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The Importance of Reading Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

Inspiring Story of Uditakiran Kaur

Twelve-year-old, Uditakiran Kaur, always wanted to complete a reading of Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. She was wheelchair-bound, and couldn’t turn the pages of the Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, but her unwavering faith and love for Waheguru made the seemingly impossible, mammoth task a reality.

She is battling muscular dystrophy, a muscle disease that hampers her mobility and weakens her muscle cells. She cannot lift her hand high enough to turn the pages of the book.

Bound to a wheelchair since the age of seven, after a long medical affair and numerous visits to hospitals. It took her almost two years to complete the reading of Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. A feat which many Sikhs in spite of being older and physically abled, don’t achieve. With a little help from her Punjabi teacher and some inspiration from her elder brother to lift the page. She was able to complete the reading of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji.

The Raagi Saab’s and the other kirtani, who witnessed her concluding the final reading of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, said, she exudes admirable confidence, which makes her reading all the more beautiful and clear.

It’s said, ‘A word spoken from your mouth with faith can accomplish almost anything.’ Faith wars against and defeats the carnal mind, ignorance, facts and frailty.

Uditakiran Kaur proved this truth. She was blessed to have a family where Gurbani recitation is a norm. The whole family does Sehaj paath. They have a Saroop (copy) of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji in their home.

The story of Uditakiran Kaur is a beautiful example of how positive direction of mind in adversity can create miracles.

*Source – Asia Samachar (adapted)

The Importance of Reading Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

An old American Sikh lived on a farm in the mountains of Eastern Kentucky with his young grandson. His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to imitate him in every way he could.

One day, the grandson asked, “Grandpa! I try to read Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji’s Bani daily, just like you, but I don’t understand it, and what I do understand, I forget very quickly. What good does reading the Guru Granth Sahib do?”

The grandfather quickly turned from putting coal in the stove and replied, “Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water.”

The boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house. The grandfather laughed and said, “You’ll have to move a little faster next time”, and sent him back to the river with the basket to try again.

This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned home. Out of breath, he told his grandfather that it was impossible to carry water in a basket, and he went to get a bucket instead.

The grandfather said, “I don’t want a bucket of water; I want a basket of water. You’re just not trying hard enough”. After saying this, he went out of the door to watch the boy try again. At this point, the boy knew it was impossible, but he wanted to show his grandfather that even if he ran the fastest that he could, the water would leak out before he got back to the house.

The boy repeated the chore again, he dipped the basket into the river and ran hard, but when he reached his grandfather, the basket was empty again.

Out of breath, he said, “See Grandpa, it’s Useless!”

“So, you think it is useless!”, the grandfather replied, “Look at the Basket.”

The boy peered inside the basket and for the first time realised that the basket was different. It had transformed from a dirty old coal basket to a clean one, both inside and out.

Then his grandfather said, “Son, that’s what happens when you read Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji’s Bani.” You might not understand or remember everything but when you read it, you will be changed, inside and out…

“That is the work of Waheguru in our lives”

*Source – passed through generations (adapted)

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