Sikhism - Culture - Gurmat Veechar

andshe was identifiedas acceptable as she was doing all man like
struggles or in other words she was performing the duties with her
husbandshoulder to shoulder.
Mata Khivi was born in 1506 A.D. His father was Bhai Devi
Chand Khatri and mother Mata Karan Devi. She was married to Bhai
Lehna at the age of13 years and 20 years before he was bestowed Guru
Gaddi by Guru Nanak. Bhai Lehna her husband was one ofthe richest
man of the town and as such her life was full of luxury and pleasure
and as such she enjoyed a lot ofrespect in the society.
When Bhai Lehna became Guru Angad, her life style also changed
drastically. There were innumerable callers to the Guru's house.
During their stay at Khadoor it was Guru Darbar that was to look after
their daily essential requirements. Mother Khivi whole heartedly put
herself in the 'Sewa', service of the 'sangat'. She personally
supervised the langar and assured that best possible food was served to
all.
Mata Khivi lived thirty years beyond the physical life of her
husband Guru, Guru Angad Dev and she continued to serve the Guru's
house even during that period. For a short while, Datu, her son, who
was not given the Guru Gilddi by his father, out of frustration,
established a parallel gaddi. But it so happened that he developed an
uncurable severe headache. Mother Khivi persuaded him to close his
shop and seek pardon from Guru Amar Dass, the 3 rd Nanak. When she
took him to Guru Ji, and Guru Amar Dass was informed ofthe same,
he himself came half way to welcome them to the Guru's House. All
was forgiven and all his headaches were no more.
Mata Khivi had the distinction of meeting five Gurus. She
lived to the age of 75 and left this world in the year 1582. Guru
Arjun Dev Sahib attended her funeral.
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