Guru Angad Biography

Guru Angad (31 March 1504 – 29 March 1552) was the s ev, near Muktsar) in northwest Indian subcontinent. Bhai Lehna's father was a small scale trader, he himself used to work as a pujari (priest) and religious teacher centered around Hindu goddess Durga. After he met Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, he renounced his own faith and instead became a Sikh. He served and worked with Guru Nanak for many years. Having subjected Lehna's discipleship to various tests over the years, Guru Nanak gave Bhai Lehna the name Angad ("My own limb") , and in 1539 designated him as Guru Angad, the second guru of the Sikhs, instead of choosing one of his own sons.