ISAR

ISAR or Isvar, a Gorakhpanthi yogi, who according to Miharbdn Janam Sdkhl, met Guru Nanak at Sumer mountain in company with a group of Nath ascetics and engaged in a discourse with him. Bhai Gurdas, Varan, I. 39, mentions Achal Vatala, outside of Batala, in present day Gurdaspur district of the Punjab, as the venue. The name Isar occurs in one of Guru Nanak`s slokas in RdmkaU ki Vdr`m the Guru Granth Sahib. The subject of the dialogue was the nature of the Supreme Reality and what constituted the true spiritual path.

References :

1. Bhalla, Samp Das, Mahimd Prakash. Patiala, 1971
2. Jodh Singh, The Religious Philosophy of Guru Nanak. Varanasi, 1983