[29], Guru Gobind Singh initiated the Five K's tradition of the Khalsa,[31], He also announced a code of discipline for Khalsa warriors. No one is supposed to look inside the Angitha Sahib. [49][50] Parts of its compositions such as the Jaap Sahib, Tav-Prasad Savaiye and Benti Chaupai are the daily prayers (Nitnem) and sacred liturgical verses used in the initiation of Khalsa Sikhs.[17][51][52]. This astounded Bhai Sangat Singh as he had just met Guru Sahib in his full attire, with horse and eagle. After the fifth volunteer went with him into the tent, the Guru returned with all five volunteers, all safe. [58][61], Gobind Singh's mother Mata Gujri and his two younger sons were captured by Wazir Khan, the Mughal governor of Sirhind. [31][32] The Khalsas also agreed to never interact with those who followed rivals or their successors. Many people were weeping and watching the flames breaking out inside. The place is today a historical shrine and the takht is known as Takht Hazur Sahib. The Guru returned to the crowd without the volunteer, but with a bloody sword. [33], He introduced ideas that indirectly challenged the discriminatory taxes imposed by Islamic authorities. [69], Some of the various spots in north, west and central India that the Guru lived after 1705, include Hehar with Kirpal Das (maternal uncle), Manuke, Mehdiana, Chakkar, Takhtupura and Madhe and Dina (Malwa (Punjab) region). Instead, “love the shabad, love the teachings,” he said. [2], Guru Gobind Singh had three wives:[3][25], The life example and leadership of Guru Gobind Singh have been of historical importance to the Sikhs. [29][30] The Guru also gave them a new surname "Singh" (lion). The Masands led the local Sikh communities, local temples, collected wealth and donations for the Sikh cause. J Deol (2000), Sikh Religion, Culture and Ethnicity (Editors: AS Mandair, C Shackle, G Singh), Routledge. He met Guru Sahib, with his attire, eagle, and horse, on his way near Nanded. Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru, founded the Sikh warrior community called Khalsa in 1699 especially for ‘the defence of Sikhism and Hinduism against the Mughals’. [4], Guru Gobind Singh had deep respect for the Khalsa, and stated that there is no difference between the True Guru and the sangat (panth). The death of Guru Gobind Singh Ji Guru Gobind Singh Ji left his physical body in 1708, at Abchal Nagar, Hazoor Sahib (in Nanded, Maharashtra, India). Bhai Daya singh went inside to check the Angeetha, there was nothing but a small kirpan. [4][34] Not shaving the head also meant not having to pay the taxes by Sikhs who lived in Delhi and other parts of the Mughal Empire. [10] His four sons died during his lifetime – two in battle, two executed by the Mughal army. However Hardip Singh Syan gives the date as 18 October 1708. Guru said that after setting fire to his pyre, no one is supposed to open the Angeetha Sahib. [5][84], Wazir Khan, a Muslim army commander and the Nawab of Sarhandh, against whose army the Guru had fought several wars,[6] commissioned two Afghans, Jamshed Khan and Wasil Beg, to follow the Guru's army as it moved for the meeting with Bahadur Shah, and then assassinate the Guru. [29] He asked for another volunteer, and repeated the same process of returning from the tent without anyone and with a bloodied sword four more times. [32] Guru Gobind Singh's significance to the Sikh tradition has been very important, as he institutionalized the Khalsa, resisted the ongoing persecution by the Mughal Empire, and continued "the defence of Sikhism and Hinduism against the Muslim assault of Aurangzeb". Indeed, the Granth Sahib is the visible body of the Gurus. The Guru was lying on his bed. Something very remarkable is said to have happened at the time of his cremation. The other date discovered by modern Sikh scholars or historians, is that Gobind Das, not Gobind Rai as commonly known (childhood name for Guru Gobind Singh) was born at Patna on December 18, 1661 or January 5 … [69][81][82], The Guru's letter was stern yet conciliatory to Aurangzeb. He then administered this to the Panj Pyare, accompanied with recitations from the Adi Granth, thus founding the khande ka pahul (baptization ceremony) of a Khalsa – a warrior community. After the darshan, Guru Ji Bhai Sahib went to Hazur Sahib. [5], The Muslim historians of the Mughal court wrote about Guru Gobind Singh as well as the geopolitics of the times he lived in, and these official Persian accounts were the readily available and the basis of colonial era English-language description of Sikh history. For the recipient of the Victoria Cross, see, Coin depicting Guru Gobind Singh from 1747 CE. Those who want to meet God, can find Him in its hymns. The two secretly pursued the Guru whose troops were in the Deccan area of India, and entered the camp when the Sikhs had been stationed near river Godavari for months.