The Eternal Father willed and I raised the Panth. All my Sikhs are hereby       

ordered to accept the Granth as their Preceptor. Have faith in the holy Granth,

as your master and consider it the visible manifestation of the Gurus.

 He who has a pure heart will seek guidance from its holy words." 

........These are the words uttered by Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji, before he left for his heavenly abode (Parlok Gaman) along with his horse Dilbag on October 7, 1708 at Nanded in Maharashtra.

A few days before Parlok Gaman,Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji ended the line of personal Guruship by appointing the “Granth Sahib” (Gur-Ta-Gaddi) as his official successor with the status of ‘Eternal Guru’. His objective was great and laudable. He fully realized that human beings are perishable, but noble ideas live forever – they are eternal. For this reason he made the Granth Sahib Ji a repository of sublime ideals, a spiritual and secular Guru that contains hymns of Muslim, Hindu, and Harijan saints in addition to the compositions of Sikh Gurus. He thus entrusted the destiny of the Khalsa not to a charismatic personality but to the collective wisdom of the community. His sole mission was to restore mankind to a single brotherhood. 

It was here that in the first week of Sept 1708, that a Bairagi Sadhu Madho Dass was baptized to Sikhism by Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji and was given a new name – Banda Singh Bahadur. It was this great hero who in the next seven years (1709-1715) gave a sharp turn to the history of Sikhs by shaking the foundation of Mughal Empire in the North-west and paved the way for the liberation of the Punjab in 1764-65.

His another disciple Bhai Santokh Singh was advised to continue to stay at Nanded and to start “Guru ka Langar”for the devotees. 

Bhai Daya Singh Ji and Bhai Dharam Singh Ji, two of the Panj Piare (Five beloved Ones) who had offered their heads at the Guru’s call when the Khalsa was created in Kesgarh Fort of Anandpur Sahib on the Baisakhi Day of 1699, and had survived the battle of Chamkaur, subsequently died here.

A Gurudwara was constructed by Maharaja Ranjit Singh ji at the site where Guru Gobind Singh ji breathed his last. It took 5 years to complete (1832-1837). It is referred as "Takhat Sachkhand Shri Hazur AbchalNagar Sahib Ji". This historical shrine, which is one of the five Takhts (thrones) of the Sikhs is situated near Godavari river and is much respected by them. It is visited by lakhs of devotees throughout the year. It is a two-storey building. Its interior is artistically ornamented in the style of Harmandir Sahib Ji, Amritsar. The walls of the inner room called Angitha Sahib have been covered with golden plates. The dome is polished and on the pinnacle is the kalash made of gold plated.

Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji is seated in the room in front of the sanctum during the day time only and at night it is brought inside and placed on a marbled platform. During the day there are some old weapons and other relics such as a golden dagger, a matchlock gun, a quiver with 35 arrows, two bows, a steel shield studded with precious stones and five golden swords. 

The building complex of the Takhat Sahib Ji is spread over several hectares. It also includes two other shrines, Bunga Mai Bhago ji (comprising a large room where Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji is seated) and Angitha Sahib (place of cremation). 
Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji, while conferring Guruship on the holy Book, had named Nanded region as AbchalNagar (steadfast city). The word Sachkhand (region of Truth) was used to mean the abode of God. 

Dashmesh Pita Ji Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji directed Babaji to start the age old traditional ‘Langar’ at this place by uttering these words HATH TERA KHISA MERA which means you should do the work of preparation and distribution that is serving Langar among the devotees whereas I will take care of expenses. This is the main reason why lakhs and lakhs of devotees visit everyday and eat the langar as Prasad of Gurudwara, still there is no shortage in Gurudwara Langar Sahib Ji. This is magic of the words said by Kalgidhar Sache Patshah 

Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji.