A History of Agriculture in India v2.c64.s1.8

v2.c64.s1.8

Nanak realized that the prevalent Islamic notion of the Universe comprising only of seven heavens and seven underworlds was limited. According to him space was limitless and there were unlimited numbers of planets and stars. He also taught people that God who was all-pervading and revealed Himself in His creation and could not be confined to the four walls of the temples or the mosques. When he visited Jagannath Puri, he saw the Brahman priests performing *arti* by waving lights in silver salvers and offering flowers and incense to the idol. He told them that the sun, the moon and the stars were the lights placed on the salver of heaven, and fragrant mountain breezes were the incense, and the entire blossoming vegetation was the flower-offering to God, who is pervading the Universe.