The city without sorrow
Punjabi and Persian begam (without grief) + pura (city).
The city without sorrow, the ideal place of Guru Ravidas's poem, where no one suffers want, tax or fear.
Guru Ravidas Jayanti is the Gurpurab of Magha Purnima. This article sets out the day, what we know of the Guru's hymns, and how late the early accounts are.
Guru Ravidass taught that contemplating Har, the Divine Name, burns away karmic burdens and lifts even the humblest devotee to the highest spiritual plane.
Guru Ravidass taught that honest labor done with devotion is itself worship, living this truth by continuing his own trade even as a revered teacher.
Guru Ravidass taught that even a brief moment in sadh sangat, the company of true saints, can elevate a devotee toward the Supreme Being.
Dera Sant Sarwan Dass, known as Dera Ballan, near Jalandhar is the principal center of the Ravidassia movement and compiler of the Amritbani Guru Ravidass Ji.