the samadhi temple (Mazhar) of Ramdevra about 12 km to the north of Pokhran in the Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan, India. Baba Ramdevji, was a Tanwar Rajput who had died in 1384. Guru Sahib would often visit at the shrines of Hindu Sants and Muslim Pirs to talk with the worshipers who visited such sites seeking blessings, children and cures during his Udasis teaching of the folly in worshipping any but the one selfless God. Then as today many in the area believe that Ramdevji was an avatar of Vishnu. According to local chronciles, Guru Ji visited Pokhran at the request of some local villagers to solve a problem with their brackish water. Guru ji gave the location of well which was once sweet but due to foolness of military they tried to dug it deep so sweet water mixed with Saline water. Now Machines are used to keep water sweet. A famous tale associated with this place tells us of Mardana getting hungry and to remove his hunger guru ji told him to eat some Akk tree stems which are bitter in taste. Mardana laughed, but guru ji said to him try some twigs, but warned him against taking any away from the place. When mardana ate the stems they were sweet like mangoes, but not listening to Guru Nanak, put some stems in his pocket and later having left the area, when he took them out of his pokhran, he learned to his dismay that Guru Nanak was correct, the stems had again became bitter. The place with the old well was found during partition and as there was no sikh so again military found this place in 80’s and there was small room now it is under kar Sewa of Patiala Baba Amrik singh who took sewa who is erecting a huge building. Retrieved from “http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php?title=Gurdwara_Pokhran_Sahib&oldid=82923“