Bhadon
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Bhadon is a sixth month in the Nanakshahi calendar. The first day falls on August 16. This month coincides with August/September of the Western/Georgian/Julian Calendar and is 31 days long. Sawan and Bhadon form the rainy season. Rain has come after the very hot month of Harh which is considered the hottest month of the year. So Bhadon is considered a very pleasant month with rain and bearable heat in the Punjab, India.
The Guru tells us that the the month of Sawan (July/August) and Bhadon (August/September): "The rainy season is beautiful; the months of Saawan and Bhaadon bring bliss. The clouds are low, and heavy with rain; the waters and the lands are filled with honey. God is all-pervading everywhere; the nine treasures of the Lord's Name fill the homes of all hearts…" (p 928) and also "...The lakes and fields are overflowing with water; the rainy season has come - the time to celebrate! In the dark of night it rains; how can the young bride find peace? The frogs and peacocks send out their noisy calls. Pri-o! Pri-o! Beloved! Beloved! cries the rainbird, while the snakes slither around, biting. The mosquitoes bite and sting, and the ponds are filled to overflowing; without the Lord, how can she find peace? O Nanak, I will go and ask my Guru; wherever God is, there I will go. ||10|| " (p1108)
Important Events during this month:
August:
- 16 = 1 Bhadon
- 30 Completion of Sri Guru Granth Sahib (Adi Granth) / 15 Bhadon
September:
- 1 First Parkash Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji / 17 Bhadon
- 12 Battle of Saragarhi / 28 Bhadon
- 15 Beginning of the month of Assu
SGGS: This Month
This is what the Guru Granth Sahib says about this month:
ਭਾਦੁਇ ਭਰਮਿ ਭੁਲਾਣੀਆ ਦੂਜੈ ਲਗਾ ਹੇਤੁ ॥ ਲਖ ਸੀਗਾਰ ਬਣਾਇਆ ਕਾਰਜਿ ਨਾਹੀ ਕੇਤੁ ॥ ਜਿਤੁ ਦਿਨਿ ਦੇਹ ਬਿਨਸਸੀ ਤਿਤੁ ਵੇਲੈ ਕਹਸਨਿ ਪ੍ਰੇਤੁ ॥ ਪਕੜਿ ਚਲਾਇਨਿ ਦੂਤ ਜਮ ਕਿਸੈ ਨ ਦੇਨੀ ਭੇਤੁ ॥ ਛਡਿ ਖੜੋਤੇ ਖਿਨੈ ਮਾਹਿ ਜਿਨ ਸਿਉ ਲਗਾ ਹੇਤੁ ॥ ਹਥ ਮਰੋੜੈ ਤਨੁ ਕਪੇ ਸਿਆਹਹੁ ਹੋਆ ਸੇਤੁ ॥ ਜੇਹਾ ਬੀਜੈ ਸੋ ਲੁਣੈ ਕਰਮਾ ਸੰਦੜਾ ਖੇਤੁ ॥ ਨਾਨਕ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਸਰਣਾਗਤੀ ਚਰਣ ਬੋਹਿਥ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਦੇਤੁ ॥ ਸੇ ਭਾਦੁਇ ਨਰਕਿ ਨ ਪਾਈਅਹਿ ਗੁਰੁ ਰਖਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਹੇਤੁ ॥7॥
bhaadhue bharam bhulaaneeaa dhoojai lagaa haeth ॥ lakh seegaar banaaeiaa kaaraj naahee kaeth ॥ jith dhin dhaeh binasasee thith vaelai kehasan praeth ॥ pakarr chalaaein dhooth jam kisai n dhaenee bhaeth ॥ shhadd kharrothae khinai maahi jin sio lagaa haeth ॥ hathh marorrai than kapae siaahahu hoaa saeth ॥ jaehaa beejai so lunai karamaa sa(n)dharraa khaeth ॥ naanak prabh saranaagathee charan bohithh prabh dhaeth ॥ sae bhaadhue narak n paaeeahi gur rakhan vaalaa haeth ॥7॥
In the month of Bhaadon, she is deluded by doubt, because of her attachment to duality. She may wear thousands of ornaments, but they are of no use at all. On that day when the body perishes-at that time, she becomes a ghost. The Messenger of Death seizes and holds her, and does not tell anyone his secret. And her loved ones-in an instant, they move on, leaving her all alone. She wrings her hands, her body writhes in pain, and she turns from black to white. As she has planted, so does she harvest; such is the field of karma. Nanak seeks God's Sanctuary; God has given him the Boat of His Feet. Those who love the Guru, the Protector and Savior, in Bhaadon, shall not be thrown down into hell. ((7))
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- August:
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2008 | | | | | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 4 | 5 Barsi Bhagat Puran Singh | 6 | 7 | 8 Morcha Guru Ka Bagh | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 New Month Bhadon |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 Completion of Adi Granth 1604 |
| 31 | | | | | | August 2008 |
- September:
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2008 | 1 First Parkash Sri Guru Granth Sahib | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 Battle of Saragarhi 1897 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 New Month of Assu | 16 Multiple Events (see below *) | 17 | 18 Gur Gadi Guru Angad Dev | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 Joti Jot Guru Nanak Dev | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | September 2008 | |||
| * Joti Jot Guru Amar Das & Guru Ram Das. And Gur Gadi Guru Ram Das & Guru Arjan Dev | ||||||
| These are the Twelve Months of the Nanakshahi Calendar |
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1 Chet | 2 Vaisakh | 3 Jeth | 4 Harh | 5 Sawan | 6 Bhadon | 7 Assu | 8 Katak | 9 Maghar | 10 Poh | 11 Magh | 12 Phagun |
