Here’s a complitation of testimonies and information relating to the pool of nectar, found around the web
Scientists believe that the molecular structure of water at places of worship actually changes the aura of the place, the vibes of positivity, and the sheer power of prayer apart. So, the belief that Amrit, Ishnaan, and meditation do work, is a belief enshrined and sealed by history.
At Amritsar, the berry tree was named “Dukh Bhanjani Berry”, (trouble healing berry). Thousands of devotees take a holy dip in the pool of nectar near the berry tree and get relief of their diseases.
Many of you might be familiar with the work of scientists who have studied the impact of positive vibrations on water through observing the crystals formed by water labeled in different ways. Imagine the healing vibration held by the water in this Amrit Sarovar, where the Guru’s bani has been vibrating for hundreds of years. Today, we join many thousands of sangat members to take a daily sip and dip in these holy waters.
One must share also about Vasu Bhardwaj, who is an ambassador of faith in these contemporary times. A Gujrati science researcher, he developed cancer. After all hope had faded, the terminally ill Vasu was brought to the Golden Temple by his friend Kesar Singh. An Akhand Paath (48-hour uninterrupted recital of the holy book) was conducted. Vasu came literally on a stretcher and walked back home, cured of the incurable. Over the last two decades, he has been sharing his aap-beeti, the miracle of his life, with gatherings far and near. There have been innumerable instances of the wheelchair borne just walking out, other chronically ill finding comfort, and prayers answered.
Sanctifying this belief, reads the hymn from the Holy Book, the Guru Granth Sahib, “Ram das sarovar naattey sabb uttrey paap kamattey,” come hither to this pool of nectar and wash away the bad karma so gathered. What better deep cleanse of one’s consciousness and the sins we mop along?
A myth is popular among devotees that the king of Patti married his daughter with a leprosy infected person, as she believed that God feeds the ordinary and not the king. She started begging along with her husband. When she reached at Sultanwind village, her husband took a dip in the dhab and was healed.
During the late Mughal period, Afghan invader Ahmad Shah Abdali filled it with sand and banned the entry of Sikhs. The warriors of misl reclaimed it soon. The Sikhs believe that it gave them the power to fight and struggle.
