Ans. There are, in all, fourteen poetical compositions in the ‘Dasam Granth’. There names and the count of the stanzas (chhants) in each one of them is as follows: 1. Jaap Sahib199 stanzas2. Akaal Ustat171½ stanzas3. Bachittar Naatak471 stanzas4. Chandi Charittar I233 stanzas5. Chandi Charittar II212 stanzas6. Vaar Bhagauti Ji ki55 stanzas7. Giaan Prabodh336 stanzas8. […]
Ans. The forty emancipated ones were those brave Sikh warriors who attained to martyrdom at Mukatsar (earlier known as Dhab of Khidrana) and thus restored their faith to the Guru. After having placed all their dead bodies on a funeral pyre, Guru Gobind Singh himself lit it. As long as the pyre kept on burning
Ans. The names of the five beloved ones are: Bhai Daya Singh. Bhai Dharam Singh. Bhai Himmat Singh. Bhai Mohkam Singh. Bhai Sahib Singh. Bhai Daya Singh was born in 1669 at Lahore (now in Pakistan), to mother, Dayali and father, Bhai Sudhay. He was 30 years old when at the Baisakhi day of 1699
Q. 36. State the names, places of birth and death of the five beloved ones (Piaare). Read More »
Ans. For ages, the gods, human beings and sages had been in search of the Amrit, says Guru Amar Das: “ਸੁਰਿ ਨਰ ਮੁਨਿ ਜਨ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਖੋਜਦੇ” (SGGS, P. 918) The Sikh is fortunate that the Guru not only administered the Amrit to him but also told him the procedure to prepare it. Furthermore, the Guru
Q. 34. Describe the great significance of “Amrit*” and describe how it is administered. Read More »
Ans. In the “Lughat-I-kashori” (Arabic dictionary) the term “Khalsa” has been defined as: that royal land which is not the property of any one else. The tenth Master, Guru Gobind Singh, made the Sikhs the Khalsa, which means that they belong only to Akaal Purakh (God Almighty). In other words there is no intermediary between
Q. 30. Who do we call a Khalsa? Read More »
Ans. The forts constructed by Guru Gobind Singh in and around Anand Pur are as follows: 1. Nirmoh Garh 2. Loh Garh 3. Hol Garh (the literal meaning of ‘hola’ is invasion) 4. Fateh Garh 5. Kes Garh (signifies unity) 6. Anand Garh.The tenth Master got these forts constructed in order to maintain peace and
Ans. Bhatt Narbad Singh, son of Bhai Kesho Singh, who was present at Nanderh at the time of transfer of pontificate, gives the following witness-account: “Guru Gobind, the tenth Master, son of Guru Tegh Bahadur, at Nanderh, in Deccan (South India), Sammat 1765, on fourth day of the month of Kartik (Bikrami Calendar), in ascending
Introduction Bhai Mani Singh is counted among the supreme martyrs of Sikhs. He was a great scholar and one of the closest disciples of Guru Gobind Singh. The current Bir of Guru Granth Sahib which is revered as Guru by us, and is known as Damdami Bir, was written by Bhai Mani Singh Ji under
