Sikhism - Culture - Gurmat Veechar

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'DHARAM DE RAAKHE, HIND 01 CHAADAR'
2. GURU TEG BAHADUR SAHIB
Protector ofthe religion andsheet (cover) ofIndia.
Another unique martyrdom in Sikh religion is that of Guru Teg
Bahadur Sahib. His martyrdom is not on'ly unique for Sikh religion,
but is unparallel and unmatched till date in the history ofmankind.
The warriors, the brave, the martyrs, give away their lives and
make supreme sacrifices for the causes, for the values they cherish, but
ifone has to find a supreme sacrificer, who offered and gave his head
for the values, he and his forefathers, had discarded long ago but were
too dear to the helpless people, the victims ofthe fanatic policies ofthe
then rulers and who came to him for a protective hand, it was Guru Teg
Bahadur, the 9 th Nanak. It is an admitted fact that Guru Nanak Sahib
declined to wear the customary 'Janeau', the sacred thread of the
Hindus at the tender age of nine, as he asked for a specific type of
'janeau'. The Pundit, who was there with the sacred thread, had no
answer to the queries ofGuru Nanak.
How paradoxical does it look that the same Guru Nanak in his 9 th
'Jama', incarnation, told the Pundits who had come to him for the
protection of their sacred thread, to tell the emperor and his
functionaries that in case Guru Teg Bahadur, was ready to convert to
Islam, they would follow suit. The Emperor Aurangzeb received the
message through his officials. He sent for the Guru. Some chroniclers
say that Guru Sahib was arrested and brought to Delhi while some hold
the view that he himselfcame to Delhi via Agra along with a few ofhis
companions -loving Gur Sikhs, three ofwhom also made the supreme
sacrifice along with Guru Teg Bahadur Sahib at Delhi. (Note: The
saga of their martyrdom just follows this chapter).
Some materials about the martyrdom of revered Guru Sahib has
been placed at pages 27-31, under the caption 'Martyrdom Day Guru
Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib / 155