What was in Guru Nanak's potli?

We all know that Guru Nanak spent many years of his life traveling across the South East Asia. Ever wondered what all did he carry with him in all his travels? Please reply to this post by suggesting what items Guru Nanak would have carried in all his travels. Please respond with the item name and a line or two justifying your response.

Thanks

I am posting here some of the items already posted:

1. Strong pair of shoes/Khadaoo (wooden sandals as prevalent at that time)
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2. A notebook to note down baanee of bhagats
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A very strong pair of shoes

The best SWOOSH ever.

He used to carry a notebook to note down baanee, other than that I don't think he needed to carry anything material, for us he preserved baani, I don't think he carried anything material with him

How about a kirpan? Travel in those days was very dangerous, especially when you are traveling by road through dense forests where thieves and robbers could rob and kill you...Ever wondered if Guru Nanak was attacked by such thieves and robbers....Could Guru Nanak survive without carrying any weapon?

This is very intriguing question indeed!

Baljeet Singh ji,

Guru Fateh.

We know from the Janamsakhis that Guru Nanak was never attacked for his actions like throwing water towards the West rather than towards the Sun as the Hindus were doing. He was not attacked when he told the Hindus what the real Aarti is about. After all he was challenging their religion. Same is true for Sidh gohst in Gurbani.

We have no idea nor is there any reference in Janamsakhis that Guru Nanak carried any weapons. We can imagine and speculate anything our creative minds can create.

Tejwant Singh

Well....I was not referring to attacks by other religious leaders on Guru Nanak. I was referring to "physical" attacks which were common those days (even today). There were no highways or patrols those days. It is a well known fact that all travelers (traders, etc) used to either carry some weapon or hired someone to protect themselves and their property.

When we undertake a small day trip to any city nearby, we pack everything that we might need for the trip, including clothes, food, drinks, cash and we protect our property by properly locking our cars, home, etc. Guru Nanak embarked on multi year journeys and wouldn't he had thought of logistics of undertaking those journeys?

The financial aspect for undertaking multi year journeys is also very significant. We all know Guru Nanak was born in a wealthy family and would have had no issues in arranging for funds for his journeys. But is it practical to carry wads of cash (or bags of coins) needed for multi-year trips? How did Guru Nanak arrange money to fund his travels? Wherever Guru Nanak visited, local people would have definitely offered him some gifts/funds which needed protection too. I am sure he must have distributed most of the funds to the needy, but he definitely saved some portion for his travels. Didn't that money need some physical protection?
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It is very immature to assume that Guru Nanak undertook all those journeys without properly thinking about the "risks" involved in his travels. As a great visionary, I am sure he must have thought about those "risks" (of getting physically attacked by robbers and thieves) and surely would have taken steps to mitigate those risks (by carrying some sort of weapon - usually kirpan or a dagger).

Again, this is a mere speculation on your part. The answer to you above query is that , "We do not know" because Guru Nanak did not mention his modus operandi regarding his Udasis which were not just a few.


Tejwant Singh

I think it is just applying common sense....One can not just wake up one day and say...let me walk thousands of miles without knowing the risks involved and how to mitigate them....

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If Guru Nanak never officially documented his travels details, then how do we know that whatever is in Janamsakhis is accurate (and is not speculation).