delhi visit of the ninth sikh guru guru tegh bahadur ji
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009Delhi Visit of The Ninth Sikh Guru : Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji Guru Teg Bahadur Ji saw off the pandits and set off for Delhi Himself, accompanied by five Sikhs. Kashmiri pandits told Aurangzeb that Guru Teg Bahadur Ji was their Guru, if he could convert Him they would follow suit without any resistance. The emperor immediately sent armed men to bring the Guru to Delhi.By the time they reached, the Guru had already left for Delhi to sacrifice His life. The Guru had stopped at Saifabad, at a Pathan’s place, when the royal guards came in search of Him. Guru Ji was at his place when they knocked his door, asking about His whereabouts, only to be greeted by some harsh words. When Guru Ji came to know about it, He said, “The emperor does not need to work so hard, when I am myself appearing for my sacrifice.” The Guru set off for Delhi and reached Agra. There He stayed at the residence, ‘Mai Thaan’, of an old lady. As per her wish He relieved her of cycle of births and deaths. The Guru then decided to surrender Himself, accompanied by five of His Sikhs Bhai Mati Das, Bhai Gurdita, Bhai Dayala, Bhai Uda and Bhai Cheema. Before that, He decided to show a miracle. He settled in a garden about five miles from the city. He called upon a shepherd who was grazing his cattle there. He handed him a very expensive ring and a very fine shawl, to be sold in the city and sweets be bought with whatever money was earned in exchange. He gave the ring to a confectioner asking him to pack as many sweets as the worth he deemed that ring to be. The sweet seller was surprised to see such expensive items in the hands of a poor shepherd. He talked about it to other shopkeepers and the news spread like a forest fire. Everyone doubted the source of such exquisite objects leading to the shepherd’s arrest. After undergoing some pain and torture the shepherd narrated the entire story. A hundred policemen were sent on horses to arrest the Guru. The Guru who had scripted the entire drama readily surrendered to the police. He was kept in a lock up at Agra, under strict vigilance. The incharge, Hasan Ali, made frequent rounds to check His presence fearing that the Guru might have escaped. Little did he realise that his walls and locks were no good to restrict the all pervading, all powerful Guru, locked up against His will. To clear Hasan Ali’s doubts, He called him and asked, “Why have you kept awake all night ?” “So that you don’t escape”, he replied. “Then here I go”, said the Guru and disappeared. Hasan Ali checked the lock up thoroughly to check if He was playing some trick, but the Guru was nowhere to be found. Hasan Ali had sweat coming out from every part of his body, fearing the consequences, if the news of escape reached the emperor. He sent out his men in every direction to find the Guru and sat there miserably, helpless and crying. Seeing his pathetic condition, Guru Ji reappeared and Hasan Ali’s breath came back to his body. He had now realised that it was impossible for him to keep the Guru locked up. He fell to His feet and pleaded, “Hey Lord ! If you escape, the emperor would kill me. Have pity on me”. The Guru said reassuring him, “Don’t worry, I have come here out of my own will for a sacrifice, you can afford to be relaxed. I won’t leave.” The emperor was informed of the arrest. Guru Ji was transferred to Delhi under the protection of twelve hundred soldiers, expecting an attack by the Sikhs to free their Guru. Resources : Books On Sikhism and Gurbani By Bhai Vir Singh , Guru Granth Sahib Translation in English : Meanings with Transliteration Author Bio : The author has started building the Largest Online Bookstore with Books on Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale : Books by Taksal and Sukhmani Sahib Gutka , Sunder Gutka , Nitnem, Dukhbhanjani Sahib Gutka and Books with their Meanings

