In this episode we are joined by Manvir Kaur who is our Gurbani Veechar teacher and is also our previous audio editor. This episode is narrating the story of Ganika the prostitute using Bhai Gurdaas Ji 's vaaran. Ganika was a prostitute who lived in a market in the center of a town. She often committed adultery and many other sins. Men were mesmerized by her beauty and youth. Every evening, her house was lit with candles, and she would dress up in all kinds of jewelry and beautiful dresses. Gurbani mentions,

ਸੂਆ ਪੜਾਵਤ ਗਨਿਕਾ ਤਰੀ ॥

Teaching a parrot to speak the Lord's Name, Ganika the prostitute was saved.

ਸੋ ਹਰਿ ਨੈਨਹੁ ਕੀ ਪੂਤਰੀ ॥੨॥

That Lord is the light of my eyes. ||2||

Bhagat Naam Dayv Ji (A respected Hindu saint, whose writings are in Guru Granth Sahib Ji) tells us that Ganika was saved through teaching a parrot to say Lord’s Name. She later became known to be a devotee of God herself. This is how her life changed for the better.

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