Hemkund Sahib

Gurudwara Sri Hemkunt Sahib Ji,

 is a Sikh place of worship and pilgrimage site in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. It is devoted to Guru Gobind Singh Ji (1666–1708), the tenth Sikh Guru, and finds mention in Dasam Granth, a work believed to be dictated by Guruji himself. With its setting of a glacial lake surrounded by seven mountain peaks, each adorned by a Nishan Sahib on its cliff, it is located in the Himalayas at an elevation of 4,632 meters (15,197 feet) It is approached from Gobindghat on the Rishikesh-Badrinath highway. The main town near Gobindghat is Joshimath.

The Dasam Granth says God ordered Sikh Guru Gobind Singh to take birth while he was in deep meditation at the mount of Hemkunt.

Histoty

Guru Gobind Singh Ji the Tenth Guruji  in one of his great holy compositions entitled “Bachittar Natak”  gave a hint  about this site Hemkund Sahib or Hemkunt Sahib:

  

Ab mae apni katha bakhano.

Hemkunt parbat hae jahan. Sapat spring so bhithae tahan.

Tah hum adhik tappasia saadhi.

Tin prabh jab aais muhe dia. 

Tab ham janam kalloo meh lia.

On the basis of the aforesaid holy composition uttered by Guru Sahib and with the Sikh Sangat’s assistance some Gursikhs  Sant Sohan Singh ji Tihri wale, Hawaldar Modan Singh ji, Bhai Vir Singh ji etc. started the research work of this holy place Hemkund Sahib. In Samvat Nanakshahi 465-66 (1933-34 A.D.) they on the dint of the Sikh Sangat’s assistance and the Guru’s kind grace were successful in reaching this holy place, Hemkund Sahib or Hemkunt Sahib. Roundabout Samvat Nanakshahi 468 (1936 A.D.) the Sikh Sangat got the Gurdwara Sahib constructed at Hemkund Sahib. The inauguration of the installation of Guru Granth Sahib ji was manifested in Samvat Nanakshahi 469 (August-Sep., 1937 A.D.)

Wahu Guruji