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Mohali 140901 Email. atammarg1@yahoo.co.in gurindersingh023@gmail.com Mobile : 9417214379 9417214391 Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com www.archive.org/details/namdhari Introduction Down the ages in history with the month of Poh of Indian calendar, the winter season sets in. In this month, obeying the orders of the Tenth Master, Guru Gobind Singh Ji, risking their lives with a willingness to die for the Guru, the Sikh warriors have sacrificed themselves and rendered a great service to the society and the country. Thus this month can be styled the month of sacrifices, of martyrdoms. The evacuation of the Anandgarh Fort by Guru, the king of kings, the crossing of the Sirsa river after a fierce battle and the washing away of all the storehouse of manuscripts in the river are highly moving incidents. Only forty disciples of the Respected Guru got across the river among whom were included two Princes, Guru's sons, Prince Ajit Singh and Prince Jujhar Singh. The younger Princes Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh accompanied by their Grandmother while travelling, stopped in darkness in a thicket by the banks of the Sutluj river. It was bitterly cold, the rain making the wind colder still. An ungrateful cook of theirs took them with him, stole their money saved for a rainy day and had them arrested by the incharge of the police station at Morinda. He took the three of them to the Nawab, the governor, of Sirhind. When the authorities came to know that these are the beloved sons of Guru Gobind Singh, then, in order to trouble them all the more, they imprisoned them in the Cold Tower without giving any more clothes and without serving any food to them. It was blowing very cold. They had no sheet to cover Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com themselves with. Fearless in a high spiritual state both the children - one aged five and the other aged seven were spending the night in the lap of their old grandmother. The next day they were summoned in the court of Wazirkhan, the Nawab (governor) of Sirhind. The authorities in the court were inflamed against Guru, the king of kings, because there was not even a single family of Sirhind, a member of which was not killed in the battle. These officers were blinded by fanaticism. They were unable to tell truth from falsehood. They had made up their mind to torture to death the Princes and Mother Gujri, hearing of which Guru Gobind Singh would lose his balance of mind. Daily the Princes were bombarded with numerous questions because they were no ordinary children. They were born in the house of the Son of God. They were righteous and pure souls and were sent with Guru Gobind Singh in his home. Being in the company of the Guru, they had attained Knowledge Supreme. They had obtained spiritual knowledge in their lullabies, just as queen Churalan had lullabied seven of her sons to Knowledge Supreme, who left the kingdom in order to redeem the world. The king said to the queen, "Keep at least one son to rule the country". As a result of this the queen kept one son called Nirmohi, whom she made a Raja Yogi, one who practices union with God while discharging the duties of a king. Similarly mother Sundari and Mother Jito had enlightened all the four Princes in the Knowledge Supreme upto high spiritual levels. Their style of life is in complete conformity with the Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com knowledge in each sacred line of the Gurbani, the Song Celestial. They had reached the stage of steadfast wisdom about which Lord Krishna says to Arjuna (in the Gita), "O Arjun, you have asked to be told the distinguishing marks of a man with steadfast wisdom. I say his state of mind is uniform, same. It is in equipoise, just as the king of kings, the Guru also says - One who is not pained by adversity. Who feels not affection or fear in prosperity. To whom gold and dust the same be. Who utters neither praise nor blame. Who suffers not from avarice, pride and love worldly. Who unaffected by joy or sorrow be. Who unaffected by honour and dishonour be. Who has renounced all hopes and desires And expects nothing from the world. Whom lust and anger touch not. In such a person's heart lives God. He to whom the Guru has shown favour Knows the way to this. And shall be blended with God O Nanak, as water with water. P. 634 They enjoy the fruit of liberation while living; for them loss-profit, defeat-victory, happiness- sadness, honour-dishonour are the same. Their spiritual self is permanently fixed in uniform soul essence and they live in the highest spiritual elevation, turiya. Speaking about a man who is liberated while living, Guru, the king of kings says He whose heart loves God's order with pleasure Is said to have obtained Salvation during his life's measure. Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com To him joy and sorrow the same be Never apart from God he's forever happy. Gold and mud are to him the same. Nectar and poison have equal claim. As is honour so dishonour be As is the poor man so the king be. He who thinks what comes from God as best, During life time, O Nanak, itself, He is said to have obtained salvation, rest.P. 275 Thus in this way when Princes Ajit Singh and Jujhar Singh came in the field of action, they did such wonders the examples of which are not found anywhere in the history of the world. Prince Ajit Singh and Prince Jujhar Singh were mere boys aged 18 and 14. But maintaining the great traditions of watriors, not caring for their bodies, they fought bravely the most fierce battle of the world to uphold their principles. Bands of five Singhs each fought alongside Princes Ajit Singh and Jujhar Singh, wielding swords for full three hours. They also shot arrows, and used the spears; at last all the weapons were finished. Inspite of this they fought to the end, holding swords in hands. No groans escaped the lips of those who had received bullet wounds. No cry of surrender was uttered. As against this they wielded swords even when they had fallen on the ground. Being bled profusely, their hands were immobilized; they did a great exploit for the whole world to imitate. To protect their honour, to maintain human rights, they fought a determined battle. On the other side the younger Princes said those words in the court of the Governor of Sirhind which will be remembered by the world for all time Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com www.archive.org/details/namdhari to come. They tore to pieces the hollow religion, which was the religion of the non-believers and said, "you do not owe allegiance to the Gita and the Sacred Quran. You are infidels. To the people who have committed no mistakes, to them, without trial under any clause of Muslim law, you are doing such acts of injustice which will shake the heaven and the earth. This martyrdom of ours will inspire such a zeal in our brothern, which will drive away your empire like the leaves of a tree in a storm. Dethroned within a matter of days, you will go begging because sin itself is most powerful to kill a sinner. You are filled with envy and aversion. What mistake has our father committed? He just protected himself. You launched attack after attack upon Guru who was innocent. And it is not a sin to take up arms for self-protection. Rather it is a fundamental right. To die like brave people is better than to live like cowards." What were these martyrdoms? They brought a revolution in Punjab and India, which broke the chains in the minds of men put by Mahammad Gauri after Prithvi Raj Chauhan. Within a matter of days, remembering these princes, making great sacrifices, the brave Sikhs of the Guru embraced martyrdom happily by getting burnt up in cotton tied round the body, getting broken on the toothed wheels, the mothers got themselves garlanded with the body pieces of their cut up children and received the pieces of their children in their aprons. The Sikhs did not lose heart and brought that rule which had full equality for all, whose Foreign Minister was an able person like Fakir Azizudin a mohammadan. Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com With the arrival of this Sikh rule, no mosque was pulled down; no temple was demolished. Rather the demolished mosques were rebuilt, demolished temples were rebuilt. Inns and rest houses were constructed. The public felt that truly the warrior who has reached the status of the Khalsa (The Pure) is more powerful even than the angels. This small essay in your hands has been specially written for the December issue of the Atam Marg. To understand our background and culture, this essay has been brought out in three languages - Punjabi, Hindi, English for the children of our brothern settled abroad. These martyrdoms will give a new life and inspire zeal in those children who have completely forgotten their culture and who have forgotten the feeling of self- respect in themselves. I request the foreign friends of mine that, while reading this essay with their children, they should teach every word to them. This should not be thrown in the waste paper basket, this is a sacred document. On it are written the names of the martyrs whom we always salute. I also request the children to know that the children described here are of your age. By changing sides, they could save their lives and live long lives. But then they wouldn't have received so much respect, their winning of all the hearts would not have come about which they got by spilling each drop of their blood on the earth for us. We have got printed numerous copies of this pamphlet in three languages - English, Hindi, Punjabi, so that you might know something about Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com Lights Immortal by reading it. Keep this martyrdom always in front of you. A picture of honour and self- respect of you, Indians, it is a picture that speaks for itself. Waryam Singh 781, Sector - 60 Founder, Head & Chairman 3-B-I, Mohali Vishav Gurmat Roohani Mission 6 Dec., 1998 Charitable Trust Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com www.archive.org/details/namdhari Foreword The article 'Souls Immortal’ has specially been written for the magazine, 'Atam Marg', December, 1998 issue and is dedicated to the unparalleled sacrifices of the Sahibzadas (sons) of Guru Gobind Singh Ji. Though every issue of 'Atam Marg’ is full of spiritual thoughts as each word and every sentence moves the reader's mind yet there are certain special occasions, when something unique is created which becomes the prime pride of the community. 'The Souls Immortal’ is such a creation. A man of average intellect cannot understand the significance of this great historic happening. Only a holy personage can comprehend the true significance of this rarest of the rare valour and supreme sacrifice. In the books of history, this unique event is narrated with details of dates, names & places and the true significance is missed. As a matter of fact this supreme sacrifice was culmination of the struggle between the communal forces and the 'truth' of universal human spirit. The spiritually blind rulers were successful in effacing the bodies of the princes but they failed to understand that they are in fact 'The Lights Immortal' which will continue lighting the path of humanity till posterity. The Guru's edict is - Falsehood shall come to an end. O Nanak, Truth shall ultimately prevail. P. 953 The magazine 'Atam Marg' is spokesman of the Eternal Truth. It's transcendental message is reaching now more than 40 thousand families in India and abroad and enriches them with true Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com knowledge, peace, tranquility and lasting happiness. It is a great gift of the great saint. We also owe a responsibility to spread its message far and wide. We are really moved after going through this article. The exampalary courage and the unique sacrifice of the princes for upholding the Truth creates an urge in all to stand by truth and face with courage the onslaught of immoral communal forces whosoever. The magazine 'Atam Marg’ has been made available at Internet as well and we are having enthusiastic response by way of queries, especially from the seekers of truth settled in America, Canada, England and Australia. Thus 'Atam Marg! is taking shape of a worldwide movement. The Guru reminds us of our sacred duty in unambiguous words - Servant Nanak asks for the dust of the feet of that Sikh who himself contemplates on God's Name and makes others contemplate thereon. P. 306 We should dedicate ourselves to meditation of Nam-Simran and persuade others to do so. This is the sole mission of Sant Ji's life and the main object of 'Atam Marg'. We should enrole ourselves as members of 'Atam Marg! if we are already not and persuade others to share this fortune. It will be a great service to the humanity and a practical step to spread the message of the Guru - Nanak, God's Divine Name is ever exalting and May all prosper by Thy Grace. S. A. S. Nagar Jagjit Singh (Dr.) 6 Dec., 1998 Chief Editor Atam Marg Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com The Lights Immortal In this world when the downfall in religion sets in, when vis-a-vis human values, aggression, force, bigotry, political injustice, social hatred, pride and madness amidst abundance of money enter society or the political atmosphere, then, the king becomes a butcher; nothing worth the name of religion remains in his rule. The Master, the king of kings, proclaims thus - The Age of Machines has become a cutter, And the kings have become butchers. Righteousness has taken wings and fled. In the pitch dark night of falsehood, It is not possible to see Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com Where the moon of truth risen be. ates ast ae aaret van Uy afe Satan i Ve WN SA AT Ten eth avat as afar il P. 145 As oppression increases, the pitch darkness of ignorance obscures everything, man descends to the level of beasts; the power in the mind of man to know truth from falsehood, righteousness from unrighteousness, justice from injustice gets lost in the darkness of ignorance. The pain of this condition of the world reaches the Master of billions of universes. Then from His own Primal Being, he sends His very self in the universes upon universes, which assuming a human body is meant to destroy this ignorance and oppression. If the disease grows and spreads in the body of the society, an able doctor considers it necessary that those parts which have become infected, must be cut off. Amputations on account of cancer are common, as we know. Similarly when the light lighting up the world gets obscured, then, spiritual masters, teachers, incarnations of God (i.e. God in flesh and blood as Jesus is considered to be), prophets, great holy men, under the inspiration of God, in complete obedience to His will, adopt a number of methods to guide society and the powers that be. At some places they have to be brought back to their senses by using mental powers; at others, the lives of the manmukhs (those turned away from God and the Guru) enveloped in the incurable darkness have to be finished by the use of arms; at others, by giving a message of love and affection as a Guru, the darkness is ended from inside their minds. Thus as is the need so is the personality God continues to send in the world in the form of a Guru, or an incarnation or a prophet. The Tenth Guru (Guru Gobind Singh Ji) while Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com telling us about his appearance in this world has said that God assigned him a special mission and ordered him to create a society based on the religion whose path is pure through and through, whose path is untouched by superstition and unaffected by the outer garbs, a path which is free from hatred, heart burning, enmity, hostility, lust, anger, attachment, ego, ill-will and calumny. Guru, the king of kings, enlightening us, says that in accordance with the will of the Timeless One, it was proclaimed that I, giving you the status of my son, send you for the fulfillment of a special mission. In India the pain of injustice and oppression is on the increase for upwards of seven to eight hundred years; cruel rulers who come to attack and conquer India are crushing underfoot men and women of India. Neither is Indian woman shown any respect nor does Indian man get a breathing space. Pulling down their places of worship, lacs of hearts are broken. All this is done in the name of religion. In the name of religion sin is termed as purity. Stuck up in this thick darkness, people have become lifeless, they have no courage left in them. They have gone so low in this atmosphere of fear that they have forgotten their sense of pride. Said God, the Primal Lord, that I am sending you in the world so that you may start the path of truth and remove the blind thinking mixed up with righteousness. Oppression has even ended the power to know what is wisdom and what is unwisdom. Adopting unwisdom, man is suffering. Guru, the king of kings, requests, “O God, I’ve looked very carefully, the whole world is burning. Heavy darkness has spread and this path which is called the spiritual path, can make progress if You, God Almighty place your strengthening and pure hand on my back. In his own words, it reads - “I declare thee my son. Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com I have made you preach the Path (Pure). Wheresoever you start your religion, Check the people from going astray. H must wa gfs fees va yga aat ae ATAT | fat gat SF Wan vate! agfa ass F SA verre | Folding my hands I spoke with my head bowed ; The Panth (The path pure) will endure in the world, When you lend a helping hand.” ate ag Ht Afa ad, Fea aa fre faurfe! Ug vse STATS H, AT SH aa AO aes ater Guru, the great king, while telling the world about his objective, proclaims that I have been sent in the world for this very purpose; I have no enmity towards anyone; I love all; don’t think that I come assuming the airs of God in the world. That Primal Lord is unreachable, unknowable. He is in the form of unity and I am a slave of His. Therefore, do not commit a mistake by just taking me for God because God is unreachable, unknowable, unique; nobody can know His limits. He exists in His fullness in all; He exists as ever-burning flame in everyone. I am His slave. Let no doubt enter your minds. Just think that I have put on a human form in order to carry out the order of That Primal Lord. I am to watch the drama of the world and my task lies in victory of truth and defeat of falsehood. He proclaims - On this account God sent me Then I took birth and came into the world; As He spoke to me so I speak to men. I bear no enmity towards anyone. All who call me Supreme Being Shall fall into the pit of hell, crying. Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com Recognize me as God's servant only. Have no doubt whatever of this, really I am the slave of the Supreme Being. And have come to watch the world drama playing. I tell the world what God told me, And through fear of mortals not silent be. duet! fer wats ys thr vot | SoH ATS ASH Us are | fou faa aut fas fau afte FI u@a fay F aa af T1391 af aH & uaHtna Gute F*/ 3 Ag ada aa nfs ufs J! HO eH Fea aT ATS! at tea Fe vSTSs 137! HT van you & STAT! SUS UTE ATS JHA IZ2 | af ug Aas aa A ats J! fs Sa ZF Hao afs T1331 afesd ater Thus in order to do this task I have assumed a human form. My mission will proceed in two ways. With love and affection, teaching detachment, meditation and knowledge, I’ll end the darkness from the mind of man and he will be made aware that he is not body, he is not mind, he is not intellect, he is not consciousness, nor is he just a creature, he is a unit of God; he is the ever-burning flame of the self same soul. In short, man will be taught the spiritual recognition of the self. The body which has got the incurable disease of ignorance and evils and which is in the grip of deep darkness of ignorance, will be made to fight on the world stage and sent to assume a new body. So do not think that I will do something inspired by the example of some previous religion. Keeping myself above all sects and creeds, I will accomplish the task assigned to me by God impartially. Telling about himself he proclaims - Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com I do not hesitate in any way, The message of God to convey. Without bowing to any garb or creed Of God’s Name on this earth, I sow the seed. Neither idol worship nor wearing holy garb do I expound. Through attaining the highest Truth, and singing God's glory will be found. I will neither grow long knots of hair Nor any religious marks on my arms bear. A life devoted to serving God is all for which I long. I remember His Name, my only Eternal Friend; No other do I repeat, nor any other law do I defend, In Your Name permanently dyed I will remain free from vanity and pride. In Your meditation by being absorbed Innumerable sins will be washed. With Your true nature now being one I will not expect any other gifts given. All pain and misery go away Remembering Your Name all the way. atsG ug Fafa Fi fa a ats ate TI fay o Fu sta TF) wee sta aA T 138 | uae YA ST SUT S Fu SIA TF AaT'! Mos aH ate JT] Yan ya ue FT 13y/ AeT Sa AA Of TIS wea Aa FT! a ae ay at ue) ase ys FH ae izé! aA 7 Sa SUNG! TAH AGS ONT! a AU ws F AT! os MGT aust at 1391 faata amy fautfe J 1 uan Afs urfe TI & faows as F U1 as oH ats Ges i3t! gaa am dfsa i as wats we fsa udH fauts wad | AST uty erate | 3 | gue gu Tea! Ss ws aS Whee | sea aH Catan | mdz Ty aha | go | gfesd ater Catching hold of the wicked and the vicious, I'll scatter them, too; I’ll make them follow the path of Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com righteousness also; and I will tear up wickedness which has its roots in darkness. In this way accepting a very big responsibility, Respected Guru Gobind Singh Ji, the great king, appeared in the world. If we look at his life carefully, we can easily understand all the things mentioned above. He gave shape and form to such a society in the world which is pure through and through. It did not mislead, it was unadulterated. He said that to enjoy the essence of the spiritual self after having recognized it, to melt one’s existence in that spiritual self and to live a life of truth, this will constitute the visible form of the pure life (life of the Khalsa Panth) and so great will its glory be that even gods and goddesses will not be able to know it. The chief gods of Heaven will long for the company of the Khalsa. Their way of life the sole Name of God. They find peace in singing praises of the Lord. To them friends and enemies are alike, brother, And other than their God they know not another. Millions upon millions of sins they wash. They are removers of sufferings, givers of life. Heroic warriors, men of their word, Even Maya (illusion) by saints was deceived. The gods and angels long for their company. Their blessed glimpse never fruitless be. Serving them always bears fruit. Nanak with hands folded prays, O Lord, storehouse of virtues, bless me with saints' service. waste ATA FFG SHI MSE TU alase Pa II fiz ATA a SaaS TF mys fas wee a AS Il ate afe mu azar eu afd aI AH aT eTgTaT Il Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com Feats FIs F Tat TEs gyat Ast sat il Stat Ha wets FICS Il my SIH HES AT at Rel ad Afs Stag ad meta Hho HoT ZIT et Testy P, 392 The glory of a saint belongs to him, not to any other. Says Nanak, no difference between God and his saint, brother. Aa at WaT ATG Sfs mTeT II Seq AT YT Fo S ITI P. 272 And proclaims he, the great Guru - He alone is the godly Khalsa pure Who has tasted the soul essence. God, me and him are just one, Without even a little bit of difference. mtan an fag ATSot AOS TSA SSI yg ufo 4 fs SH fs FIA SWS FS II Sarb Loh Granth The life of the Respected Tenth Guru is a life of great struggle because on the one hand, it was very difficult to awaken people petrified by deep darkness who had become unconscious; on the other hand the forces of unrighteousness were eager to choke the voice of righteousness. Any further commentary on this will make the explanation very lengthy. To cut short, at that time the different orders in the sphere of religion were at daggers drawn with each other and dogmatism ruled to such an extent that, a person with convictions contrary to one’s own, was not even considered a human being. He would be killed, his household would be looted, his women folk were molested, and his children were made slaves which was considered a good deed. Those who caused this darkness were the Emperors, their Prime Ministers Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com www.archive.org/details/namdhari and other ministers, quazis, (the judges of Muslim religious code), mullahs, (the Muslim priests), who had come from the west of India. They had adapted the definition of religion in accordance with their interests and called them doers of good deeds by calling every sin a good deed. No matter whether they ruled in the hills in the Hindu guise or whether they ruled from the throne of Delhi in the Muslim garb, the narrow minded rulers and the political power were eager to crush the loud voice raised for righteousness and peace by the Tenth Master. Guru, the emperor, proclaimed that I have no enmity towards anyone; I am only paving the way of the Religion of humanity. This voice of the Guru greatly pricked the kings because they were afraid of the daring of their subjects who were becoming religious and who were getting to know their rights. The Guru emperor says that the hills chiefs banded against him when he was putting up at Paunta Sahib and Fateh Chand the ruler of that area along with all the hill chiefs attacked him without any provocation from his side. At that time in the light of spiritualism he was producing a lot of literature on all the religions in a pure form. Says he - Fateh Shah, the king then became angry For no reason he took up arms against me. es Ava aut sfe aa! Su udt gn A fae ararl Bachittar Natak (Autobiography of the Tenth Guru) the battle was imposed on me. I never wanted that anyone should be attacked and his territory be snatched from him. I had no alternative left because my father (Guru Teg Bahadur) and grandfather (Guru Arjun Dev) who had gone to the greatest lengths putting up with tortures peacefully, had Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com already borne so disgusting tortures; to get martyred at the hands of those tyrants without lifting a finger had no importance because non- violence had been practiced to the farthest extreme. Those tortures were wearing down the patience of the great Gurus. Although they were masters of the occult powers, yet remaining within human limits, they sacrificed themselves in an attempt to open the eyes of the tyrant. No one wants wars. All want to live in peace and happiness. But when no course is left, it is rightful to take up arms against arms for self protection; and to gather people with the same views to wipe out wickedness. Rather religion demands that it is no use getting yourself beheaded like cowards. Lay down your lives like the brave people. Sikhism, the Guru’s path, wishing the well- being of the entire world, prays, O Wondrous God! Save the burning world; by whichsoever way it can be delivered, deliver it. The religion in which so vast a philosophy is found, hostility to anyone is out of the question. Farid, do good for evil, In your heart keep no anger. Thus shall your body be free from disease And you shall obtain everything. sate’ ga at gat ats aA ufs 3 Tete II fut da ao saet us AT fase ufei P. 1391 In this way the entire life of Guru Gobind Singh, the great king, was passing correcting wickedness and trying to spread the light of truth. He had kept 52 poets and 50 writers in his court to transcribe the entire ancient literature. The Poet Mangal was given Rs. 60,000 of those times for translating a chapter of the Mahabharta; and he was given so many gifts that the Guru sent 200 soldiers, with still more gifts, to carry them home to the poet. Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com About fourteen times attacks were launched on Guru, the emperor. The warriors, who had risen in the form of the Khalsa in defence of truth and righteousness always fought off these attacks. Those who launched these attacks had untold number of soldiers in their armies, their weapons of war, also, were too numerous to learn to use. With limited resources at their disposal the beloved disciples of Guru, the emperor, strengthening themselves with truth, continued to fight a determined battle with Aurangzeb and the chiefs of 22 hill ranges. At last the political power of the whole of India comprising the armies of the chiefs of 22 hill states, untold millions of Aurangzeb’s army and misled by participation in a crusade, the dacoits (whose heads were turned) joined hands in this battle, the total number of the armies roughly being put at 10 lakhs. On the other side the Guru had neither great supplies of food, nor a big store house of weapons. It was a most unequal battle but Guru, the Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com emperor’s words were, that - I'll make sparrows tear hawks, I'll make one fight against a lakh and a quarter. foat™ FO A gave) Wet oTY ea Bae" | This miracle could now be clearly seen taking place. The siege lasted six or more months. In the forts of the Guru, the emperor, the storehouse of food and weapons fell to a very limited level. The Khalsa army boiled the leaves of the trees and drank the water. They mixed the barks of the trees in the flour and ate it up. Because the siege lasted long even the besiegers were upset. They tried to convince the Guru by placing the letter bearing Aurangzeb’s signature along with the Quran on a plate. The Hindu hill chiefs placed the sacred Gita on a plate and in the same plate they placed a cow modelled by them and promised that swearing to protect the honour of the Gita and the cow, they reveal truth in their hearts that if you evacuate the fort, you can live wherever you please. Similarly those owing allegiance to the Quran took an oath on the Quran and offering the sacred Quran as guarantor said that we the followers of Prophet Mohammad’s sacred text request you to evacuate the fort. You leave Anandpur Sahib, and go wherever you please, no inconvenience will be caused to you. Guru, the king of kings, knew that these treacherous people neither believe in God nor are they righteous. They are just striking at the root of their religion for their selfish interests. Therefore the offering of the Gita by the hill chiefs as guarantor and the swearing on the Quran by those who owe allegiance to the Quran is a deception. It is their sheer shamelessness. Listening to the requests of the disciples, Guru the emperor, made up his mind to evacuate the fort; although he knew Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com that these so-called believers (of Islam) and goddess worshippers are completely hollow from within. Their belief in the Quran and the others’ belief in gods and goddesses is playing a trick for their own interests. In this way Guru, the emperor, taught that no doubt the whole world respects the scriptures of their own faith but it is also the duty of the saints to respect the religious symbols of others. Setting a precedent of respect for the symbols of other faiths, Guru, the emperor, evacuated the fort on December 20, 1704, (in the Samvat era six Posh 1761) on Wednesday after midnight. Great is Guru Gobind Singh, the emperor, who by respecting the scriptures of other faiths to the greatest extent, showed that the word of God whether it is in Arabic or in Sanskrit or in any other language is worthy of the fullest respect. To have faith in that word of God is greatest. No sooner was the fort evacuated than the cunning rulers, paying heed neither to the sacredness of the Quran nor to the Gita and the cow, set all their armies on a handful of disciples of the Guru and ordered that all should be surrounded and done to death. Let no person be allowed to escape alongwith Guru Gobind Singh. From Anandpur Sahib to the banks of the Sirsa river a fierce battle was fought. Here another miraculous event will not be out of place to mention. The Respected Guru, in order not to let the ambrosial time of the morning of 7 Poh go waste, began the singing of the Ode in the Asa measure (As Di Vaar). On one side a fierce battle is raging, and on the other the great soul essence of the love of God is being enjoyed by concentrating the mental eddies of the mind. To body he preferred the singing of hymns being done in order to remember God. Here the Sirsa river flows through a wide Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com trough. Owing to rain in the hilly areas, it became really very cold and foggy. The Sirsa river is overflowing its banks and it seems that today, the river Sirsa, too, committed a mistake of stopping the of way of Guru, the emperor, by obstructing the sacred task of his by becoming a hurdle in his way. Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com That’s why Gursikhs, desciples of the Guru, to this day, express their protest by giving five shoe blows to its running waters. A pitched battle was fought here. Guru, the king of kings, had been sleepless for four days and he was badly exhausted. A _ great literary loss was suffered here which can never be made good because the untiring labours of 20-22 years of Guru, the emperor, the result of his intellectual churning, was Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com claimed by the Sirsa as if by way of an offering in a moment. But great was Guru, the emperor, who bore everything as the will of God. Leaving this place Guru, the king of kings, entered the mud fortress of Chamkaur Sahib which was a big house (a haveli) but situated on a high place, on December 22 in the morning. Early in the morning an army consisting of countless soldiers came and laid siege to the fortress. In that fortress 40 Ever-ready-to-die disciples, marjiwaras, of his and two of his sons, the princes, were with Guru, the Emperor. Right in the morning began the battle. The whole day long 25 Sikhs, emerging one by one from the fortress, exemplified the desire of the Guru of one Sikh fighting a lakh and a quarter. No one showed any signs of fear. From the fortress for miles around a vast militia could be seen. It appeared as if a flood of armies had come. One more than the other, all were eager to reach the fortress. 25 Singhs fought till noon. As the heat of the sun began to decline, they sacrificed themselves, being cut to ribbons. But it was wonderful to watch that no one showed any sign of discouragement nor did anyone throw down his arms. They wielded weapons till the very last breath. After this his eldest son, Prince Ajit Singh, who was aged about 18, asked permission from Guru, the emperor, saying, King of Kings, kindly allow me, too, to make my body successful by fighting in a determined way in this yagna of a battle being waged for the protection of humanity. Cheerfully Guru, the king of kings, allowed him to do so. With his own blessed hands, he adorned him with the weapons. The prince rode his horse and accompanied by five singhs entered this surging host of the enemy. Writing of that time, the love Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com gushing poet, Yogi Allah Yaar Khan, says thus - Out comes the beloved son of Gobind from the fortress Look there; out comes the king from the fortress. Out comes he riding a horse from the fortress. Out comes he, sword in hand, from the fortress Of that sword what praise can be sung With this sword of the tongue Out that came from the sheath. No song this sword tongue of mine could breathe. ate & f&oea fas A fsae ue! eg tute naa fas F fsa we | us oF mnea fas F fore ue! 3 Taw seed fags A fsae ue | fant ere tT GA Sa a fen Far TAS A! eg fins # foast sat foaat aa zat FI) HedatHt F Weds tH", farpatat etad firw At atTdT Seeing the skill of Respected Ajit Singh in using weapons, even the enemy cried, “Brave, brave” because so fast was the sword moving and cutting that even the eyes could not follow its movement. The speed of his moving sword was no less than the speed of lightning. About his weapons, too, the same poet writes - Like any other that sword was a sword, But was that a sword, O my Lord! We don't know that that was a sword. It was bloody, it was blood-hungry. It was a calamity, it was a catastrophe. Was it of water, steel or lightning flash made. That sword was the mother of Death's Lord. The god of death stood in attendance, Highly busy in his special amusement. ‘gaea At, zeea at fat ATATE fort ati Yura at, fa aa at wes at Far aT! at ata at fare Ut fanat at rar at! ‘GU ata’ at aft at So ANAT AAT GT! Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com mee HW fears ‘Haas ts’ ust F wus HAS WHY HATS as TF) Hag tt HedatHT These very five Singhs fought away for many hours. But in the beginning it so happened that the generals of the armies of the hill chiefs, the Nawab and the Moghuls ordered to watch the art of fighting of the Prince. They are six Singhs and against them only one-to-one fight should be fought. Thanking God, cowards among the enemies retreated. But those with pride in their bravery came forward, one by one, to face them. History tells us that the six of these delivered 150 soldiers of the tyrants to eternal sleep with the touch of their swords. Then breaking all the rules, the soldiers of the wicked armies fell on them. Prince Ajit Singh, fighting alone, had gone a long way off. At last, he is trapped in a great siege just as Abhimanyu in the battle in Mahabharta got stuck up in the defensive works of the fort when he went to break the circular formation (Chakarvyuh) and could not get out. The sword of Prince Ajit Singh broke. And he plunged his small spear into an armoured Moghul soldier, which piercing the armour, got stuck up in the bones; disarmed thus, he became a martyr. Having sacrificed his pure body, he entered the Deathless City of God. His fight gave a lot of zeal to the remaining Singhs in the fortress. Among the remaining Singhs was included Prince Jujhar Singh, aged 14, who was the second beloved son of the Tenth Master. He came forward and said, “Dear Father, my elder brother has attained martyrdom. Vl not lag behind from him. Although physically my age is small yet because of the strength granted by you, immeasurable force has entered me. Allow me to fight.” Guru, the king of kings, patted him on the back. Small sized arms were sported in his Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com belt. Giving the small sized sword and bow, the Guru showered parental love on him. Making him ride a horse, he gave five Singhs to accompany him and said, “My dear son, today justice is fighting against injustice. This fight will not end with our martyrdom. It’s a long battle. Unrighteousness is to be conquered. Go! you, too, make an offering of your body in this great task.” Friends, what a moving sight which, not to speak of seeing, we can’t even listen to a description of! Just to remove the sufferings of the afflicted and to bring justice in the world, a dear father, who was not to annexe any territory nor was he to snatch any other kingdom, staked all his comforts. Today his dear son aged 14 is about to enter the great war. There are no tears in the father’s eyes. Being pleased, he is patting his back. Taking him in his arms, he lifted him and showered love on him. He kissed the forehead, patted his back and said, “You also make your offering in this struggle for freedom. One who is born in the world is sure to die. You attain to that state where great Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com celibates, yogis, alms-givers can’t reach. Giving expression to all that incident, Yogi Allah Yaar clothed it in words thus - In a voice emotion-charged spoke Guru Gobind Singh. I have brought you up with love spoke Guru Gobind Singh. From the beginning I never checked you spoke Guru Gobind Singh. To this little brave warrior spoke Guru Gobind Singh. Come let me adorn your pure body with weapons. Let me adorn your pure body with a little bow and a small sword. ‘gaet Atweta Has ag afte fru werd staat es ag afte fitui da aut waa Ae ae afte fitu fer sa Awe wa wt to ag afte fru Slae Fo ua uU afawg AAT SI Set At, aut-Soat At JeeTs AAT S*! (Couplet No. 104) Lo! go find your goal to the Creator I hand you over. Either die or kill, to the Creator I hand you over. Don’t forget God! to the Creator I hand you over. Make Sikhism prosper! to the Creator I hand you over. May the Wondrous God grant you courage to fight. If thirsty, God grant you the cup of martyrdom bright. Be! ae frag gu aga & Fur! Md AC ae! SM ada & AUT! aaa 3 farts! FH aT F Fur] frat & Gard! FH as F Hurl Stag wa ra at FH fins TaA" | fuuatH wd ATS ATH WOTeS SH Fa! Hud 106, HeGSTHT Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com Till the setting of the sun this little being did such wonders that they will be praised for centuries to come. I do not make comparisons but it would not be out of place to say that in the Sri Lankan War of Sri Rama Chander, Laxman became unconscious. Sri Ram was bound to be moved at that time but with the picture painted of the pathos of Sri Ram at that time in the Ramayana a flood of tears starts even in the eyes of the reader. Similarly when Abhimanyu died in the battle, the five Pandavas wept like children even after being consoled by Lord Krishna. Respected Vashisht who was the spiritual Guru of Sri Ram could not bear the shock of separation from one hundred sons by their death and came to the Satluj river to end his life. But the river began to flow in one hundred streams which gave it the name of Shatdrav - the river of one hundred waters. But great was Guru Gobind Singh Ji, the king of kings. Describing his condition at that time, the same poet writes - Separation from Joseph moved Jacob to misery. Is such an example found in the prophets of yore? That he shed not a tear on the death of sons four. Whom he got cut to pieces. Thus Guru Gobind Singh raised the status of sages, rishis. acer & fung oa fea utg- = faratfenr, gor ag afte fiw & font at gather | HedatH™ Another friend, the editor of Sher-e-Punjab, Amar Singh makes a mention of this incident in his poem thus - Sacrificing their youths in bloom they left. Suppressing their desires in hearts Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com they left. Not getting a drop of water at Chamkaur Drinking their life blood they left. Hungry since night the sons of Lord of two worlds. What a desire! satisfying hunger with arrows they left. Look! before the very eyes of the father getting beheaded both youths left. O heavens! who they were, come into the world. Carrying the load of cruetlies on heads they left. Thousands are the ambitions of youth in bloom. Returning to dust themselves they left. The marriage party of the angels awaiting Having been decked with grooms' head garlands the strong warriors left. Setting the hearts on such a fire Not to be put out by oceans they left. Sacrificing in sprearheading the task of Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com www.archive.org/details/namdhari Putting an end to sufferings Fulfilling the promises of kindness with loyalty they left. The lion-hearted son of Sundari, Ajit Singh Turning many warriors on the back he left. They enjoyed the kindness of Providence O Mansur, Having built the ruined country they left. Gost ASAI’ F Sa ag ws Te, AIS Homage wa aT VS TE | wHad Hat xe at uret at fue at, Yo frag A fuatA Fst aT TS TE | geegrsa, II Ss At A BS, eg ghost fa sig dt wad VS HE! tanta Ft fa sty at we & ATING, fS° wet faa muaT ace aT VS TE! wm mamta ae a? wt ag Tt aT, ava frau fad ug Got ad ve ae! Gost AetTat@™ at Ovar vas 7, fifet Wooary at eg frat ag os ae! at Hastad Fats slaHs at MGA UG, aHaoed A fHod Ya ad vse Te! WSs Aes A TEsTet 5 AT Aa, Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com WAT fees Hara BIT aT TS TS! me & ade aa ees tS a ATS, fad zet at nse fast ad TS He! Het a ward fesea mats fry, gas ft yas oo Sa ad VS TE! Hand fea & afore uvaecears at, CHa Jat Za A IA ad TS TE | H. mud fityr at waited Fat HETaTHT UAT 196 The battle came to a standstill. Eleven brave Sikhs were left with Guru, the emperor, twenty nine having attained martyrdom. According to the philosophical thought of the Guru, death must come; the numbered breaths having been drawn, a living being departs from the world casting off the body. It says in the Guru Granth Sahib - Fixed is the number of days and breaths That to each by the Creator are given. Says Nanak they are fools strong, Who gripped by doubt and attachment want life to prolong. ste ute Ag feen aH ad Tea wea fsa ATG Il Ales Sats gan HT aaa FE HST =P. 254 If by running from death one could save oneself Then one can run in directions four. But he finds death sword in hand ahead That cuts him from which he had fled. No one ever reached such a door Where one saved oneself from its strike, for sure. Fool, why not laughing take shelter From which there is no escape anywhere? fatvarssaoae weus Fs ws ge fae aA AT! wa ft aes ud aff was sas Tt fas oA mor | Meroe aa es Gy aed ats Cure F ure Tu | Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com WS 3 Ser ys ast aA zat a fae Hdatas UT | zetatd YTBHT, WOT - 982 The besiegers whose bravery was recognized through the length and breadth of India were the leaders including Nahar Khan, Haibat Khan, Ismael Khan, Usman Khan, Sultan Khan, Khwaja Khijjar Khan, Jahan Khan, Najib Khan, Mian Khan, Dilawar Khan, Said Khan, Jabardast Khan, Wajid Khan, Gulbeg Khan etc. The great warriors of Guru, the emperor, were Atam Singh, Man Singh, Daya Singh, Mohkam Singh etc one surpassing all the others. Night had fallen. The singhs after a careful thought resolved that in the form of Five Beloveds a request must be made to Guru, the emperor, that, whether using occult power or whether using human power, he must escape from the battle and remake the Panth. On repeated requests, he accepted the proposal which was in the form of a Hukamnama ( a letter of order). Guru, the king of kings, made Bhai Sangat Singh who resembled the Guru in every feature of the face, sit on his seat and gave him his dress. Then he uttered the holy words that Five Singhs, the teacher of teachers, the very image of the Guru, will always remain undifferentiated from him. Till downfall from the lofty principles does not set in, I will look after the Khalsa Panth- The Panth Khalsa (The Path Pure) is The crop sown by me And I'll look after it, surely. Ue wea dat Hat! aad Have + fan aT! Hoy ST Ta At that time Guru, the emperor, gave his bow and many hundreds of arrows to Brother Sangat Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com Singh and said, “Sitting here, go on slowly shooting the arrows. Making the four of Bhai Ram Singh, Kehar Singh, Santokh Singh, and Deva Singh sit in the four towers, he ordered them to slowly fire the musket shots; and he ordered Jiwan Singh Mazabi and Katha Singh Ravidasia to strike the kettledrum, the Nagara. After fully arming the three of Bhai Daya Singh, Dharam Singh and Man Singh, the Guru emerged from the small door of the fortress to enter the royal army. At that time Guru, the emperor, thought it not at all well to escape by stealth. Upholding the principles of bravery and the lofty principles of humanity, he cried out in a loud voice that the teacher (pir) of India is going (Pir-e- Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com Hind meravid). The night was dark. Pitch darkness enveloped the place. The visibility being very low, the army fought among themselves to death. Guru, the emperor, reaches Machhiwara, from where seated on a cot, he escapes as pir (teacher) of Uch. But he was surrounded by five thousand strong army, who, doubting lest this pir should be Guru Gobind Singh, stopped his way. Next day Qazi Pir Mohammad of Saloh who had taught Persian to Guru, the Emperor, was sent for. Sayad Inayat Ali of Nurpur and Sayad Hassan Ali of Mothu Majra were also sent for. They said that the teacher of teachers (piran-pir) is travelling, and you have committed a grave mistake. By holding him up, you have shown disrespect to a Perfect Teacher (Kamal Pir) which will not be forgiven even in the court of Allah, God. Gani Khan and Nabi Khan were also with him, then. That army officer who had detained the Guru bowed low, and the cot of Guru, the Emperor, was put down only more than five miles ahead. Travelling in this manner, he reached Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com Rai Kala at Rai Kot. When Rai Kala heard the story of the Guru, he was immensely moved. Guru, the emperor, sent Mahi to Sirhind to bring the news of the younger princes, his very young sons. On return from Sirhind, he wept and wept, telling the whole story. Hearing of the martyrdom of the younger princes and the mother, such a flood of tears flowed from the eyes of Rai Kala and others who sat at the feet of the Guru, that it would not stop. This is the will of God, said the Guru, which we call inevitability, whatever is to happen must come to pass. Whether one is a child, or a grown-up inevitability must come to pass. Mahi said, “O True king, your servant, Gangu of Kheri, turned dishonest and stole whatever money the mother had. He did not stop at that. He informed the police at Morinda and had the princes arrested. Speaking in front of all the listeners, Mahi said that, without giving any blanket or sheet and with whatever clothes they were wearing, they were imprisoned in the cold tower where there was no protection from the cold wind. In the lap of their grandmother, the princes whose ages are said to be 5 & 7 years are lying. And they are talking with the grandmother, “Grannie, how is father, the Guru, doing? Where are our brothers? Where have we come here?” The mother (who in reality was a grandmother to them) read out the Sukhmani Sahib (The Psalm of Peace) to them saying, “Sons, the greatest thing in the world is to remain faithful to one’s religion. All must depart from this world but to sacrifice one’s life for the sake of one’s religion falls to the lot of a great man. The character-sheet of your father is unblemished . It does not seem likely to me that they will release us from here, it’s possible that they will ask us to convert to Islam. You should not Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com stain the character sheet of your father. Prince Zorawar Singh said, Grannie, the Primal Lord is just one, He Himself manifests Himself, as you have just read - Owner of all places is the Being Supreme Wherever He lives gets named in this dream. Our power to act comes from Him; What pleases the Lord some day must happen. Endlessly manifesting as waves of creation Is God, His ways not subject to interpretation. Only known by the light He gives The Almighty ever lives. Always, always, always merciful, kind Remember, remember Him joy to find. UTLIH @ HAS STE Il fags fas we wt gw fsa ate il MTU Ads ATES AT Il ys ave Het efs TT Il untae uty Ffe wes sIT Il ae 3 AT UII & FTI aA ufs efe FAT UTAH I UTLIH AIST AISA Il Wet Wet Fert oferta il frufa faufs saa ge fears il P. 275 Owing to ignorance, being gripped by ego- disease, being separated from God, the Wondrous, and acquiring the status of a mere being, man is suffering. All religions teach this very truth that after getting enlightened through an All-capable Guru, this world for a man becomes the very image of God. Islam, Aryan religion & Sikhism are all one, then why on the pain of death are forcible conversions made or tensions created between them. Said the Mother, “Dear children, this is the very thing that Sikhism clarifies. The father of Prahlad, forcibly, turned him away from the Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com meditation of God on the pain of death, but Prahalad’s divine eyes, being open, he saw God in everybody and in everything. God protected him. Dear children this world is the expansion of only one soul and at every place there is the same Primal element. Your father has said like this - Being one image, He appears in many forms. He himself has assumed many forms. Playing many games, Yet He plays none, In the end becomes one. fa Hats wsa IHS ate TU WAST II 4S 4S was 4a AS a fer Sa iI(Jaap Sahib) In this world nothing is born and nothing dies. Everywhere the light of the Formless God is playing the game in different forms. As - In the earth, in the sky There pervades a light in all. It can’t be added to, Nothing can be substracted from it Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com Nor can we cut it. fant ants & fat mats ba wT oI sucdtomedaurte re ts wi Akal Ustat (In Praise of the Timeless) A life of indiscipline which lacks restraint is death, only a namer lives because ignorance has vanished from his mind. These people live in greatest darkness. They say, giving up your faith, adopt our religion. This is their greatest mistake. They hold up fear of death to people. Enlightened persons know that soul always, always lives; no death can be found in the soul. They live life in accordance with their principles and they never hesitate in laying down their lives. Your grandfather Guru, protecting the forehead mark and sacred thread of the Hindus, did an epoch-making exploit. He gave his head but did not give up his principles. The grandfather of your grandfather was boiled in water in a cauldron. Instead of cursing, he Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com cheerfully did the will of God and made a great sacrifice. Dear children, every sacrifice brings light and strength into a society which has gone dead. Therefore don’t be afraid, if the head is cut, let it be cut but never give up the true faith under fear or tempted by greed. Your grandfather is coming to take you, all are bound for the city of Immortal God. Your father is playing a wonderful drama, he is all-arted, all capable; with one thought wave he can destroy all, everything. But here in this world one Waheguru exists in His fullness, therefore, whom to curse? Therefore, putting up with great personal inconvenience, he is highlighting the great subtle qualities. Making an ideal man between whom and God there exists no difference, assume the Khalsa ideal, he fashioned an extremely great man in the form of the Khalsa. The immense greatness of your father is not be interpreted born out of fear of death. Rather death is to be embraced with smiles like a beloved. The immortal life will issue from this death. Next day the younger princes are produced in the court of the Nawab of Sirhind. At that time, all the low ranking and high ranking generals were present in the court. The princes were in a fearless state, their innocence and looks of love showed no fear. Their faces were beaming. Seeing them, many were reminded of their own children and many in their heart of hearts were saying how they are to blame in order to punish them. Then the Nawab said, your father has been killed yesterday, your brothers, too, have died in the battle at Chamkaur. Now you are innocent, your aged grandmother is with you. I am moved to pity for you. We want that you, leaving the faith of the infidels, adopt great Islam. At that very moment both the brothers exchanged glances and wearing the looks of self Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com respect on the faces, said - Respected Guru of Truth who is our father, Who in the world can kill him? At Afsad F fust aya Il Aa Hts ae Rate foe HET I! Suraj Parkash Granth, P. 5952 He is capable of all arts and all things. None in the world is born who can kill him. Who can kill the sky? Can anyone stop a storm even if one tried? Who can get the mountain moving? Who can stop the race of the sun or the moon? Our father appeared in this world to start true religion and to end every trace of unwisdom. Listening to these words of the princes, all the men in the court were wonder-struck. At that time the Qazi said, “Children don’t use the Sikh way of greeting in the court; as against this make seven bows" and he illustrated it by bending. At that time both looked at each other and said that we know whom to bow to. If we come across a beloved of the Primal God, or of Allah, we long for his feetdust, let alone bowing to him. We know whom to respect. By bowing to those beloveds of Allah, we get the grace of Allah. Our heads are holy and pure because Allah has made our bodies His home. That’s the reason why we can bow to the beloveds of Gods. To brutes, dacoits, liars & infidels our heads can never bow. Remember, in the Tenth door, God lives. There His flame burns with full force. You are devoid of love for God, you are empty dead bodies. The current of life does not pass through you, therefore, why should we bow to you? Then a voice said, "These children have no fear at all. Why?" The children replied, "Only he is afraid who Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com has committed a crime, who has sinned against the will of Allah. We wish the well-being of all. Our father also says so. You come attacking, you try to take away the right to live. If we fight back, you consider it a crime. How is it a crime?" God always sees and hears everything, O my life. It is he who commits sins who fears. Whoever bears a pure heart within, O my life That devotee has cast out all fears. offs 24 Fe fas xg fae vat freste H ad fafs uy ans aM Il fan »wag fore’ ao ot Hat fieste fats afs xfs ag afe ws aH II P. 540 At that time an inflamed Finance Minister of the name of Sucha Nand Khatri sat in the court. Turning a blind eye to the decorum appropriate to his high office, he spoke, “Look, be wise, the offspring of snakes can never throw out nectar from their mouths. They too, are the offspring of snakes. Happiness of Allah, the Pure, can be obtained by finishing off these baby snakes.” The Nawab listened to him carefully, and addressing the children said, "children, you do not know about the royal way of life. But we wish that you give up the faith of the infidels and adopting Islam, obey its shariat, the fundamental code of Islamic conduct. Full arrangements will be made to bring you up. You will be married to the daughters of Nawabs and we'll respect you as our pirs (teachers)." Right then both the princes said, “Our religion is complete. Adoption of a religion means intention to meet Allah, the pure. It means to have a glimpse of God, it means complete absorption in God. No one ever lives in the world, all who come here must depart. One who has attained to God, his coming into this world is a success. The path preached by Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com www.archive.org/details/namdhari Guru Nanak is the spiritual Path in which there is no hostility to anyone, all are called partners. The enclosing wall of the world is so common that the whole world can be taken in an embrace. What Islam are you talking of? Do you obey the teachings of Islam? If you say yes, it's wrong. You do not recognize any goodness, you do not follow any religion. You are infidels not faithfuls. Offering the Quran as a guarantor to our father, you had said, evacuate the fort, we’ll do no harm to you. The hill chiefs did the same, offering the Gita and the cow as guarantors. You threw the sacredness of the Quran to the winds, who is a greater infidel than you, who, offering the scripture as a guarantor did not stick to the pledge? Trying to include us too in this group of such infidels and making us obey the shariat! Remember that one who did not obey the word of Allah relayed through the Prophet, that infidel will not get any place in the court of God. He will be thrown into hells and he will have to bear pain - Says Farid, death is visible just as the opposite bank of the river. Beyond the hell burns loud, cries echo and quiver. gate’ HES a Yat SS fet fae ears era Il ma eae shunt Fah TH us asa ~—P. 1383 No one lived for ever in the world. If you look at your own history carefully, you will wonder where your forefathers have gone; Akbar had a great name, he was religious-minded. Our father told us that, freeing himself from illusions, he came to Guru Amardass for blessings and he took common kitchen meals sitting in a row with others Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com like an ordinary visitor. In his empire Hindus, Muslims, infidels etc. all were considered human beings. No one was discriminated against. You are trying to put out the burning flame which says that man is just man, he can’t be divided on the basis of creeds. Whether one is a Hindu, whether one is a Muslim all long to live with self-respect. After a very long time independent life has been obtained. If man’s freedom be snatched from him, how angry Allah can be will be known when you reach the court of God, when you will undergo punishments. There you will not get anything other than weeping and wailing. You could not understand our father. He says whether one is a Rafzi, whether one is a hermit, whether one is a yogi, or a pir, a scholar, a theologian or whatever, he is man first. Bodies of all have been made by the five elements, the eyes through which men see are the same, their ears are also similar, their words are also similar. Similar is the composition of their bodies. The natures of men are also similar. Some have more vice; some try to keep themselves free from it. The shapes of all men are the same. How can man be separated from man? Our father calls it ignorance to divide man from man by shutting him up in creeds. Our father gives as much respect to the Hindu temples, to the Shiva temple and to the other temples as to the mosque. One Waheguru, the Wondrous God, is same for all. Some call him Allah, some call him Ram, some call him. Rahim (the merciful), all love the self same one God. All meditate on the one same God. The same one form of God exists in fullness in all the world. The same Light by giving power to all is making them work. Just tell us by making us follow shariat what kind of chasm can you put between us and other man? We get up in the ambrosial morning, clean our bodies with water, then we contemplate Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com God, the Provider; we repeat His Name, we love the world as the form of God because we have been given the sagacity that all this world was born of One Light. The Gurbani, the Song Celestial, again & again teaches us lest we should forget that God is in the people and people are in God. He lives in His fullness in every good & in every bad person. He lives in all in the Tenth door. Just look, the potter makes so many pots of the same clay, different kinds of things are stored in the pots, exactly the same thing can be taken out as was stored in them, but the clay was the same, wasn’t it? To cut short we believe that the same light of Allah pervades you as well as us all. We acknowledge that whatever is happening is happening according to His Will. One who has understood His will, can be called a man. Till one gets attached to a Perfect Guru through initiation, the pure eye which can see Allah does not open. We fail to understand which shariat you are talking of. You obey neither the teachings of the Quran nor the directions given in it. What kind is your law which is bent on killing the innocent? Just tell us what wrong our father, our mothers, our brothers had done. Having thrown us in the prison, you are talking nonsense. We can’t see a single person in this assembly who can speak the truth. All liars have gathered here. You are bent on doing injustice. You ask us to bow to salute. Respected Nawab! Truth can be bowed to; no one bows to falsehood. The real bowing is from the heart. Our Gurus proclaim that bowing the head serves no purpose till the mind does not bow. All these ideas are embodied in the writing of Guru, the emperor - One man shaving his head is accepted as a hermit. Another as a yogi, a celibate, a third as a continent. Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com Some men are Hindus and others Muslims; Among the latter are Imams, shafais and Rafzis. Know that all men are of the same caste- humanity. The Creator and the beneficent are the same. The Provider and the Merciful are the same; Let no man even by mistake suppose there is a difference. Worship the one God who is the one divine Guru for all; Know that His Form is one and that, He is the one light diffused in all. ae af wate Hfawnt, ae Aat see get qoveat &O wabas ue I fie saa F@ arent feu aret, wan atats Ae 8a uses I adat aan Het aHa aan Get, Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com GH 3 Fe Ae TH TH WOT Il Sa wt at awe Ag ata Paes Fa, Sa at ngu Ae Sa AT AST I @uat HATS Het ya ot foes Cet, HSH He Sau asa ae THE TI tes wee as aya gaa fds, fame fous Ha F FHT yaTe TI fa Sa Sa aa Sa sa Sa IS, ua §Te wATSH wate & wave TI MBI MTe Het yas wt Tas Cet, Sa at Agu Ae &a at ware TI Akal Ustat (In Praise of the Timeless) By The Tenth Master God first created Light; all else to His power subject. Since from one Light is the whole world created, Who is noble, who is inferior? Folks, brethren! be not lost in illusion. The Creator is in the creation; in the creation lives the Creator. Pervasive everywhere One clay has the Creator shaped in innumerable forms; Neither is the clay vessel defective nor the Potter The holy One in all lives; all happens as by Him Willed. Whoever His order realizes and know him to be sole, Alone deserves to be called God’s servant. wets nad og Gufemt geafs F AT FSI fa sas Ag Aa Gufs aGa yo F HSI Sar FH os T3T FTI wag usa usa Hf weg ufo afue Ae tet il Het a mea gsifs afs AAT ATAHSUTS II Stas Une a sie oae UT ATT I ng ufs HoT Sa Het fan at aby wT aS veT Il Ta ues FF Sa ATS Fer gates etl! PP. Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com 1350 The Nawab could match no answer to this reply and the wicked band too, could, match no answer to it. They were given a sweet but true talking to by the young princes. Their inner trembled somewhat. But having sinned repeatedly their minds had hardened, petrified so much that a little light could not awake them from sleep. They were incurable cases; the only remedy likely to be effective in their cases was that their soul should be released from the body and to finish the filthy body. If one is infected by cancer, the doctors excise the flesh upto long distance upto where they suspect the roots have spread. The whole court was amazed. Many kinds of words were said. Many questions were asked. At last they were sent back to Mother Gujri. Later it was resolved that as long as they are with the Mother, she would continue to give them a lesson in courage and steadfastness. The Princes Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh were going up the stairs of the cold tower. Already the Mother was waiting for them. She took both the children in her arms and pressed them to her heart. She said, my dear sons, you look cheerful, you are perfected yogis, who look at profit and loss, happiness and sadness, praise and blame, hope and despair with the same eyes. Your father has granted you spiritual wisdom. To me it appears they (the rulers) must have maltreated you but you, maintaining your mental equilibrium, have transcended happiness and sadness. My dear sons, just tell me what happened in the Nawab’s court. Then taking turns sometimes Fateh Singh spoke and sometimes Zorawar spoke saying, Grannie, they wanted us to observe shariat by adopting Islam. The replies given above were repeated. The Mother was very happy and said, “Sons, this body is Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com perishable. What is born is to die. But truth will always go with man. To change one’s faith, being afraid of death, is cowardice. Their memory endures who earn a name in this world. Becoming a light- house to the helpless and to those who have strayed from the path, it shows the way." No food was served to them, but the children did not complain; but a well wisher did bring some milk by stealth. Both the princes had a sip each. They thanked Waheguru, the Wondrous God, as a giver to all, as - He the giver of all mankind Lest He should slip from my mind. Haat Aba at feq evat AM fenfo o ATT II P. 2 The Princes told the Mother that they say that your father has been martyred. They also told the mother that they say their armies have cut them to ribbons in the battlefield. We said that upholding the conduct of the warrior class, they have gone to live in the realm of God - the region of truth. Don’t you say they have been killed. Only the wicked and the vicious die; saints always live. They have known their real spiritual self. The soul is not born, nor does it die; it does not come from anywhere nor does it go anywhere. It’s just a game of God playing. Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com The Mother also heard from the Princes that Prince Ajit Singh and Jujhar Singh had attained martyrdom. Many times the idea crossed her mind that had we not asked Guru, the emperor, to evacuate the fort, they would not have been put to this trouble and not made to undergo worst kind of distress. The talk was still in progress when the soldiers came and they separated the Princes from Mother Gujri. When they were leaving, the Mother said to them, “You, remember the martyrdom of your great grandfather Guru Arjun, the emperor, and always remember the story of what happened in Delhi to your grandfather. This is the practice in our family that if the head goes, let it go but do not stain the name of your family. Get martyred but do not bring dishonour to the mother who gave birth to you. Let not even one spot of ink be seen on the character sheet of your father." The soldiers lead the Princes away. On the second day they are again produced in the court. There is a great crowd today and a lot of public has come to hear the decision of the court with regard to these children. Many cry in their heart of hearts, but do not let the feelings come on their faces. Today again the order to bow and salute was given. They said we can touch our foreheads with the feetdust of those dyed in the love of God. We long for the feetdust of such friends. Not to speak of bowing, we even do not want to look at the liars. Our father knew that, by placing the Gita and the cow in one plate and the Quran in the other, you were deceiving us, you were cheating us. But our father demonstrated that, if we do not protect the honour of the sacred Quran and the sacred Gita, then, who will? What a great importance he gave to your religion! But you are liars. Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com The question asked earlier was repeated and the Princes again expressed their view. Today in the court sat Moghuls, Pathans, ministers, warriors and generals. Outside a great crowd had gathered. In this assembly were present Hindus, the Khatris, the banias (the traders) and other inhabitants of the city. The Pathans of Morinda also sat there. Many were seated, many were standing on their feet. Among them was present the Finance Minister of the Nawab, named Suchanand, the Khatri, who being inflamed, scowled at the children. He was a descendant of the family of Chandu, the Finance Minister. Said the Nawab, “Children, yesterday, too, we tried to reason with you, that you should adopt the Muslim shariat. You will be accorded great honour. You will be brought up like the children of the rich people and you will be given many villages as fife to support yourself. When you grow up you will own horses, chariots etc and you will possess a lot of wealth. You will be made the generals of the army." At that time a kind of anger appeared on the face of Zorawar Singh, the shine of redness suffused his lovely face and a look at his eyes indicated that there is a great protest in his mind. At that moment Fateh Singh said, “Brother just as our forefathers held fast to their faith and earned the greatest praises of the world, the three worlds are ringing with their praises - it becomes us to sacrifice ourselves in a similar manner - Me and you their sacrifice becomes, To uproot them, to give heads to the Muslims. Hinduism again will awakened be The bodies are perishable, you just see, To bring him into the Islamic fold To grandfather they offered much wealth, gold, Loftiest righteousness, patience he assumed, Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com With a kick of foot he spurned, Down all these offers he turned. oH gu & fan at safe wei fas fers saat He ayers | fie wan wa F Fai 3a Afs aHSS Tt Tf Zé Il eee ae Ree fz! gan gaud Ulan aat! fea afas ud ust Hat 139 Il qweysyu For ae Again they began, he performed the righteous exploit, he gave his head but held fast to his decision. Similarly let us perform this exploit with firm determination in the world. Our family, having the mark of prime purity of Respected Mother Sita and Shri Ram Chander, the king of kings, derives from them. The Bedis and the Sodhis are the branches of the self same great purity of the family. Just as the roots of a tree remain in the earth, but it’s branches, leaves, flowers, fruits are visible outside Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com - let’s recognize our proud heritage and lay down our lives with fullest determination. To show the world, greatest exploit undertake. Keep your mind fixed, stable Don’t let it waver or shake. Greatest of all our family be, Protect its honour with generosity. fan ATaTt Aa gH feuaTs | Hoa a fag afs sat Favs | naa fadufe fA THT! aug fan at aa Gera ist il (Sri Guru Pratap Suraj Granth, P. 5952) When the elder brother heard this reply of the younger brother then, he said, we reject the shariat of such liars. We can not at all pollute our religion and said that a practice runs in our family, we sacrifice our heads but we do not renounce our faith. Brother Fateh Singh, these sinners are out to commit the stonehard sin; every drop of our blood will uproot their empire. The sinner in order to kill, Sin itself is strong enough still. uTUt & HGS F uTY Hat Fat! Elder, patient words from the younger heard. With anger in his eyes, Jujhar Singh said. The shariat with a kick spurn we, To defile our religion we won't agree. In our family a practice runs down the way, Not faith but to give our heads away. Your roots in order to tear, To give our heads we'll not fear. HS wxsaA F UleA Fa! Ton wTuS sot feared zt il gud FH atfs fen wet Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com www.archive.org/details/namdhari Rta @fs ug Wan 3 ATST! gueat Aat GCursfs TT! an ata saufea faa ef igo! (Suraj Parkash Granth, P. 5952) Began they, how can you mislead us? You try to mislead us by holding out false allurements. They are to be left in the world itself. Very great men came into the world, they had their ways, and in the end, were reduced to a handful of dust. Just leave them aside, very great incarnations of God (avatars), religious teachers (pirs), Muslim saints (aulias) and ascetics, no one lives forever in the world. One Shiva was born, one died and another was born again. There have been many incarnations of Ram Chander and Krishan. How many Brahmas and Vishnus have been there. How many Vedas and Puranas, how many collections of Simritis have been and gone. How many preachers and Madars, how many castors and Polluxes. How many part incarnations have succumbed to death. How many priests and prophets have been there. They are so many that they can’t be counted. From dust they sprang and to dust they returned. fa fre ge fa Te Fa ea we, on de fans & ness at usa Til qaon ug fawa &F Fe at yas aF, ftfitfs aya & rfe rf fase Fi Yaet neta FF wmAat awd as, MAT MEIT AF ATS A FE Til uta wt fuataa FF TS o uss FS, gu at FS fee ea FH at fuse FI) Akal Ustat Yogis, continents, celibates, and very great kings, The shadows of whose umbrellas extended for many miles. Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com Who wandered subduing kingdoms and crushing the pride of very great kings. Sovereigns like Maan and lords of the umbrella like Dilip Great kings who prided themselves on the strength of their arms. Proud men like Darius, like the Delhi kings and like Duryodhana, Having enjoyed the earth in their turn at last were blended with it. fal Ast Yaa Is Ys SZUat sz at at stfeut aet aH Ss Ves TI qs ys THs a EES fests CA qs i Ts ae cue eas Til Hs A Hulu wt featu a A szudT, ys ufanta za ds & agg Tl ag’ H featas THUS A HTAUTaT, vasa gH ws FuH fez Fi = Akal Ustat These materials will be left right here in this world. From out of you came a Mahmood who plundered India, perpetrated many cruelties, looted lots of wealth; did he take it to the next world? Our first Guru gave a lesson to Karoon, saying - Money belongs to one who spends to live comfortably Who gives and makes others give as God's will be. One who doesn’t keep back, who doesn’t eat hidden, You know the hearts, truly, he goes to heaven. oust fant at FT uae me weil ae feare sare yore i TITS as maa Ss ute il gsdata fesetat zat fans wei antes aur Friends, why do you err, your righteousness alone will go to God’s court? Who is that fool who attaches himself to the petty materials of the world in order to hang his head in shame in God’s court. Bear it in mind, “We’ll sacrifice ourselves. You don’t Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com know how terrible a tempest will blow! It will shake you to the roots. You are going to commit that crime which no law of any legal code allows.” Then in great anger Sucha Nand began to speak, “I also come from the Khatri clan. Look, I, too, am with them. We get along well together. I occupy such a big position. Children, don’t talk rot. At that time Prince Jujhar Singh said, “You are a fallen Khatri; our forefathers have said - “The Khatris have renounced their true duty. They have adopted the language of foreigners firmly. The whole earth reduced to caste of doers of wrong doers. The fervour for religion is gone. ustat J Wan Sloat Hes ahaa TT Il fate ax fea saa Tet aH at afs aati iP. Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com 663 Your duty was the protection of the country. The foreigners came and dishonoured the country; they molested the womenfolk. You should die of the shock of this dishonour because the real Khatri is one - One brave in good deeds is a Khatri, And who employs his body in charity. He searches out the battlefield, To sow seeds of sacrifice in it Such a Khatri is approved in God's court. wat FT AGH aT ATI Ya Bs aT as Fate Il ay vee ste VS TF vat esas vases I P. 1411 We are fully ready to sacrifice ourselves, we'll not renounce our faith. At that time that Suchanand, better styled Liar Nand (the name Suchanand means son of purity, truth. In Sikhism for his dastardly role in getting the younger princes executed, he is called Jhutha Nand - son of lies or Liar Nand, opposite of Suchanand - contemptuously) looked at the Nawab who was in serious thought; a ray of compassion and justice was about to bring light to his mind. But Suchanand said, "Respected Nawab, these children are not milk drinking infants, they are not afraid at all. If they grow up, they will be much more dangerous than even their father. It’s better these baby snakes are crushed right now." Death sentence by bricking them up alive was passed. The description of Mahi was later given the following words of poetry by an Urdu poet - Sentences to take life were passed on one side, Zeal to sacrifice implanted in the heart on the other side. Parents placed stones on hearts Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com on one side, Stonehearts were throwing stones on rubies on the other side. Brickbats on a delicate body fell on the one side, The gods were raining flowers on the other side. The sentences of Qazis on the one side, There were Princes of the Guru on the other side. Brickbats and stones on the one side, Iron determination on the other side. The preparation to die on the one side, The joys of the world on the other side. The faith of religion on one side, The emperor's power Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com on the other side. The satisfying morning on the one side, The ignorant evening on the other side. Shining stars on one side, The dark clouds on the other side. The delicate bodies on one side, Killer's sword on the other side. Face with looks of good men on the one side, The bloody looks of men on the other side. The shouts of glee Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com on one side, The sighs of people on the other side. The innocent children on one side, The whole world on the other side. Don't be discouraged, friends The Great Hearted is on one side. WS 8 8S a se Ba as F fea 3de, Ha f yea a oo oa ad & fea 30e, au ate wt ay 3 nia U Wad fea ze, fa a & ta feo oe t uad fea zae! at ga aaa U fast ete Wad fea see, ada F ees eS at yau fea sae! fea sae Wat F sae, WATS fea see, tte vag fea gad, wat feae fea sae! frvarat fea sae, WIS F AHS fea se, fea zoe uTaH at YAPat ota Shire fea sae! Wan ent fea sae, FIST Jans fea sae! Fags Wea fea gee, HH AVES fea sae! we ud fea sae, ata Wes fea sae, fan aaa fea gad, AHAIG atae fea sae! ge feans fea zae, fat foars fea sae, fea zie F Gua, Sa at ws fea sae! fea sae WHH Xe ‘wa Anat fea Jae, fee & Fatat 5 adat, Aus fea at fea za! HEdGSTHT F ASTSTHT, VAT - 233 The Princes were bricked up in the wall but the wall declined to give space to them; the heart of the wall burst; bricks scattered; the children who had fainted due to cold fell on the ground. Meanwhile two executioners came; they placed their knees on the chests of the children and beheaded them. This Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com is that tragic story which is difficult to listen to and to narrate. When the mother came to know about it, she thanked God that her grandsons fought a determined battle like brave men. They gave their heads but did not renounce their faith. The mother was a perfected yogi because when Respected Guru Teg Bahadur (her husband) was engaged in austerity of meditation at Baba Bakala, she practiced a variety of ascestic ways, sitting outside the underground cell of the Guru. Just as Mother Jito Ji had, at will, cast out her life-breath, in the same way Mother Gujri contemplated the lotusfeet of God. The memory of Respected Guru Teg Bahadur (her husband) came before her eyes, she cast out her life breath by opening the brahm randhra (The Tenth door of the body). The proclamation of the Guru runs - A gurmukh comes and goes as he pleases. qoute mre atte fore i P. 932 In the house of the Guru there are many examples when Guru’s disciples cast off their body at will and having done so again entered the body at will. The Tenth Master listened very patiently to the narration of the martyrdom of the younger Princes from Mahi who had been sent to Sirhind to get the news. Guru, the Emperor, was spontaneously removing the soil with his small sword from round a reed (Saccharam spontaneum). All of sudden, His Holiness, the Guru pulled himself together, and saw that from the eyes of all the listeners, who sat together round him, a flood of tears streamed down. Nobody was left with strength enough to speak. Their throats were choked; Rai Kala, too, sat silent amidst a flood of tears. Suddenly breaking Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com this silence, Guru, the King of Kings, said, “Mahi tell me one thing that, when this sentence of the greatest distress of bricking the Princes up alive was passed, wasn’t there even one person in the whole assembly who protested against it and raised the voice of dissent?” At that time Mahi said, “O Emperor, when death sentence was passed, then, the Nawab said to the Malerkotlians, “Here, I hand over the sons of your enemy to you. You take revenge of your brother who was killed by Guru Gobind Singh in the battle at Chamkaur. Take full revenge by beheading these children with a sword.” At that time the Malerkotla brothers stood up from their seats and began to say, “Respected Nawab, you ask us to kill these milk-taking tots who do not even know which thing goes in their favour and which goes against. Can’t you see your own children are the same age? What crime have these children committed? At their age a father Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com carrying them on his shoulders takes them round a fair. Respected Nawab! you broke pledges, we kept silent. But now cruelty has exceeded all bounds. You have thrown the teachings of the sacred Quran down the drain into a dark well. And in the darkness of dirty mind, you are sentencing these milk-taking tots to death, to bricking them up alive in a wall. How innocent these children are! What lofty thoughts they have! From not even one thing connected with them does it become clear that they are enemies of anyone. They are the ones who see Allah's light in everyone. Won’t the earth burst when such innocents will be killed? We refuse to join you in this disgusting drama filled with cruelty. Invoking Allah, we stop you from this saying, if you want to take revenge, take it from Guru Gobind Singh, the lion, by challenging him, who has escaped from the clutches of all. To take revenge by killing innocent children is a task which befits cowards. From the depths of our heart, we give vent to our disagreement with this proposal of yours. Raising our objections to it, we Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com walk out of this drama of sin and this assembly of wickedness." So saying, they walked out of the court. Mahi began to say, “Lord! Listening to these words, once a pall of silence fell on the whole court. The Nawab, too, became thoughtful. But that wicked Khatri named Suchanand, but the fiend should be named Juthanand (Liarnand), said in great anger, “We don’t agree with any thing said by the Malerkotla group. The sentence of death will push the heart of the enemy fully into the depths of depression. Even if we fail to lay hands on him, yet the profound grief of the deaths of his sons will eat into the vitals of his heart. These children should not at all be set free nor should their grandmother be pardoned. The Nawab has decided to get them bricked up alive in a wall and I am in 100 % agreement with him." Mahi said, “Emperor! listening to the poisonous words of that evil-minded person, the atmosphere of the whole court changed. No other person protested; rather they expressed agreement with the Nawab. Crying bitterly, Mahi told all these details. Guru, the Emperor, consoled him. On this side the narration comes to an end. On the other Guru, the Emperor, uprooted a reed plant and, taking it in his hand, he sat straight. Throwing it some distance away, he said, “Where such violent outrage is perpetrated, Allah brings down divine punishment there. This cruelty has uprooted the Moghul empire." So saying, he uprooted the reed plant and threw it away. Then Rai Kala who was of Muslim faith said, “Emperor, I, too, am a Muslim. I have not committed any outrage. Shower your grace on my family." Then giving the small sword of his sacred belt, he said, “You have done Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com an act of goodness. Your family roots will stay green, till you continue to respect this sword. The day your descendents wear it in their belt after you, your roots, too, will dry up. But the Malerkotlian who inspired by values of humanity, recognizing the presence of Khuda, God, raised a voice of dissent, have protected the roots of their offspring. They will rule here. On account of the words appropriate to human values which they used for the Princes at that time, our brave warriors will do no harm to them. Turning his blessed head to face all the listeners, Guru, the Emperor said, “No one lived for ever in the world. In accordance with the order from God’s court, man comes here, then goes; all are allotted numbered breaths, when the last breath is drawn, a being leaves this world. It is foolish to hope for attachment in the numbered breaths - Fixed is the number of days and breaths That to each by the Creator are given Says Nanak they are fools strong Gripped by doubt and attachment who want life to prolong. sfe we Ag feeH AH ad Yes wes fos Ara il Ales Sats yan Ha aaa SE eT §P. 254 This month of Poh (December-January) is a month of sacrifices for the Khalsa fraternity, in which starting from Anandpur Sahib, thousands of Singhs laid down their lives. The Princes got martyred. Their fearlessness and their wisdom to fight a determined battle with death and fervour for protection of their religion sent a wave of life current in millions of cowards and many made up their mind for ending this sin-laden rule. It is very difficult to understand the acts of the Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com Tenth Guru. He did not give even a bit of thought to his own self. If he did think, he thought that India, turning away from religion has hit the lowest level of degeneration. In a way she died while still living. To put life into these dejected shelterless people, he gave the great gift of Nectar. A tidal wave surged forwards. Just a little after Guru, the Emperor, merged in the Divine Light, the able leadership of Banda Bahadur shook this oppressive rule to the roots. Punishing the oppressors and the wicked in a just manner, he showed to the world that righteousness always wins and unrighteousness leads to destruction. Being inspired by these sacrifices, the Singhs started such a movement whose every step was a step to “Chardi Kala” (Ever High Spirits). Breaking on the wheels, being carded like cotton, getting the scalps removed, getting cut up limb by limb, dying by being burnt with cotton tied round the body, all this inspired these Ever-ready-to-die Singhs, marjiwaras, that feeling of self-respect that they were never ready to put up with living a life ruled by others. The determined sacrifice of the Princes dispelled all fear from the hearts of Indians. Their self respect awakened and they finished oppression. Today you are reading the story of lofty deeds. Friends, learn that the source of all power is the Name of Waheguru and the knowledge of Waheguru. For a Singh of the Guru death has no meaning. It is just like taking off old clothes and putting on new ones. The real thing that we should keep in mind is this that we raise our life to such a level from where our fountain of love should rain nectar on all. No one should consider you a stranger, rather every one should own you as his. This is possible only if you have the firm feeling Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com that Waheguru lives in all. We all have sprung up from the same one Light and all are one as a unit. The Tenth Master was common to all humanity. He wanted to bring truthful conduct in the world which in the Golden Age was, found in man in all spontaneity. The man of the Golden Age saw Waheguru everywhere. As against this the man of the Iron Age has fully fallen from human nature and being at the level of a sprite is creating boisterous uproar. In the Silver and Bronze Ages man was at the level of human beings. But due to ego in them, the degree of ignorance had increased in them. And they had started being deprived of the glimpse of God existing in His fullness everywhere. The ideals of the Tenth Guru are of that man whom he has termed Khalsa (The Pure) who suffers from no religious illusions, in whom the storm of the material illusions has changed to light, whose servants like Bhai Ghanaya have lost the feeling that in this world any enemy exists. It is evident from their life - Put away from my mind is others’ envy Ever since I attained the saints’ company. No one my enemy, no one a stranger to me I have become a friend to alll. What God does, with that I pleased be, From the saints I got this wisdom. One God pervades everything, everybody I see and see Him to be in bloom fully. fants aet Ae atfS yaTet il ay J Warafs Wh ure i at @& Fat sat faatat nares Afar aH ae afe mreT Il 7 ys ats F Ie Whe fa Aus AT TF uret i Ha ufs afe afout ue 8a Ufa Ufa ataa faarnret P. 1299 Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com He himself lived the bani (the Song Celestial) of the Guru Granth Sahib. Like rubbish he swept away and threw out from life enmity towards anyone, revenge, meanness, the vile act of dishonouring women. With the scissors of truth, the roots of envy, calumny, backbiting, fear and violence the ugliness he swept out from life and threw it out. Today the world stands in need of such a man who with regard to his enemy can say, "Bhai Ghanaya your eyes are perfectly O.K. You see the right thing, no doubt about it. The will of one God is doing in this world. Now you, don’t just serve water to the so- called enemies......." Giving ointment and bandages, he says, “You serve water to the injured; also apply ointment to the wounds and dress them so that he gets well fast." Lifting man from his meanness, I had fashioned a complete man whom I named the Khalsa (The Pure) who came into being as per the will of God. God is always Kind, Merciful, Forgiving. A beloved friend of His should also acquire all these qualities of the nature of God and should save the whole world from darkness by becoming a light- house. It does not become us to use force. But when all courses of action are finished, then, it is not a sin but a human right to end that brute with arms after challenging him because one who takes away the lives of others is a barbarian (malechha) and one who gives life is a Khalsa, an angel. "T have come to make the men of this world angels. I will go after handing over this work to my tested Khalsa. My Khalsa will be 'the contemplated’ of the world and it will be the leader. Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com With his blessed words, with his actions, with his thinking, with his spiritual power, always longing for the good of the world, it would really say from the depths of its heart - Says Nanak with the Name of God The Chardi Kala (elation of spirits) comes O God, let by Your will good be done to all. The martyrdom of the tiny tots will always inspire all to do good. These lights are always, ever, immortal and immortal they will ever remain. Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com