Yaari Dosti Sakha Mitter/Mitra . These are culturally foundational memes perhaps even more than romantic-love in Indian civilisation. Yaari hai imaan mera , yaar meri zindagi is almost the equivalent of the Guru-Shishya, the Pir-Murid relationship in the normal day to day world. There are many more who have died for their yaari than ishq in our lands and probably in the world. The whole concepts of brotherhoods and comradeship is based on this mutual friendship , mostly among males . This is the basis of either power via old-boys-school meme or rebellion via the Robin Hood and his Merry Men meme . Both the Centre and the Periphery need strong male-bonding . There is actually no tribe , no society without this companionship . That is why Mahabharata is an eternal meme of brothers fighting and friends and alliances supporting . We have all learnt how it was impossible to kill Ravana for Ram without Vibheeshan becoming a turncoat . All male stories are about this emotion of bhai and yaari , blood-brothers by birth or friendship. And wars mostly about that contract broken. Women are collateral damage . Mostly responsible for breaking up brothers and friends , till today . The meme is eternal . It doesnt matter whether its religion or politics, wealth or revolution, its always about brothers and friends . When class or ethnicity can dissolve . Both the most evil and the most divine is based on brotherhood. Guru Nanak and Mardana were brought up in the same village. The Miharban Janam Sakhi says that Mardana was ten years elder to Guru Nanak and was his companion since his childhood days. It further states that Mardana sang hymns written by Kabir, Trilochan, Ravidas, Dhanna and Bern. According to Ratan Singh Bhangu, Prachin Panth Prakash, Guru Nanak as a small boy gave Mardana a string instrument improvised from reeds to play on while he sang the hymns. When Guru Nanak planned to travel the world to spread his message, he wanted Mardana to accompany him, Mardana wanted to marry off his daughter before doing so, Bhai Baghirath a disciple of Guru Nanak helped Mardana materially to enable the daughters marriage and allow Mardana to accompany Guru Nanak. The chronicles of their travels uses Mardana to show worldly doubts and bring forth Guru Nanaks message, in many situations Mardana is portrayed as doubtful and wanting clarifications in every situation. The Puratan Janam Sakhi tells of these situations. In 1534, Mardana fell ill at Kartarpur The sickness was intense and it was clear that he would not survive. As he was born a Muslim, Guru Nanak is said to have asked him how to dispose of his body, and Mardana is said to have left the choice to his Guru. Then the Guru is supposed to have asked, Shall I make a tomb to make you famous in the world? Mardana is said to have replied that having given him freedom why did the Guru want to put his body in a tomb? The next morning Mardana is said to have died. It is said that The Guru had his body consigned to the River Ravi, and had hymns sung and Karah Parshad, the sacrament, distributed among the mourners. Mardana also wrote poetry. One of his compositions appears in the Guru Granth Sahib in Bihdgare ki Var along with two others of Guru Nanaks addressed to Mardana. As per the composition Mardana is convinced that an evil body may be cleansed of sin in sangat (SGGS, 553). Sudama (सुदामा) (also known as Kuchela, mostly in South India) was a childhood friend of Hindu deity Krishna from Mathura, the story of whose visit to Dwaraka to meet Krishna, is mentioned in the Bhagavata Purana. Sudama was from a poor family. Krishna was from the royal family. But this difference in social status did not come in the way of their friendship. They lost contact over the years and while Krishna became a military leader and King of great repute at Dwaraka, Sudama stayed as a humble and somewhat impoverished villager. Some time later when Sudama was going through some bad times, not even having enough money to feed his children, his wife Susheela reminded him of his friendship with Krishna. Though initially reluctant to go to his friend for help, Sudama finally agrees to go. He leaves with nothing but some beaten rice tied in a cloth as a present. He remembers that beaten rice (Chirha/Chirhe in Bengali, atukulu in Telugu, avalakki in Kannada, avil in Tamil and Malayalam, powa/poha/Chewda in Hindi, and pohe in Marathi) is Krishnas favorite and decided to give this as a gift to the Lord. Krishna is greatly pleased to see his old friend. He treats him royally and with much love. Overwhelmed by all this Sudama forgets to ask for what he actually came for. But the Lord realises what His friend needs, and the Lords consort Rukmini, incarnation of Lakshmi, gifts him with his desires. On his return journey, Sudama ponders his circumstances and is thankful for the great friend he has in Lord Krishna. When Sudama finally returns to his home, he finds a palatial mansion instead of the hut he had left. He also finds his family dressed in extremely nice garb and waiting for him. He lives an austere life after that, in worship. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhai_Mardana en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudama
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