Mukti Parv

[Virender Kumar]

Dear Saints

Dhan Nirankar Ji.

We will be observing Mukti Parv tomorrow. Some saints have shared their thoughts about this day and what it signifies to them. As first part of this series, below is an article by Dr Vijay Mishra Ji.


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The Salvation Day at Sant Nirankari Mission: A true festival of freedom

Bangalore, 14^th August 2013

One of the prominent meanings of Salvation is freedom of a soul from affects of it’s’ actions. According to religious beliefs, souls are enslaved in the cycles of birth and rebirth on continuum as results of their actions (sins or good actions). However, a soul’s ultimate goal is to merge in the super soul (the ultimate source of every creation visible/invisible) and this confluence of a soul with the infinite entity of the formless god (termed as Holy Spirit, Allah, God) is true freedom of a soul from worldly cycles of ignorance. Sant Nirankari Mission (SNM) celebrates Salvation Day, also called as Mukti Parv Diwas, in remembrance of saints who led an exemplary life to surpass every obstacle that came across during their freedom struggle against worldly slavery. This festival is means of displaying innumerable inspiration sources from the recent history of SNM amongst its’ devotees for us to imbibe these experiential learning in day to day lives. 

Coincidently this celebration coincides with Indian Independence Day too signifying political freedom of our country from the shackles of foreign rule. Ignorance about true meaning of salvation on surface of mind forms a prejudice to link salvation with physical death of human body. However, this misconception is washed away with knowledge of the formless god by the grace of the true master. This journey of freedom struggle which begins when a devotee attains God Knowledge by submitting to the holy feet of the true master, continues with implementation of the master’s teachings in day to day life, remembering the formless god every moment, clearing one’s mind of all worldly confusions and merges his soul in this formless god losing its distinction from this divine entity, is the mission achieved. This freedom is equal to what Arjun attained by submitting to the saviour of that time, Shri Krishna. This freedom is matched with what was attained by Sant Kabir, Sant Mira Bai, and Sant Ravidas when they led through similar struggles.

Words may not suffice to enlist all saints who successfully accomplished salvation while still living physical life under the holy guidance of our beloved true master. An attempt is made to remember the life that was lived by Baba Sajjan Singh Ji who was born as son of Yugpurush Baba Avataar Singh Ji Maharaja and Jagat Mata Budhwanti Ji on 18^th August 1932. This is premonition that a baby when in mother’s womb is well connected with this formless god but when he enters the world and witnesses the extent of nature, he cries as his connection breaks from the formless god. Then the baby completely forgets this formless god and is lost in the worldly attractions. However, this wasn’t the case for Baba Sajjan Sigh Ji who when entered this world, was received with holy presence of saints and first voice that he heard was that of “Dhan Nirankar”. This divine soul spent around 16 years of his life on earth but achieved spiritual milestones worth that of centuries. He led a life of true gurusikh right from his childhood till adulthood, worshiping Yugpurush Baba Avataar Singh Ji as the formless god.

The five principles of Sant Nirankari Mission were created by Baba Sajjan Singh Ji on the command of Baba Ji. Baba Sajjan Singh Ji also suggested for the first time to establish Sant Nirankari Mandal to facilitate appropriate functioning of Babaji’s mission of spreading god knowledge to every part of world. SNM was established on 24^th September 1948 and wish of the great saint Baba Sajjan Singh Ji was fulfilled. This great saint is also credited with creating structure for publications of Nirankari Literature for benefit of all saints. Baba Sajjan Singh Ji relinquished his body on 29^th August 1948. In the words of Yugpurush Baba Avataar Singh Ji Maharaja, “Sajjan Singh Ji while living in his body was integral part of this formless god and after diminishing of the illusory body, he is submerged in this formless god. The illusion of physical body is gone. Completion of life journey of such saints is not to be taken as sorrowful event rather we are thankful to the formless god for successful life of a saint.”  A congregation was organized on 26^th September 1948 to take inspiration from the life of Baba Sajjan Singh Ji which took shape of 1^st Nirankari Sant Samagam at Delhi. The annual International Sant Nirankari Samagam held every year in the month of October- November today is connected with the life of this great saint.

 

[ Reference: Raj Vasdev Singh, Sant Nirankari Mission ke Jyothi Stambh-Part 1, April 2011, Sant Nirankari Mandal]