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Mata Sahib Kaur<br />
Ifone aspires to find a solitary example ofa symbol ofdedication,<br />
devotion, and selfless -ness and with no aspirations at all, one ought to<br />
look towards revered mother of the Khalsa, Mata Sahib Kaur. If one<br />
has to find a young girl who was married to Guru Gobind Singh Sahib<br />
at the age of 16 with a condition that after marriage she would not have<br />
any marital relations with her husband, she was Mata Sahib Kaur. And<br />
she stood to her word and remained an unmarried wife (Kuara Dola)<br />
till she breathed her last at the age of 66 years, at Delhi, roughly 43<br />
years after Guru Dasmesh merged his soul with the Almighty.<br />
Daughter ofBhai Ramu Bassi and Jas Devi, Sahib Devan was born<br />
in Rohtas area, district Jehlam, now in Pakistan in 1685 A.D. The area<br />
as such being in Pothohaar was full of dedicated and committed<br />
Gursikhs who were always seeking blessings of the Gurus and were<br />
always ready to do any service to the Guru. It is said by one historian<br />
that Mata Sahib Devan was born with the blessings ofGuru Sahib and<br />
as such was named as 'Sahib Devan'. And her parents just at her birth<br />
had made up their mind to present her to Guru Sahib when she was to<br />
come up ofage.<br />
Another writer has dealt with the subject in a different way. She<br />
says that Sahib Devan was very beautiful, very sweet natured and was<br />
drenched in Gur Sikhi right from her childhood. She learnt Gurmukhi<br />
script, memorized several 'paths', (Gurbani compositions), and was<br />
always busy serving the Sangat. Otherwise too she was so beautiful<br />
and had such attractive and unique features that her parents could not<br />
find a suitable match for her. Ultimately they decided to present her to<br />
Guru Sahib in marriage. When they shared their decision or even the<br />
idea with some other friends or relatives, the news spread like wild fire<br />
and people started taking Sahib Devan as their mother and started<br />
showing their reverence to her.<br />
Now time came when the parents accompanied by some other<br />
Gursikhs, presented themselves in Guru Darbar and put forth the<br />
proposal to Guru Sahib with utmost reverence. They were confident<br />
that Guru Sahib would not tum down their proposal. But Guru<br />
Dasmesh declined the offer point blank saying that as he was already<br />
married, he was not going in for another marriage. The parents pleaded<br />
Mata Sundar Kaur Ji & Mata Sahib Kaur Ji /139
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