Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji: Life and Martydom of the Guru

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Guru Tegh Bahadur JiLife and Martydom of the
Guru
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Tegh Bahadur Simriey Ghar Nau Nidh Awey Dhaaey
Sab Thhaain Hoey Sahaaey     Sri Guru Gobind
Singh Sahib in Var Bhagauti     Contemplate and
meditate on Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib who is
the merciful bestower of all the Nine Treasures
and is the Saviour all over, here and hereafter.

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Family Tree
Father Guru HarGobind Sahib Ji (6th Nanak)
Mother Mata Nanki Ji
Guru Har Rai Ji (7th Nanak) Mata Krishan Kaur Ji

• Baba Gurditta Ji
• Baba Suraj Mal Ji
• Baba Ani Rai Ji
• Baba Atal Rai Ji
• Bibi Veero Ji
• Baba Tyag Mal Ji

• Baba Ram Rai Ji
• Guru Harkrishan Sahib Ji
• (8th Nanak)

Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji (9th Nanak)
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Early Years

• Born 1st April, 1621
• 5 Vaisakh, Bikrami Samvat 1678
• Amritsar (Guru Ke Mahal)
• Bhai Buddha Ji and Bhai Gurdas Ji
• Deeply mystical temperament and long spells of
  seclusion and contemplation
• Suraj Mals wedding (1629) Bibi Bishan Kaur
• 14th September, 1632 Mata Gujri Ji (Lal Chand)
• Battle with Pande Khan Tegh Bahadur (Kartarpur
  1635)
• Guru Har Rai Ji appointed as the 7th Nanak
• Moved to Baba Bakala with Mata Nanki Ji and Mata
  Gujri Ji (1644)
• Stayed in the same house for 20 years
• Guru Harkrishan Sahib Ji Baba Bakale (March
  30, 1664)

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Gurudwara Sahib Guru Ke Mahal (Amritsar, Punjab)
Gurudwara Sahib Baba Bakalae (Amritsar, Punjab)
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Makhan Shah Lubana

• A rich trader and devout sikh from Tanda region
  (Now in Pakistan)
• Ship caught in storm 500 gold coins - 1665
• 22 different Gurus 2 gold coins
• Guru Ladho Re Guru Ladho Re March 20, 1665
• Eldest son of Baba Gurditta Ji Dhir Mal
• Original Copy of Guru Granth Sahib Ji (Guru Arjan
  Dev Ji)
• Masands Sihan
• Attack on the Guru
• Lesson by Makhan Shah
• I want my Sikhs to inscribe the instructions of
  the Granth Sahib in their minds and souls and not
  permit them to believe a particular copy of the
  Granth or any other symbol or totem or sacred
  spot as conferring any special privilege to its
  custodians.

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One who grieves not in misery and delights not
in pleasure, who is free from fear and
attachment, and for whom gold and dust are the
same Who has renounced both praising and
blaming (flattery and slander) and is immune to
greed, worldly attachments and pride One who
has discarded all desires and lives a detached
life, lust and wrath touch him not and in that
heart the Lord dwells When the all Merciful
Guru blesses a disciple with His Grace, only
then does the disciple attain this blessed
spiritual state and blends (merges) with the
Lord as water with water.
Jo Nar Dukh Meh Dukh Nahin ManaiSukh Sneh Ar
Bhai Nahin JakaiKanchan Mati Manai (pause)Na
Nindia Na Ustat JakaiLobh Moh AbhmanaHarkh Sog
Tey Rahai NiaroNahe Maan ApmanaAsa Mansa Sagal
TyageyJag Tey Rahai NirasaKaam Krodh Jeh Parsai
NahinTeh Ghat Brahm NiwasaGur Kirpa Jeh Nar Ko
KiniTeh Eh Jugat PachhaniNanak Leen Bhayo
Gobind SionJion Pani Sang Pani    Sri Guru
Granth Sahib (633)
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Maee Mai Dhan Paiyo Har Nam,Man Mero Dhawan Tay
Chhootiyo Kar Baithho BisramMaya Mamta Tan Tay
Bhagi Upajiyo Nirmal Gian,Lobh Moh Eh Paras Na
Sakai Gahi Bhagat BhagwanJanam Janam Ka Sansa
Chooka Ratan Nam Jab Paiya,Trishna Sakal Binasi
Man Tay Nij Sukh Mah SamaiyaJa Kau Hot Dayal
Kirpa Nidh So Gobind Gun Gavai.Kaho Nanak Ih
Bidh Ke Sanpai Kou Gurmukh Pavai.    Sri Guru
Granth Sahib (1186) 
O mother, I have been blessed with the wealth of
Gods Name. My Mind is free from wandering and
is established in peace. Avarice and worldly
love dare not touch me and pure divine knowledge
fills me. Greed and desire can not affect me. I
am totally immersed in Lords devotion. Fear of
transmigration deserts when blessed with the
jewel of Lords Name. My mind is free of all
desire and I am totally absorbed in bliss. He to
whom God - the Ocean of Grace - shows mercy
sings the praise of the Lord of the world.
Nanak says Rare is such a person who amasses
this kind of divine wealth with the grace of the
Guru.
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Guru and his journeys

• Visit to Harimandir Sahib, Amritsar
• Harji (Grandson of Prithi Chand Son of Sodhi
  Mehervan)
• Damdama Sahib
• Moved to Kiratpur Sahib
• Established new Manjis (Centers for teaching
  Sikhism)
• Raja of Bilaspur Bought Village Makhowal (Rs.
  500)
• Founded Chak Nanaki (later Anandpur Sahib) 1665
• Left for East India along with his close family
  and Sikhs like Bhai Mati Das, Bhai Sati Das, Bhai
  Dayal Das, Baba Gurditta Ji and others

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The Rule of Aurangzeb

• 1618-1707
• Shah Jahan
• Viceroy of Deccan (1636-44) and (1653-58)
• At odds with Shah Jahan and Dara Shikoh
• Declared himself the Alamgir in 1658 Mughal
  Emperor
• Scholarly and austere
• Devoted to Islam (Sunni)
• Persecuted Hindus Shias
• Abolished mixed marriages
• Jirga
• Job discrimination
• Destruction of Temples

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Kashmiri Pandit

• Aurangzebs Orders
• Governor Iftikhar Khan
• Guru Ji at Anandpur Sahib
• Pandit Kirpa Ram of Mattan (near Pahalgam) and
  500 pandits
• Gobind Rai
• Message from the Guru
• Installed Gobind Rai as the next Guru (10th
  Nanak)
• Left with Bhai Mati Das, Bhai Sati Das, Bhai
  Dayala,
• Arrested and taken to Sirhind
• After some months, taken to Delhi

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Those who fear are cowards And, those who
frighten are fools He alone is an enlightened
soul, says Nanakwho frightens none, and fear
none
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Bhai Mati Das

• Mohyam Brahmin of Village Kariala in Jehlum
  District
• Son of Hira Nand
• Entrusted Mati Das and Sati Das to Guru Har Rai
• Portfolio of Finance
• Delhi Court
• Japji Sahib
• Double handed saw
• Nothing is born and nothing perishes That alone
  happens what He wishes

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Bhai Dayala Ji

• Son of Mai Das
• Younger brother of Bhai Mani Singh Ji
• Left with Guru Har Rai (1657)
• Minister of Domestic Affairs
• Left him with Mata Gujri Ji at Patna (1665)
  Gobind Rai
• November 9, 1675
• Cauldron of boiling water

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Bhai Sati Das

• Brother of Bhai Mati Das
• Writer cum translater of very high caliber
• Scholar of Persian
• Spoke against the torture of Bhai Mati Das and
  Bhai Dayala
• Bound in chains and wrapped in cotton and doused
  in oil

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Martydom of Guru Ji

• November 11, 1675
• Chandni Chowk of Delhi
• Orders of Aurangzeb
• Sayyid Adam Shah along with Qazis and other
  courtiers
• Jalal-ul-din of Samana
• "Wajudash ra chand hisse namudah
  atraf-e-shahar-awezand"

• Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib constructed by Bhagel
  Singh Karorsinghia in 1790

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Bhai Jaita Rangretta

• 1649-1705
• Mother - Kanno Father - Sada Chand
• Jaita, Nanu and Uda
• Furious Storm
• Reached Kiratpur on November 15, 1675

• Taken to Anandpur Sahib and cremated (Gurudwara
  Sis Ganj Sahib)
• Rangretta Guru Ka Betta
• Bhai Jiwan Singh
• First Nagarchi (Ranjit Nagara)
• Battle of Chamkaur

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Bhai Lakhi Shah Lubana

• Contractor
• Dumped the carts full of lime
• Help from sons Naghiaya, Hema, Hari and friend
  Dhuma
• Pyre inside their own house
• Gurudwara Rakab Ganj Sahib

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Guru Tegh Bahadur was the protector of the
Tilak And Janeu of the Hindus He performed a
unique act in the age of Kali He made a supreme
sacrifice for the sake of the men of other
faith. He gave up his head without a groan He
did this deed to defend Dharma. He gave up his
head but not his resolve. Casting off his bodily
vesture on the head of Suzerain of Delhi He
departed to the Realm of God. None who came into
this world performed glorious deeds as he. Tegh
Bahadur is gone ! This world cried, Alas,
Alas! The Heaven rings with Hallelujahs ! Jai
Jai Victory to Dharma, Welcoming his return Home
! The angels sing The Victor comes home ! The
Victor comes home !
Tilak Janju Rakha Prabh Taka Keeno bado kalu meh
Saaka Sadhan Het etee jin Karee Sees Diya Par Si
Na Uchri Dharam Het Saaka Jin Keeya Sees Deeya
Par Sirar Na Deeya Natak Chetak Keeya
Kukaja Prabh Lokan Keh Aavat Laaja Dohra Theekar
Phor Delees Sir Prabh Pur Keeya Payaan Tegh
Bahadur See Keeya Karhee Na Kinhu Aan Tegh
Bahadur Kae Chalat Bhayo Jagat Ko Sog Hai Hai Hai
Sabh Jag Bhayo Jai Jai Jai Sur Lok
Guru Gobind Singh, Bachitar Natak
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Nine Treasures bestowed by the Guru

• ijih pRwnI haumY qjI krqw rwm pCwin
• khu nwnk vhu mukiq nru ieh mn swcI mwnu
• Only that person is truly liberated who
  gives up egotism and realizes God as the doer.
• hrKu sogu jw kY nhI bYrI mIq smwin
• khu nwnk sun ry mnw mukq qwih qY jwin
• Consider only those as liberated who are
  beyond pleasure and pain and treat foes and
  friends alike.
• BY kwhU kau dyq nih nih BY mwnq Awin
• khu nwnk suin ry mnw igAwnI qwih bKwn
• A spiritually awakened person neither
  frightens nor fears any one.

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Nine Treasures bestowed by the Guru

• ausqiq inMidAw nwih ijih kMcn loh smwin
• khu nwnk suin ry mnw mukq qwih qY jwin
• Consider only that person as liberated who
  is free from praise and slander and for whom both
  gold and iron are alike.
• qrnwpo ieau hI gieE lIE jrw qnu jIiq
• khu nwnk Bju hir mnw AauD jwq hY bIiq
• Youth has passed away futilely and then old
  age has taken control of the bodyMeditate on
  God, O my mind, your life is slipping away.
• jqn bhuq suK ky kIey duK ko kIE n koie
• khu nwnk suin ry mnw hir BwvY so hoie
• Lot of effort is made for pleasure, none for
  pain. But only that happens which pleases God.

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Nine Treasures bestowed by the Guru

• suKu mY bhu sMgI Bey duK mY sMig n koie
• khu nwnk hir Bju mnw AMiq shweI hoie
• Many become companions during good times but
  all desert in misfortune.Meditate on God who
  will be the only support in the end.
• qnu Dnu sMpY suK dIE Aru ijh nIky Dwm
• khu nwnk sunu ry mnw ismrq kwhy n rwmu
• O my mind, why don't you remember God who
  has given you a body, wealth, pleasures of
  property and beautiful dwellings.
• rwmu gieE rwvnu gieE jw kau bhu prvwru
• khu nwnk iQr kCu nhI supny ijau sMswruBoth
  Ram Chander and Ravan perished despite having
  support of large families. Nothing is everlasting
  in this dream-like world.