Dhan Dhan Guru Gobind Singh Ji

[Azaad]

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

This time of the year marks an important series of events in Sikh history. It is during this time in 1705 that Guru Gobind Singh Ji Maharaj left Anandpur Fort, were separated from their family at the River Sirsa, and stayed at Macchiwara jungle. Aswell as this the two older Sahibzade attained Shaheedi at the battle of Chamkaur and the two younger Sahibzade were bricked alive by the governor of Sirhand.

In this time leading upto Guru Gobind Singh Ji's Gurpurab in January, please feel free to post saakhiya, pictures or inspirational quotes regarding Dasam Pita ji in this thread.

Daas will hopefully write some saakhiya soon Guru Kirpa..

Bhul Chuk Maaf

Azaad

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After the Battle of Bhangani, the rulers of the Mughal empire met in Delhi. They were worried as their army now had lost 14 battles to Guru Gobind Singh Ji Maharaj and the Khalsa army. The Mughal rulers decided to send their best and most feared General to capture Guru Gobind Singh Ji. That General was General Sayed Baig. He claimed that he would be able to capture the tenth Guru alive and bring Guru ji into the darbar of the Mughal Emperor. General Sayed Baig with an army of 50,000 men marched towards Punjab.

On the way General Sayed Baig decided to visit his sister. General Baig's sister Naseera, was married to Pir Budhu Shah. Pir Budhu Shah was a Muslim Saint who was a devotee of Guru Gobind Singh Ji. In the battle of Bhangani, Pir Budhu Shah had offered his 700 disciples and four sons to Guru Gobind Singh Ji. In the battle the four sons and all of the 700 disciples attained shaheedi.

When General Baig met his Sister he said, "oh sister, the name of your brother has always been feared by the enemy but from today my name will go down in history. I am going to capture the Sikh Guru alive and drag him to Delhi."

His sister replied, "don't be so full of pride brother. so much ego is not good. You think that with 50,000 men you'll be able to capture the Guru?? When you see Guru ji, you won't even be able to stand infront of him."

General Sayed Baig ignored his sisters advice and advanced towards Guru Ji. Naseero, scared of her brothers naivety and for his safety, went and decided to meet Guru Gobind Singh Ji.

Naseero fell at the feet of Guru ji. "Guru ji, please bless my brother. He is blinded by anger, rage and ego. He does not truly know what a big mistake he is making."

Guru Gobind Singh ji picked Naseero up and said "he is blinded by his fake ego, his false pride. In order to save him, it is neccessary to cut off the head of his ego."

The next day, Guru ji came onto the battlefield to face General Sayed Baig. General Baig raised his sword to attack Guru Ji. Guru ji calmly gazed into the eyes of the general. When the generals eyes met Guru Jis eyes, the sword dropped out of his eyes. General Baig dropped to his knees and begged Guru Ji for forgiveness.

Guru Ji took the generals sword away and gave him a Mala. After that, the general quit the army and started to meditate on Gods name. Thereafter he was known as Pir Sayeed Baig.

[toni]

After the Battle of Bhangani, the rulers of the Mughal empire met in Delhi. They were worried as their army now had lost 14 battles to Guru Gobind Singh Ji Maharaj and the Khalsa army. The Mughal rulers decided to send their best and most feared General to capture Guru Gobind Singh Ji. That General was General Sayed Baig. He claimed that he would be able to capture the tenth Guru alive and bring Guru ji into the darbar of the Mughal Emperor. General Sayed Baig with an army of 50,000 men marched towards Punjab.

On the way General Sayed Baig decided to visit his sister. General Baig's sister Naseera, was married to Pir Budhu Shah. Pir Budhu Shah was a Muslim Saint who was a devotee of Guru Gobind Singh Ji. In the battle of Bhangani, Pir Budhu Shah had offered his 700 disciples and four sons to Guru Gobind Singh Ji. In the battle the four sons and all of the 700 disciples attained shaheedi.

When General Baig met his Sister he said, "oh sister, the name of your brother has always been feared by the enemy but from today my name will go down in history. I am going to capture the Sikh Guru alive and drag him to Delhi."

His sister replied, "don't be so full of pride brother. so much ego is not good. You think that with 50,000 men you'll be able to capture the Guru?? When you see Guru ji, you won't even be able to stand infront of him."

General Sayed Baig ignored his sisters advice and advanced towards Guru Ji. Naseero, scared of her brothers naivety and for his safety, went and decided to meet Guru Gobind Singh Ji.

Naseero fell at the feet of Guru ji. "Guru ji, please bless my brother. He is blinded by anger, rage and ego. He does not truly know what a big mistake he is making."

Guru Gobind Singh ji picked Naseero up and said "he is blinded by his fake ego, his false pride. In order to save him, it is neccessary to cut off the head of his ego."

The next day, Guru ji came onto the battlefield to face General Sayed Baig. General Baig raised his sword to attack Guru Ji. Guru ji calmly gazed into the eyes of the general. When the generals eyes met Guru Jis eyes, the sword dropped out of his eyes. General Baig dropped to his knees and begged Guru Ji for forgiveness.

Guru Ji took the generals sword away and gave him a Mala. After that, the general quit the army and started to meditate on Gods name. Thereafter he was known as Pir Sayeed Baig.

I like this thread very much veer ji. The way you have pulled together the important information into a chronology is great! The chronology continues, making this thread a good research resource for the "net." I won't say more to disrupt your flow. Sat Sri Akaal!

[sikh in melbourne]

gud sakhi .....awsome

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The sakhi above illustrates how Guru Gobind Singh Ji Maharaj turned a General into a Pir. The next sakhi illustrates how Guru Gobind Singh Ji Maharaj turned a Bairagi into a fearless General.

Banda Singh Bahadur was born as Lachman Dev in the Jammu Region of Jammu and Kahmir in the year 1670. He enjoyed wrestling, horseback riding and hunting. One day whilst hunting he shot a doe and was shocked to watch the mother and her aborted fawn writhing in pain and dying.

This incident had a great effect on the young Lachman Dev. He left his home and became a disciple of a Bairagi Sadhu called Janaki Das. Janaki Das renamed Lachman Dev, Madho Das.

In the company of the sadhu, Madho Das travelled through Northern India and finally arrived at Nanded (in present day Maharashtra), situated on the bank of the river Godavari. Here he built a hut to meditate in. In the year 1708, at the age of 38 years, Madho Das with lot of miraculous powers and fame was a master of a big Ashram and was very proud of his wisdom, meditation, occult powers and fame. He started insulting, putting down all saints, sadhus, intellectuals, faquirs etc. who so ever came to his Dera.

Whilst accompanying the Mughal Emperor Bahudar Shah, Guru Gobind Singh Ji Maharaj were moving towards South. At Jaipur, a Mahant Jait Ram came to pay his respect to the Guru. Guru Sahib asked him to suggest for some good and holy persons. Mahant Jait Ram suggested some names and advised not to go to Madho Daas Bairagi, as he was very egoistic and insulted one and all. Instead, the Guru decided to face Madho Daas first of all rather than anybody else.

In September 1708 Guru Gobind Singh along with few sikhs reached at the Ashram of Madho Daas Bairagi, At that time he was not in his dera. The Guru took his seat and the sikhs spread all over the Dera to arrange and cook food. Followers of Madho Daas ran and informed him of all about the happenings. Madho Daas used all his occult powers to insult, harass and let-down the Guru but failed in all his efforts. Full of rage, he came running to the Dera and shouted at the Guru " Who are you, and how come you have entered my Ashram? The Guru very calmly replied " You have all the power, you should know."

He said that he knew nothing about him. The Guru asked him to be calm and think it over. After some time, he said" Is it that you are Guru Gobind Singh?" The Guru replied : "Yes I am, now tell me, who are you?" His hands were folded and he said to the Guru" I am your Banda (slave)." Banda also means a good human being. The Guru said" If you are my Banda, then work as a Banda ( a good human being). He assured Guru Sahib to do as per his advice.

With these words Madho Daas was at the feet of Guru sahib. The Guru stayed in his Dera for a few days. He was given Amrit ( baptized the Sikh way) and named Gurbakhash Singh but remained famous with the name of Banda Singh Bahadur.

It was not less than a miracle and was the magnetic like personality of Guru Gobind Singh ji that at their 42 years of age that a 38 year old Rajput, at a place far away from his native, now a mystic, celibate, vegetarian, having occult powers, master of a big Ashram but very haughty and proud was turned into a devoted and disciplined soldier and made an army general by the Guru, who fell on the cruel rulers of Punjab like a storm and cloud burst.

[Azaad]

:WW:

[.- Prabhjot Singh -.]

Wjkk Wjkf Azaad Jeo

Thank for you so much for the Sakhis! :D

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In the first Sakhi of General Sayed Baig, Pir Budhu Shah is mentioned. General Sayed Baig was the brother-in-law of Pir Budhu Shah.

Pir Budhu Shah was a Muslim saint who lived at Sadhaura, about ten or fifteen miles from Paunta Sahib. He was well known for his piety and had a large number of followers. He had heard of Guru Nanak and his mission. He had also learned that Guru Nanak's throne was then occupied by Guru Gobind Singh who was staying in the neighborhood. Ultimately he decided to visit the Guru. The Guru seated the Pir near him who beseeched, " Pray! tell us how one meets God Almighty." During the discussion the Pir humbly submitted to the Master. There was a glow in the eyes of the Guru which radiated Divine Light and the Pir exclaimed with sudden joy, " Allah-hu- Akbar!" - Great is God Almighty. After a while the Pir confessed, " Master, I was spiritually blind and you have shown me the Light." Blessed are the souls on whom the Guru bestows the divine grace.

In the battle of Bhangani, Bhim Chand and Fateh Shah formed an alliance with the other hill Rajas: Kirpal of Katoch, Gopal of Guler (or Guleria), Hari Chand of Hindur and Kesari Chand of Jaswal to fight against Guru Gobind Singh Ji Maharaj.

The Guru organized an army consisting of his disciples (Sikhs), and some Udasis including Mahant Kirpal Das. The Guru had enlisted 500 Pathans on the recommendation of Pir Budhu Shah. The Pathans were under the command of five chieftains: Kale Khan, Bhikan Khan, Najabat Khan (or Nijabat Khan), Hayat Khan, and Umar Khan.

Except the one hundred men under Kale Khan, all other Pathans deserted the Guru before the battle began. They were apprehensive of the scanty resources at the disposal of the Guru, and joined Bhim Chand, who promised them a share of the loot at Paonta. Most of the Udasis, except the chief Mahant Kirpal and a few others, also deserted the Guru.

When the Guru informed the Pir about the defected Pathans, the Pir rushed to assist the Guru with his four sons, his brother, and around 700 of his followers.

The battle of Bhangani lasted for a day and some historians argue that it lasted for nine hours.But it was fought with great fury. As the combined armies of the hill Rajas marched towards Paonta, Guru Gobind Singh also marched towards them. The opposing forces met on the banks of Yamuna river, at Bhangani, 6 miles away from Paonta. The battle resulted in the death of several of the Guru's and the Pir's disciples, including the two sons of the Pir.

After the battle, complaints were made against Pir Budhu Shah for helping Guru Gobind Singh Ji Maharaj. The Faujdar of Sirhand ordered a local offical Usman Khan to take action against the Pir. On 21 March 1704, Pir Budhu Shah was executed.

In 1709, when Baba Banda Singh Bahudar reached Punjab, he came across Sadhaura. Here he learnt that the local ruler, Usman Khan was responsible for the execution of Pir Budha. To take revenge, Banda Singh Bahadur killed Usman Khan and replaced the officials with his own men.

The death of Pir Budhu Shah, brother-in-law of a General turned Pir, was avenged by a Bairagi turned General. This was the greatness Of Guru Gobind Singh Ji. Turned a general into a pir and a Fakir into a general.

[Azaad]

Guru Ji's pyare Gursikh

Bhai Bachitar Singh:-

Bhai Bachitar Singh were born on 6th May 1664 and took Amrit on the historic day of Baisakhi on 30th March 1699. There are most famously remembered as the Singh who attacked a drunken elephant.

The sakhi goes as Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji and a small number of Sikhs were defending their position in Lohgarh fort of Anandpur Sahib, which was under attack by numerically far suprior forces under the rule of the Moghul Emperor Aurangzeb and the Hindu rulers of the Hill States. Despite superior numbers, the besiedging forces were unable to penetrate the heavily-defended fort. They brought forth an armoured, druken elephant to batter in the gates. Bhai Bachittar Singh was tasked with stopping the elephant, armed with a nagni barcha, a type of spear. Bahi Bachitar Singh ji rode out of the fort on horseback and attacked the elephant, thrusting his spear into the animal's forehead and cutting its trunk with his sword. The wounded elephant retreated, disrupting the attackers' ranks.

In December 1705, when Guru Gobind Singh Ji decided to evacuate Anandpur Fort, they came to the River Sirsa. Whilst crossing the river, the Chotte Sahibazade along with Mata Gujri ji were separated from Guru ji. Guru Gobind Singh ji along with 40 other Sikhs came to Ghanaula village before reaching Macchiwara jungle. Some of the 40 Singhs included Guru jis two older Sahibzade, the Panj Piare, Bhai Sant Singh Ji, Bhai Jeevan Singh ji and Bhai Bachitar Singh Ji.

After resting at Macchiwara Jungle, Guru ji asked Singhs to do Asa di Vaar Kirtan. Around the same time some Mughal forces had manged to catch with Guru ji. Guru Ji asked a few Singhs to fight against the oncoming forces whilst some did Asa di Vaar Kirtan.

Sahibzada Ajit Singh ji along with Bhai Jeevan Singh ji and Bhai Bachitar Singh Ji fought agiant the oncoming enemy. The enemy recognised Sahibzade Ajit Singh ji as the Son of Guru Gobind Singh Ji and decided to try and kill them. In this battle, Bhai Bachittar Singh ji were seriously wounded. Bhai Madan Singh and Sahibzade Ajit Singh ji carried the injured Bhai Bachittar Singh ji to Malikpur Rangharan, to the house of Nihung Khan. Guru Gobind Singh asked Nihang Khan to look after Bachittar Singh, after which he proceeded with the remaining forty or so Sikhs towards Chamkaur. Guru Gobind Singh, before his departure, bestowed upon Nihang Khan; a sword, a dagger and a shield.

Rumors spread as quickly in those days as they do today, so hearing that Nihang Khan was sheltering some Sikhs, the Mughal troops searched his house while the mortally wounded Bachittar Singh lay in a small room attended by Nihang Khan's daughter. Living up to his name, Nihang Khan maintained his cool and succeeded in keeping the search party from entering the room by telling them that his daughter was nursing her very sick husband. Nihung Khan was a Pathan and therfore the issue of pardah (veil) was important to their faith. The troops therefore avoided searching that room. Thus the danger was averted, but the life of Bhai Bachchittar Singh could not be saved. He succumbed to his injuries and breathed his last on 8 December 1705. Nihang Khan had the cremation performed secretly the following night.

Today that village is known as Kotla Nihung Khan. The sword, dagger and shield presented to Nihung Khan by Guru Gobind Singh ji were preserved and passed through generations in the family, but no shrine was raised to the Guru's visit in that most fateful night of peril - until Gurdwara Bhattha Sahib was constructed by Sant Baba Jivan Singh (1833-1938) of Buddha Bhora on the site. The construction was commenced in 1910 and completed in 1923. When the Pathan family left India, following the partition of 1947, they presented the sword and the dagger at the Gurdwara, but the shield was taken by the family who next occupied their house.

The sword, which has a beautiful golden hilt and sheath, carries the inscription in Perisan letters: : "Shahinshah Shah Mir Muhammad Mamur."

Inside the village, the Nihangs have also established a small shrine in memory of Bhai Bhachittar Singh ji.

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Bhai Bachitar Singh ji and Gurdwara Bhattha Sahib