Introduction

Kashi appears in Sikh sources as a centre of learning Guru Nanak Dev Ji engaged. Sequence remains traditional.

The Journey

Varanasi / Kashi is more firmly present in Sikh memory than many smaller eastern towns: a place of pandits, ghats, and debate. Still classified as Sikh historical tradition rather than a dated imperial record.

The Sakhi

According to Sikh tradition, Guru Nanak Dev Ji discussed true learning versus pride of scholarship. Specific named opponents in later stories should be treated as tradition.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji's Teaching

Learning that does not produce humility and remembrance is barren.

Historical Context

Approximate period: Traditionally placed in the Udasis of Guru Nanak Dev Ji (often dated by later writers to the late 15th and early 16th centuries). Exact years are not established.

Traditional sequence (not an exact dated timetable).

Sikh Historical Tradition

The visit is recorded in Sikh historical and traditional sources such as janamsakhis or Bhai Gurdas. This is presented as tradition, not as independently proven fact.

Janamsakhi recensions and later Sikh memory are not treated here as interchangeable with independently proven itinerary. Where evidence is thinner, the status label says so.

Map

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Location shown approximately.

Continue the Journey

Sikh tradition places Guru Nanak Dev Ji in Delhi, including the meeting remembered at Majnu Ka Tilla.

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Sources

Janamsakhi tradition (Sikh historical tradition)
Multiple janamsakhi recensions describe journeys of Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Recensions differ on sequence and some destinations.