Guru Angad Dev - The Second Sikh Guru English Graphic Novel | Sikh Comics Series
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Guru Angad Dev - The Second Sikh Guru English Graphic Novel | Sikh Comics Series
Rs. 115.00
Sale price
Rs. 115.00
Regular price
Rs. 130.00
“Throughout the seven continents, chant the Praises of Lehna.
He met God and became the Guru of the World.”
-Sri Guru Granth Sahib
He began as a Hindu pilgrim leading caravans to a goddess's temple. He ended as the Guru of the World.
Bhai Lehna had everything a devout man could want — a stable life as a trader in Khadur Sahib, a devoted family, and a role he cherished: leading annual pilgrimages to the Jawalamukhi Temple in the Himalayas. He was a man of sincere faith. But for all his devotion, something in his soul remained restless, searching for a truth that empty ritual could not provide.
Then he heard it — a single hymn of Guru Nanak, recited by a passing Sikh named Bhai Jodha. The words stopped him in his tracks.
On his next pilgrimage to Jawalamukhi, Bhai Lehna quietly broke away from his group in the night, mounted his horse, and rode to Kartarpur — to find the man whose words had shaken him to his core. The moment he met Guru Nanak, his life was transformed. He threw away the bells he had carried for the goddess. He never completed the pilgrimage. He never looked back.
For six years, Bhai Lehna served Guru Nanak with a humility and selflessness that astonished all who witnessed it. He carried loads of wet grass on his head without complaint. He waded into dirty water to retrieve a mug. He shook a bare tree in full faith that the Guru's word was true. Where Guru Nanak's own sons hesitated, Bhai Lehna obeyed — not out of blind submission, but out of a love so complete it had dissolved his ego entirely.
Guru Nanak saw in him what no one else possessed: the perfect union of devotion, service, and selflessness. And so he passed the eternal light — not to his sons, but to this humble pilgrim from Khadur. He gave him a new name: Angad — my very limb, my own part. And Bhai Lehna became Guru Angad Dev, the Second Sikh Guru.
The young Sikh faith was at its most vulnerable. Guru Nanak's own sons disputed the succession. Rival sects circled. It would have been easy — perhaps inevitable — for the newborn religion to fragment and disappear. Guru Angad held it together through the same qualities that had made him Guru: absolute steadiness, tireless service, and an unshakeable commitment to Guru Nanak's vision.
He established Khadur Sahib as the new heart of the Sikh world. He expanded the Langar — the free community kitchen — with the vital help of his wife, Mata Khivi, whose selfless service became the stuff of Gurbani itself. He founded the Mall Akhara, where Sikhs trained their bodies alongside their souls. He opened schools and taught children himself. And he gave the Sikh faith one of its most enduring gifts: the Gurmukhi script.
While Sanskrit was the exclusive preserve of high-caste Hindus, Gurmukhi was made for everyone. Guru Angad formalised and standardised this script, ensuring that Gurbani — the divine word — could be written, read, and preserved in a language the ordinary person could understand. It was a revolutionary act. Every Sikh was commanded to learn it. The script became the vehicle through which the eternal Sri Guru Granth Sahib would one day be compiled. His 62 compositions, enshrined in the Guru Granth Sahib, carry forward the spirit of Nanak's divine message.
In thirteen years as Sikh Guru, Guru Angad transformed a fragile young faith into a community with its own identity, its own language, and its own institutions. When the time came to pass the light forward, he chose as his successor not his sons but Bhai Amar Das — a seventy-three-year-old man of extraordinary humility — cementing forever the principle that Guruship belongs to devotion, not to blood.
What's Inside:
The Pilgrim: Bhai Lehna's early life as a devout Hindu and leader of yearly pilgrimages to the Jawalamukhi Temple — and the night he abandoned everything he knew
The Meeting: His first encounter with Guru Nanak at Kartarpur and the complete transformation it set in motion
The Tests: The famous sakhis of Bhai Lehna's seva — the wet grass, the mug in the mud, the bare tree — and why Guru Nanak chose him above his own sons
The Succession: The moment Guru Nanak conferred the name Angad and the eternal light passed to the Second Sikh Guru
Khadur Sahib: How Guru Angad established a new Sikh centre and built a community rooted in Naam, Seva, and Sangat
The Script: The story of Gurmukhi — how Guru Angad standardised a script for all people and gave the Sikh faith its own language and identity
The Langar: Mata Khivi's vital role in expanding the institution of the free community kitchen — and her place in Gurbani
The Mall Akhara: Guru Angad's founding of wrestling and physical training centres — the belief that a strong body serves a strong spirit
The Gurbani: Guru Angad's 62 sacred compositions enshrined in Sri Guru Granth Sahib — and their meaning for Sikhs today
Perfect For:
- Children aged 7 and up (and the adults reading alongside them)
- Gurdwara Sunday school programs and Sikh Studies classes
- Parents and grandparents wanting to share the lives of the Ten Sikh Gurus with the next generation
- Anyone seeking to understand how a humble pilgrim became the guardian of a faith
Book Details:
32 Pages · Paperback · English · Published 2017 · ISBN 9789382887614 · Publisher: Sikh Comics
Part of the Sikh Comics series on the Ten Sikh Gurus. Explore the full collection.
An illustrated Sikh children's book bringing the life and teachings of the Second Sikh Guru to vivid life — one sakhi at a time.
Also Available in Punjabi