Gurudwara Nada Sahib
Related to: Guru Gobind Singh,
Place: Panchkula
Nada Sahib Situated at the foot of Shivalik Range on the banks of Ghaggar, this shrine is 15 Km from Chandigarh on the Panchkula-Naraingarh highway. After the battle off Bhangani in the Nahan hills, Guru Gobind Singh and his forces reached here via Naha, Toka Sahib, Raipur Rani and Manak Tabbra. He halted here for a few days. Baba Nadu Shah, a Lubana by caste and an agriculturist by profession, was so influenced by the piety of the Guru and his noble cause that he lost no time in serving milk to his army. The Guru was pleased by his selfless service and blessed the Baba saying, “One day, this place will be visited by hundreds and thousands of persons and anyone coming here with sincere intention will be rewarded with the fulfilment on his wish, provided that he pays respect to Baba Nadu.” Every pooranmashi (full-moon day), the shrine ( Gurudwara ) attracts thousands of persons who come to pay homage to the Guru and Baba Nadu Shah.
Nada Sahib is a Sikh gurudwara in the Panchkula district of the Indian state of Haryana. Situated on the banks of the Ghaggar-Hakra River in the Sivalik Hills of Panchkula, it is the site where Guru Gobind Singh Ji halted while travelling from Paonta Sahib to Anandpur Sahib after the Battle of Bhangani in 1688.
History
The place remained obscure until nearby villager Bhai Motha Singh discovered the sacred spot and raised a platform to memorialize the Guru’s visit. Nothing more is known of the devout Motha Singh nor of the date of the establishment of the Manji Sahib, except that the shrine was under the Dharmarth Board of Patiala and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU) in 1948 and was taken over by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) after the merger of the state with Punjab in 1956.
Battle of Bhangani was fought between Guru Gobind Singh’s army and Bhim Chand (Kahlur) of Bilaspur on 18 September 1686, at Bhangani near Paonta Sahib. Number of Rajput Rajas of Shivalik Hills participated in the war from Bhim Chand (Kahlur)‘s side.
It was the first battle fought by Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru, at the age of 19.[2] The Bachitar Natak mentions that the battle resulted in the victory of the Guru’s forces and the enemy forces fled from the battlefield.
The Guru, though victorious, did not occupy the conquered territory. Some historians such as H. Raturi, Anil Chandra Banerjee and A. S. Rawat speculate that the battle must have ended without conclusive result, since the Guru’s victory is not reflected in any territorial annexations. The Guru entered into an understanding with Bhim Chand soon after the battle. However, this was most likely because the Guru was not after territorial gains, behaving as his great grandfather Guru Hargobind had done when winning battles against the Mughals.
