What are Nagar Keertan’s for? ਨਗਰ ਕੀਰਤਨ ਕਿਸ ਲਈ ਹਨ?
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We must know that what is our purpose for the Nagar Kirtan?
Was there any Nagar Kirtan used to be held during Guru Sahib times?
The Nagar Kirtans started around 1970.
One can say about the Prabhat Pheri, to remind the people to go to the Guru for the teachings. But I doubt whether any Nagar Kirtan used to be held as of now. At the most we can say that Nagar Kirtan is the extension of Prabhat Pheri.
We must know the purpose of Nagar Kirtan and must ask ourselves whether we have achieved that?
ਪਹਿਲਾ ਵਸਤੁ ਸਿਞਾਣਿ ਕੈ ਤਾਂ ਕੀਚੈ ਵਾਪਾਰੁ ॥ (੧੪੧੦)
We spend time and money in Lakhs. What do we gain? Is this a profitable one?
How many really recite Gurbani during the Nagar Kirtan?
How many listen to Gurbani being recited during the Nagar Kirtan?
How much more we learnt about Sikhi during the Nagar Kirtan?
Do we become so much hungry during this period of few hours that we need so many stuffs to eat and that also on a large scale?
People throw eatables on the road, Is this good culture to teach?
We must find some way to make this a profitable one.
Instead of spending money on fun and show, it can be used in preparing and distributing literature about Sikhi (According to Guru Granth Sahib only)
Eatables and drinks up to bare minimum only. Better to start after eating and then in the end only. If it is of long duration then one transient halt can be kept in the middle.
On the way simple water can be served as required.
Extra money can be spent on the lectures, seminars, question answer sessions and teaching of Gurbani.
today nagar kirtan is just a show off business where we waist money and energy just to show that this is our guru This was not practiced during our guru’s time or accepted But was told to practice in abiding the virtues of the oneness and following the laws of nature that is hukam so that we become sachyar This was our goal the inner journey