Sikhism - Culture - Gurmat Veechar

MARAN MUNSA SURIYAN HAQ HAl, JE HOVE MARAN PARVANO.
(4,t-to)
SOORE SOEE AAGAI AAIKHIYE DARGAEH PAAVEH SAACHEE MAANO.
9. Martyrdom days of
Sahibzadas
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Some material about the lives and the martyrdom ofSahibzadas of
Dasmesh has been placed in Part II ofthis Book under the head 'Four
Sahibzade' at pages 64-67). As such. to say something in detail over
here shall make the reading at that place quite redundant as it would
appear a sheer repetition.
It shall be quite sufficient to say here that the martyrdom ofall the
four Sahibzadas of Sarbans Daani, Guru Gobind Singh Sahib is quite
unique and to date unparellel in the world history or in the annals of
world religions. How strong might be the conviction, will power or the
spirit ofsacrifice ofDasam Pita when he sent eldest son Sahibzada Ajit
Singh, in the Chamkaur Battle to face the enemy in thousands, when he
had only a few Sikhs on his side. How strong might be his heart (the
toleration spirit), when he saw from one edge ofthe Garhi, the Katcha
Fort, his Sahibzada, piercing into the enemy columns, killing them in
numbers and then ultimately when his all the arms and ammunition
were exhausted, fell down in the battlefield fighting with just his
sword. Then the Great Guru faced a greater test, when his younger
Sahibzada Jujhar Singh came to him with his folded hands and sought
his permission to follow the foot steps of his elder brother. Guru
Dasmesh himself decorated him with the arms and ammunition,
dressed him up well and sent him to the battlefield. Then before the sun
was set, he too fell down. Thus the Great father sacrificed two of his
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