Jatha Nihang Singha

Balbir Singh is the SGPC and Indian Government nominated leader of Budha Dal. The Jathedar of Budha Dal that is recognized by the panth is Baba Surjit Singh Ji. Baba Ji is currently in Patialia jail on false charges that were placed on them by the Punjab police under the influence of Balbir Singh. As well, Baba Surjit Singh Ji had to spend years underground as there were hired agents after them, during this time and currently Jathedar Baba Joginder Singh Ji Raqba Wale is leading the Budha Dal under the nomination of Baba Surjit Singh Ji. Balbir Singh does not hide the fact that he's provided security by the Govt'. You can see him at Hola Mohalla surrounded by police guards. Here's a photo of Jathedar Baba Surjit Singh Ji along with Bhai Balwant Singh Ji Rajoana, who are both in Patiala jail.

“Into the Lion’s mouth” Accounts of the Anglo-Sikh Wars (1845-1849) Painting depicting the battle of Aliwal between the Sikh army and British invaders in 1846 “The Seikh Artillery, with whom we contended, were picked men, both for valour and size; the were indeed gigantic, their usual stature being from six feet to six feet three inches, muscular and active in proportion. We were only like Lilliputians in comparison with those huge monsters, and I marvel they did not kill us all and swallow us slick out the way. Had they been without tasting food for a while, I am sure we would have been but a scanty meal for their numerous army, but fortunately they had been well fed, or possibly we might have become their prey….. We lost lots of men before we got to the enemy’s principal battery, for we were pushed, as it were, into the lion’s mouth; when we did reach it, the gunners resorted to their tolwols (giant swords) and we our bayonets, then came the tug of war with clashing steel in earnest. In describing, to the best of my ability, the most desperate conflict which took place, I might present to your imagination such scenes of horror as were never witnessed in this country. What a picture of horror I beheld when we and the Seikhs were straining every nerve to deeds of barbarity, wholly bent on mutual destruction, wielding sanguinary weapons, swords and bayonets. The ground in a few minutes was sprinkled with the blood of hundreds of brave men. Those overgrown brutes of artillery men had great advantage over us, and they fought with unusual courage, many of their lives being bought at the price of ours, i.e, when some of our men plunged their bayonets into the Seikhs, they held them fast by the sockets with their left hands, and cut our men’s heads off with their massive tolwols, with deep regret I saw several of my comrades thus killed”. J.W. Baldwin, A Narrative of Four Months’ Campaign in India Between the Years 1845-1846. “Our English cavalry with their blunt swords were most unequally matched against the Sikhs with tulwars so keen of edge that they would split a hair… I remember reading of a regiment of British cavalry charging a regiment of Sikh calvary. The latter wore voluminous thick puggries round their heads, which our blunt swords were powerless to cut through, and each horsemen had also a buffalo hide shield on his back. They evidently knew that the British sword was blunt and useless, so they kept their horses still and met the British charge by laying flat on their horses’ necks, with their heads protected by their thick turbans and their backs by their shields; and immediately the British soldiers passed through their ranks, the Sikhs swooped round on them and struck back-handed with their sharp, curved swords, in several instances cutting our cavalry men in two”. Sgt. William Forbes Mitchell (93rd Sutherland Highlanders) writing on the Anglo-Sikh Wars. For more quotes by the British from the 1800's please visit: http://www.nihangsingh.org/blog/?cat=53&paged=2

Afghan soldiers of the Durrani Empire [/center] Between the years 1747 to 1769, the Emperor of Afghanistan, Ahmad Shah Abdali of the Durrani dynasty invaded India nine times, majority of the time entering through the Punjab. A member of Abdali’s entourage was the Qazi (Muslim religious judge) Nur Muhammad. Qazi Nur Muhammad has documented the invasions of Abdali in the “Jangnama”. During one of the war councils of the Shah’s, a member of the Baluchistan troops rode on horse back to report a surprise attack by the Sikhs. Qazi Nur Muhammad has written this about the war tactics of the Sikhs ”A troop advances and, firing a shot from some distance, retires to reload their muskets while another troop starts firing from another point. Thus, while they can relax somewhat by turns, they do not allow any respite to their enemy.” Jathedar Baba Gurbakhsh Singh Ji Shaheed [/center] After one days rest, a group of thirty Sikhs surprised the invaders again, as Qazi Nur Muhammad has written “These dogs (as the author has called the Sikhs) were only thirty in number. They were not in the least afraid. They had neither the fear of slaughter nor the dread of death. They grappled with the ghazis (Muslim suicide squads) and, in the engagement, spilt their blood and sacrificed their lives for their Guru” ( This attack was headed by Baba Gurbakhsh Singh Ji of the Tarna Dal and his jatha). Ahmad Shah returned to Lahore where he held another council of war at which Mir Muhammad Nasir Khan expressed the opinion that they should advance to Sirhind where they should stay awaiting further news from Najb ud Daulah, who had been besieged in Delhi by Raja Jawahar Singh of Bharatpur and his Sikh allies of the Budha Dal under Jathedar Jassa Singh Ahluwalia. Ahmad Shah Durrani resumed his march but, conscious as he was of the might of the roving Sikh bands, he followed a circuitous route through Batala, Hoshiarpur and Ropar and, avoiding Sirhind altogether, proceeded via Pirijore, Naraingarh and Jagadhri reaching Kurijpura, near Karnal, by the middle of February 1765 after meeting with stiff resistance at many places en route. After this attack Abdali decided to return back to Afghanistan, but the Sikhs were not ready to let the invaders off so easily. The Dal Khalsa blocked the passage of the Shah and his army at Phillaur. Abdali tried to bypass the Sikhs and tried crossing the river Satluj, the Khalsa caught up to Abdali and his men quite quickly. A seven day battle ensued between the Dal Khalsa (Budha Dal & Tarna Dal) and the army of Ahmad Shah. Abdali’s army suffered heavy losses of men, materials and animals. Qazi Nur Muhammad has written “When I recall that day, I tremble with the fear of the Doomsday.” The Qazi has further written about the Sikhs that he encountered “Do not call the dogs (the Sikhs) dogs, because they are lions (and) are courageous like lions in the battlefield. How can a hero, who roars like a lion be called a dog? (Moreover) like lions they spread terror in the field of battle. If you wish to learn the art of war, come face to face with them in the battlefield. They will demonstrate it (art of war) to you in such a way that one and all will shower praise on them. If you wish to learn the science of war, O swordsman, learn from them. They advance at the enemy boldly and come back safely after action. Understand, Singh is their title, a form of address for them. It is not justice to call them dogs; if you do not know Hindustani language, then understand that the word ‘Singh’ means a lion.”Truly, they are lion in battle, and at times of peace, they surpass “Hatim” (in generosity ). When they take the Indian sword in their hands they traverse the country from Hind to Sind. None can stand against them in battle, howsoever strong he may be. When they handle the spear, they shatter the ranks of the enemy. When they raise the heads of their spears towa-rds the sky, they would pierce even through the Caucasus (in the process). When they adjust the strings of the bows, place in them the enemy killing arrows (and) pull the strings to their ears, the body of the enemy begins to shiver with fear. When their battle axes fall upon the armour of their opponents, their armour becomes their coffin. “The body of every one of them is like a piece of rock and in physical grandeur everyone of them is more than fifty men. It is said that Behram Gore killed wild asses and lions. But if he were to come face to face with them even he would bow before them (Singhs). Besides usual arms, they take their guns in hand (and) come into the field of action jumping (and) roaring like lions and raise slogans. They tear asunder the chests of many and shed blood of several (of their enemy) in the dust. You say that musket is a weapon of ancient times, it appears to be a creation of these dogs rather than Socrates. Who else than these (dogs) can be adept in the use of muskets. They do not bother (even if) there are innumerable muskets. To the right and the left, in front and towards the back, they go on operating hundreds of muskets angrily and regularly.” If you do not believe in what I say, you may enquire of the brave swordsmen who would tell you more than myself and would praise them for their fighting. This bears witness to (my statement) that they faced thirty thousand heroes in the battlefield. If their armies take to flight, it is a war tactics of theirs. They resort to this deception in order to make the angry army grow bold and run in their pursuit. When they find them separated from the main body and away from help and reinforcement, they at once turn back and fight more ferociously (literal translation – they set fire even to water). “Did you not see that while fighting the Pathans, they took to flight which was deceptive. A world famous wrestler wielding high esteem and respect alight-ed from his horse and showed his great style as if he were Tuhmatan ( a great warrior of Iran). O valiant fighter, do justice to their (act of ) war. One of their armies invaded Multan and put the city to plunder and devastation and killed many of its inhabitants and carried away an immense booty. I am not sufficiently strong in mind to express what the dogs did there. But as God willed it, each of us has to submit to His Will.” Besides their fighting, listen to one more thing in which they excell all other warriors. They never kill a coward who is running away from the battlefield. They do not rob a woman of her wealth or ornaments whether she is rich or a servant (“Kaneez”). There is no adultry among these dogs, nor are they mischieveous people. A woman, whether young or old, they call a “Burhi”. The word Burhi, means in Indian language, an old lady. There is no thief amongst these dogs, nor is there amongst them any mean people. They do not keep company with adulters and house thiefs though all their acts may not be commendable.” If you are not acquainted with their religion, I tell you that the Sikhs are the disciples of the Guru – that pious Guru lived at Chak (Amritsar). The ways and manners of these people were laid down by Nanak who showed these Sikhs a separate path. He was succeeded by Guru Gobind Singh from whom they received the title of Singh. They are not part of the Hindus, who have a separate religion of their own. “Now that you have familiarised yourself with the behaviour of the Sikhs, you may also know something about their country. They have divided the Punjab amongst themselves and have bestowed it upon every young and old.” Painting of an armed Sikh chief from the Misl period (late 1700's) [/center]

Baba Mitt Singh - sampooran Nihang singh mahapursh http://www.nihangsingh.org/website/war-mitt.html

Ik-Oankar SatGur Prasad! Vaheguru Ji Ka Khalsa! Vaheguru Ji Ki Fateh! With Guru Sahibs kirpa the site has been updated, please see the traditions section for a new article on Sarbloh which discusses the Sarbloh Sarbloh Parkash Granth and its relations to Sarbloh Bibek within Khalsa Maryada and to Sikh psyche. Link to page: http://www.nihangsin...ad-sarbloh.html

Here's the audio link for Karni Nama as well as other bani from the Das Granthi recited by Giani Mehtab Singh Ji http://www.nihangsingh.org/website/mm-mehtabs.html Video's for Karni Nama and Khalsa Rehatnama

This is Baba Balwant Singh Ji, he wears this 500 + metre dumalla to show the youth of Punjab and Sikh youth world wide, that if he can wear such a huge turban everyday then we all can at the least wear 1 dastar and keep the Guru's gift on our heads. Baba Balwant Singh Ji is doing an immense seva of being a walking billboard showcasing the Guru's beloved dastar.

These three videos are on the history and traditions of Sachkhand Sri Hazoor Sahib. We would like to thank Giani Partap Singh Ji head-granthi of Sachkhand Sri Hazoor Sahib with his help with www.NihangSingh.org. Video one he speaks of the puratan maryada of Hazoor Sahib including parkash of Adi Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji and Dasam Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. Video 2 shows parkash taking place in the Takht Sahib. Video 3 discusses the maryada of Nihang Singhs and at Hazoor Sahib. see: http://www.nihangsingh.org/blog/?p=805

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http://www.nihangsingh.org/blog/?p=773 Images of Nihang Singhs participating in the Dharam Yudh Morcha and Operation Bluestar.

The Jakaray at the end of his keertan are always amazing

http://www.nihangsingh.org/blog/?p=710

One of the greatest moments in Sikh Keertan of the modern era. http://www.nihangsingh.org/blog/?p=706

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Here's a link for an article from Sant Niranjan Singh Ji and includes a photo of Sant Ji. http://www.nihangsingh.org/blog/?p=438

Guru Nanak Dal Jathedar Akaali Baba Maan Singh Ji sharing some history on the Farla.

http://www.nihangsingh.org/blog/?p=678 Jathedar Baba Surjit Singh Ji tying his dumalla. Salok Dumallay Da is recited by Nihang Singhs while tying their turbans. ਸਲੋਕੁ ॥ Salok ਪਤਿ ਰਾਖੀ ਗੁਰਿ ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਤਜਿ ਪਰਪੰਚ ਮੋਹ ਬਿਕਾਰ ॥ The Guru, the Supreme Lord God, preserved my honor, when I renounced hypocrisy, emotional attachment and corruption ਨਾਨਕ ਸੋਊ ਆਰਾਧੀਐ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਪਾਰਾਵਾਰੁ ॥੧॥ O Nanak, worship and adore the One, who has no end or limitation. ਸਜੈ ਜੋ ਦੁਮਾਲਾ ਛਟੈ ਖੂਬ ਫਰਰਾ ॥ When the dumalla is tied, then the Farla/Farara flys beautifully. ਅਜਬ ਸੋਹੇ ਚੱਕਰ ਖੰਡੇ ਤੋੜੇ ਵਾਲਾ ॥ The Chakkar with the Khanda Torha (the chain mail and khanda) has a strange spectacular beauty. ਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਨੇ .ਫਤਿਹ ਸਿੰਘ ਜੀ ਕੋ ਬੁਲਾਇਆ ॥ Guru Gobind Singh Ji Summoned Fateh Singh Ji. ਚਲੈ ਗੋ ਤੋਰ ਜੈਸਾ ਪੰਥ ਐਸਾ ਮੁਖ ਸੇ ਅਲਾਇਆ ॥And from his holy mouth, he uttered that a panth like Fateh singh would come to be. ਹਮ ਅਕਾਲੀ ਸਭ ਕੇ ਵਾਲੀ ਹਮਰਾ ਪੰਥ ਨਿਆਰਾ ਹੈ ॥We, the Akaalis, are heading all, and our panth is different from all. ਦੀਨ ਮਜ਼ਬ ਕਾ ਜੁਧ ਕੀਨਾ ਖੰਡਾ ਫੜਿਆ ਦੁਧਾਰਾ ਹੈ ॥We are hold a double edged sword to fight in the war of the righteousness. ਛਈ ਮਈ ਮਾਰ ਸਭ ਦੂਰ ਕੀਨੀ ਸਲੋਤਰ ਫੜਿਆ ਕਰਾਰਾ ਹੈ ॥With the Salotar (daang/thick stick) that we are holding, we have eradicated Maya. ਗਗਨ ਮੰਡਲ ਮੈ ਬੁੰਗਾ ਹਮਾਰਾ ਮਹਾਂਕਾਲ ਰਖਵਾਰਾ ਹੈ ॥In the skies is our place of worship and the Mahaakaal (Lord of Lords, Greatest Immortal) is our protector. ਸਿਰ ਪਰ ਮੁਕਟ ਮੁਕਟ ਪਰ ਚੱਕਰ ਆਇਆ ਅਜਬ ਹੁਲਾਰਾ ਹੈ ॥On the head is the crown (dumalla) and on the crown is the Chakkar, what an inexplicable rush of good feelings has come. ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰੂ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ ਜੀ ਤੁਧ ਆਗੇ ਸੀਸ ਹਮਾਰਾ ਹੈ ॥ Holy Guru Nanak Ji and Holy Guru Gobind Singh Ji, We bow and present our heads in front of you. ਲੱਟ ਪੱਟ ਫਰਰੇ ਸਜ ਰਹੇ ਗੁਰ ਸ਼ਬਦਨ ਕੀ ਭਈ ਝੰਕਾਰ ॥The Farlaas are flowing freely in the air while we tie them, and the ambrosial sounds of the Shabad Guru is heard ringing. ਪ੍ਰਗਟੇ ਗੁਰੂ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਜੀ ਜਿਨ ਸਭ ਕੁਲ ਲੀਆ ਉਧਾਰ ॥ Guru Gobind Singh Ji has granted salvation to my whole lineage. ਸਿਰ ਮਸ੍ਤਕ ਰਖ੍ਯ੍ਯਾ ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮੰ ਹਸ੍ਤ ਕਾਯਾ ਰਖ੍ਯ੍ਯਾ ਪਰਮੇਸ੍ਵਰਹ ॥ The Supreme Lord God has procted my head and forehead. The Transcendent Lord has protected my hands and body. ਆਤਮ ਰਖ੍ਯ੍ਯਾ ਗੋਪਾਲ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਧਨ ਚਰਣ ਰਖ੍ਯ੍ਯਾ ਜਗਦੀਸ੍ਵਰਹ ॥ God, my Lord and Master, has saved my soul. The Lord of the Universe has saved my wealth and feet. ਸਰਬ ਰਖ੍ਯ੍ਯਾ ਗੁਰ ਦਯਾਲਹ ਭੈ ਦੂਖ ਬਿਨਾਸਨਹ ॥ The Merciful Guru has protected everything, and destroyed my fear and suffering. ਭਗਤਿ ਵਛਲ ਅਨਾਥ ਨਾਥੇ ਸਰਣਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਪੁਰਖ ਅਚੁਤਹ ॥੫੨॥ God is the Lover of His devotees, the Master of the masterless. Nanak has entered the Sanctuary of the Imperishable Primal Lord God. ਹਉ ਗੋਸਾਈ ਦਾ ਪਹਿਲਵਾਨੜਾ ॥ I am a wrestler, I belong to the Lord of the World. ਮੈ ਗੁਰ ਮਿਲਿ ਉਚ ਦੁਮਾਲੜਾ ॥ I met with the Guru, and I have tied a tall, plumed turban. ਸਭ ਹੋਈ ਛਿੰਝ ਇਕਠੀਆ ਦਯੁ ਬੈਠਾ ਵੇਖੈ ਆਪਿ ਜੀਉ ॥੧੭॥ All have gathered to watch the wrestling match, and the Merciful Lord Himself is seated to behold it. ਵਾਤ ਵਜਨਿ ਟੰਮਕ ਭੇਰੀਆ ॥ The bugles play and the drums beat. ਮਲ ਲਥੇ ਲੈਦੇ ਫੇਰੀਆ ॥ The wrestlers enter the arena and circle around. ਨਿਹਤੇ ਪੰਜਿ ਜੁਆਨ ਮੈ ਗੁਰ ਥਾਪੀ ਦਿਤੀ ਕੰਡਿ ਜੀਉ ॥੧੮॥ I have thrown the five challengers to the ground, and the Guru has patted me on the back. ਸਭ ਇਕਠੇ ਹੋਇ ਆਇਆ ॥ All have gathered together, ਘਰਿ ਜਾਸਨਿ ਵਾਟ ਵਟਾਇਆ ॥ But we shall return home by different routes. ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਲਾਹਾ ਲੈ ਗਏ ਮਨਮੁਖ ਚਲੇ ਮੂਲੁ ਗਵਾਇ ਜੀਉ ॥੧੯॥ The Gurmukhs reap their profits and leave, while the self-willed manmukhs lose their investment and depart. ਤੂੰ ਵਰਨਾ ਚਿਹਨਾ ਬਾਹਰਾ ॥ You are without color or mark. ਹਰਿ ਦਿਸਹਿ ਹਾਜਰੁ ਜਾਹਰਾ ॥ The Lord is seen to be manifest and present. ਸੁਣਿ ਸੁਣਿ ਤੁਝੈ ਧਿਆਇਦੇ ਤੇਰੇ ਭਗਤ ਰਤੇ ਗੁਣਤਾਸੁ ਜੀਉ ॥੨੦॥ Hearing of Your Glories again and again, Your devotees meditate on You. They are attuned to You, O Lord, Treasure of Excellence. ਮੈ ਜੁਗਿ ਜੁਗਿ ਦਯੈ ਸੇਵੜੀ ॥ Through age after age, I am the servant of the Merciful Lord. ਗੁਰਿ ਕਟੀ ਮਿਹਡੀ ਜੇਵੜੀ ॥ The Guru has cut away my bonds. ਹਉ ਬਾਹੁੜਿ ਛਿੰਝ ਨ ਨਚਊ ਨਾਨਕ ਅਉਸਰੁ ਲਧਾ ਭਾਲਿ ਜੀਉ ॥੨੧॥੨॥੨੯॥ I shall not have to dance in the wrestling arena of life again. Nanak has searched, and found this opportunity.

Pearls of Truth by Baba Nikha Singh Ji Nirmala (Thakuran Sampardaye) Sant Baba Nikha Singh Ji Nirmala Taken from http://www.nihangsingh.org/blog/ 1. God, the Truth Eternal, is the Creator of the universe. He alone is the Supreme Master and we should have absolute faith in Him. The man who believes in Him overcomes all temptations, and attains the knowledge that is complete and perfect and brings peace, contentment and happiness 2. This world is a sea of misery only for those who know not his ways. For them it is like an ocean which cannot be crossed. But for those who have attained salvation through knowledge and with His grace, this world is God’s very own manifestation. 3. One who gets to know himself and conquers the vain desires of his heart, shall come to know and realize his true being and shall have all the material resources of this world at his Command. 4. I consider that man to be most worthy of my love and gratitude who has love for the place where my Master dwelt. 5. If you wish the world to obey you, get to know yourself and conquer all physical and material urges arising within you. What you see around you is superficial knowledge. It is your spiritual being which is true. When you overcome your worldly desires, you can be master of the situation. 6. Man finds it difficult to control his baser instincts. By prayer alone it is possible. Through God’s grace one can make an effort to meditate on His name. 7. Man, know thyself! Listen to your inner voice. Your ‘self’ is not your physical being, not the intellect; neither the body nor its organs. Your true being is the state of realization of your duty. Once you know what it is then your physical being shall accept your true and nobler self as its guide. Then your real and true being shall be in control. The body, mind and intellect will be at your command. They shall function in unison so as to bring you happiness. After this everything shall be smooth and pleasant. 8. Search for God in the forests and up in the mountains is futile, for He lives with and within you. Know yourself if you want to know God. 9. It is the sense of awareness that prompts and enables you to complete the task you take in hand. Don’t forget that when you do something wrong, it is done after due deliberation. 10. There is one God. Knowledge about God and His creation cannot be compared with anything else. God is also the name of the Knowledge Supreme. True comprehension of God is possible only when you have realised the significance of the knowledge that is Supreme. 11. God, in His mercy alleviates the miseries of His children in this world. With grace alone one can attain worldly riches and comforts. It is man’s DHARMA to pray to Him and to meditate on His Holy Name. This is possible only through God’s grace and Guru’s blessings. O’ man, this is what you are supposed to do. Leave everything to Him after doing your duty. 12. Elevation, through self-purification, for man is possible only when he has full faith in Guru. This is the way man can fulfill his ambition. 13. There is no difference between Guru and God. Guru is the embodiment of all pervading knowledge. Guru has to be perfect for he comprehends and dispenses all knowledge. He knows, understands and realizes the existence and operation of the laws of the universe as devised and ordained by God. There is only one God. There cannot be two. He alone dwells in the hearts of all. The moment true wisdom dawns on you, derive and conclude only one meaning that there is only one God and He knows no limits, neither is He bound by any limit and He always resides in every heart. 14. Guru is the true teacher. His teachings are universal and eternal. He ignores the sins of those who come to be blessed and forgives them. He rescues them of their troubles. I know it is my Guru who forgives a sinner and elevates the individual to a position where he gains his self-respect, sense of dignity and piety that Guru wants every individual to imbibe. 15. The way we are blessed by our true master, the day we come to enjoy the Guru’s grace we shall divest ourselves of all our baser instincts like jealousy and enemity. We shall start feeling the presence of God in all His creatures. Our Guru alone can elevate us to this status. I have the fullest faith in my Guru and I shall like you also to do the same. 16. All that we see is not real. All that appears to be real is bound to change. Think of what is happening within you. Your thoughts keep on changing but He is and always remains what He is. He is the truth. When you feel convinced and your intellect perceives it, you shall be part of that Immortal Truth. Truth is indivisible, so is knowledge and so is the bliss of the Joy Eternal. 17. God within you is watching and weighing every act of yours. As long as your ego rules your thinking, you shall remain ignorant of the presence of the almighty with you. 18. Lust for possessing worldly goods is like an ember that burns the good in you. The two together keep you away from true knowledge, which helps you realize the existence of God. Meditation on His name is the only remedy. But you will be able to meditate only if you realize what truth is and you concentrate fully on His name with a heart that is pure. Dishonesty, falsehood cannot co-exist with truth. The moment you have taken to truth, the two shall stand abandoned. 19. One who has attained through God’s grace, the knowledge perfect, which is true and eternal, has been set free of the cycle of birth and death. In accordance with the law of the universe, the elements get absorbed in the cosmos and the light is always a part of the Light Eternal. That is why Guru Nanak said that giving credence to the process of life and death is only betrayal of ignorance on the part of the learned. If you cannot discriminate falsehood from the truth or distinguish mortal from indestructible then you have not been able to attain the state of mind someone in possession of true knowledge has. 20. None, till this day, has been able to attain salvation, with the help of physical senses like: speech, contact, form, enjoying the faculties of hearing and seeing and smelling. Sheikh Farid says that man remains strangulated by five temptations: lust, greed, anger, sex and ego. Man can free himself of these only with the grace of God by surrendering himself before His will. 21. Contentment is a boon given by God. Without His mercy no one shall ever feel contented or happy. All wealth and realization of temptations cannot make a man feel happy. Happiness comes by overcoming temptations and cravings. 22. The moment a thought crosses your mind, He immediately perceives it. You think nobody knows about what you are considering or contemplating. It is not so for He is within you. The moment a vibration is initiated it gets registered in His system. He keeps a watch on everyone, every moment. 23. All your miseries, difficulties and troubles will come to an end the moment you are gifted with God’s name. It is He who makes the gift. You get it with His grace and there is no difference between Him and His name. You meditate on His name and your being gets submerged in Him and He takes you under His wings and protects you every moment everywhere. 24. He resides everywhere. He is omnipresent. He is complete, as there is nothing beyond Him. His abode is in your heart. Remember that He is with you all the time. Away from Him your existence is not possible. He is everywhere and with and within everyone. He is eternity. You will find him in your hearts. Don’t go out looking for Him anywhere for He is everywhere and with and within everyone. In order to find Him look into your heart. 25. When your heart becomes one with His name you have obtained all that you could ever yearn for. You have got peace eternal. Except His name nothing will be of any help to you and it is the name alone that will bring you peace in this world as well as the next. 26. When the heart goes with the name of the Lord the man becomes one with God. Man stands doomed when he fails to imbibe His name. When the angel of death escorted Janak(the famous king who always clung to truth and submerged his being into the Lord Eternal); to the realm of God he passed through hell and witnessed the misery of those who had not meditated on His name. When asked he was told that they were the ones who had been damned and who were in utter pain. The king was so moved that he asked the angel to set them free who in turn expressed his inability to do so. Janak said that some good could be done to them if he visited them, but his request could not be acceded to. How could he be of some help to them? To this the angel replied that only His Name could come to their rescue. Janak who had meditated with intense devotion and love to God, offered to come to rescue those unfortunate ones. As with Name so was there the Creator Himself within Janak’s soul and heart. On his intervention all those who had been condemned to pain and misery were blessed and were saved from hell. 27. To worship Him is to devote and dedicate yourself completely to Him. You say you worship Him. Ask yourself if you have been able to completely dedicate yourself to Him. Think of Him. Feel His presence within you and then dedicate and devote yourself completely to Him. Kabir and Dhanna, by placing their full faith in Him and by their complete surrender, enjoyed His bliss. But we fail to do that for our devotion is not complete. We get lost and squander ourselves in attending to the affairs of this world. We are bound to carry out our worldly duties but while doing so we must keep our inner or true self bound to Him. Then only our worship and dedication is complete. 28. The only way you get your soul liberated is by reciting His true Name. your attention may get diverted by extraneous factors but you keep concentrating and meditating on His Name. Our Guru says: He is all-pervading, omnipresent and omnipotent. There is only one force or power – the Supreme one. It knows no limits. It is complete. God is the sole Master of this universe. With His will all systems function. He alone is the Creator and preserver of all that exists. Rules governing life and nature are regulated at His command. 29. Whatever we see is false. It is not true because it all gives over to change. Only Truth is eternal because He can be perceived only in the form of Truth. Otherwise He has no appearance, neither can He be contained by time and space. If you admit the existence of the THREE then you shall have to think of the One who creates, sees and watches the three. So there is only one God. He alone is the source of all life and all creations. 30. There came the LIGHT eternal. After that, the knowledge that is complete and perfect. The light now resides in my Guru who so graciously has blessed man with it! That is how that great knowledge about the creator brought light in my life. Then only I was able to discern and realize and perceive that great, infallible and perpetual source of all the knowledge.. I felt enlightened only when I felt His presence and after that there was no scepticism, for, God was with me all the time and everywhere. The world and life thrive only because of His kindness, His mercies and His grace. His kindness knows no bounds. He is the ocean of happiness for man. You get peace of mind, all that you need and all that makes your life meaningfull and worth living. 31. Till eternity only He is the Truth. He is beyond any change and transformation and yet He appears and reappears through the change. Truth shall always be truth. Truth shall for ever be Truth. Nothing can take its place. The immortal shall never take the form of a mortal. We mislead ourselves when we confine Him within any limit of form, time or space. He is beyond all regulations- known and unknown. Man can merge his entity in Him only when man starts abiding by the regulations that sprout through His Divine Will. 32. Ask your Guru to forgive you for your foolishness in comprehending Him as finite for He is infinite, beyond all description, knowing no limit, whatsoever. Beseech your true Guru to bless you with wisdom to perceive of Him as He is. Let your Guru be kind to you and bless you with true wisdom so that you may realize the everlasting significance of his name. You may always meditate on His Name and thus your superficial identity may yield to your true and eternal entity by merging your self with Him. 33. Ask your Guru to forgive you for your foolishness in comprehending Him as finite for He is infinite, beyond all description, knowing no limit, whatsoever. Beseech your true Guru to bless you with wisdom to perceive of Him as He is. Let your Guru be kind to you and bless you with true wisdom so that you may realize the everlasting significance of his name. You may always meditate on His Name and thus your superficial identity may yield to your true and eternal entity by merging your self with Him. 34. God lives in ‘Shabd’. When you make ‘Shabd’ a part of your being you shall be one with your Creator. But it is not eassy. There will be obstacles in your way. Perhaps this is what God wills. We are distracted and get deviated from the path chosen for us by the Divine Power. We follow this to enjoy His Grace. There is no other path. 35. How can you forget Him even for a fleeting second? I tell you something from my experience. We have been living in orchards where lived some Muslims, who looked after the fruit trees. They skeaded flour in an earthern pot and added red chillies in plenty into it. After having baked the bread, when they started eating the dry bread full of chillies they remembered Allah and thanked Him for His mercies. How good of them! They remembered their Creator every time they took a breath and with every morsel they ate. Never, never allow yourself to forget Him and if you do not forget your Lord you will always enjoy His blessings and the status of a saint. 36. No one can ever give full description of the Creator. All adjectives cannot adequately describe Him. He is the truth and He sustains life in all forms and balances the movement of heavenly bodies. He knows no limits. He is all-pervading and beyond all scrutiny. 37. God forgives those who surrender themselves unconditionally before Him and seek His shelter. He may accept offenders as His owm dear ones. When Bidhi Chand, after having committed the robbery, fell on the feet of the Guru, the Guru embraced him. Though he had been a dacoit yet from that day onwards he belonged to the Guru and the guru’s image could be seen through him. So surrender yourself before the Guru if you want salvation. Beseech the Guru to put you on the right path and meditate on His Name so that you may enjoy His grace and blessings. 38. We may know that all that can possibly be comprehended and it may have nothing to do with God, yet it is God who knows us and knows all about us. 39. Guru Granth Sahib contains all knowledge about God. When we bow our heads before Guru Granth Sahib it is not the sheath of papers we are showing our reverence to, it is the knowledge about God that earns our reverence for the Guru. 40. This world which you think you know and think that you can comprehend, is like an ocean. It is the sea of misery for the ignorant but for those who know and understand, through His grace, it is God’s very own manifestation. 41. As long as you do not know yourself your mind remains clouded with doubts. You will be a confused person. It is love that takes you nearer God. when along with love you make His Name a part of your life there remains little to do more. You shall come to realize what God means to you. 42. He is omnipresent. He watches and knows all that is going on within you. He monitors the vibrations of your heart, your mind, your thoughts, your intellect. There is nothing in or about you which God does not know. So much so that your existence is not possible because, in fact, it is He what appears to be you. 43. All praise to Him for He alone is worthy of our praise. If you were to sing in His praisse He would keep you in good care and all your sins would be erased. He would allow you to stay in His exalted presence and you would realize that through His grace alone, you live and stay in prosperity. He is the creator and it is He alone whose mercies strike a balance amongst the planets and stars. 44. Listen to me O’ brother. Life without remembering God is meaningless. Once there came a man with a request that I tell him something which may help him in life. I told him to remember God and always meditate on his Name. He confessed that he could not concentrate. When I asked him if he had forgotten about the money he was keeping in the hole dug in the earth he admitted that he had not. If you cannot forget the spot where the money was how could you forget Him who not only gave you all the worldly belongings but your very life and all its joys? O’ man it is not in your interest to forget Him who gives you all that you want. 45. This is my prayer. What Guru Arjan Dev Ji said I share the words with you: Pray to God. Speak nothing but the truth. Never think ill of anyone. Do good to all, and God almighty shall treat you similarly. 46. Your good deeds will matter more than anything else. Do recite His holy Name. You will thus attain contentment. God will be happy with you and accept you for your good deeds and for the faithful performance of your duty. There is nothing more important than His pleasure, for, once you enjoy His grace He shall forgive you for your sins and your miseries will come to an end. 47. When your inner self asserts in a pure and pious manner, you attain true knowledge. And once you do that all your miseries are gone and you enjoy eternal bliss. 48. Guru has the knowledge which is perfect and God is our Saviour and Master. God alone is the Creator of this universe. He sustains and nurtures it. His will pervades all through. Nothing is possible without His grace and will. Man must learn to live as He ordains and pay his homage and respects to the great Creator. People become good and kind only when they learn to obey Him. We should never forget Him who gives us life and all comforts. If we meditate on His Name we achieve every bliss that makes life good, meaningful and worth living. 49. Man gets attached to those objects which he would leave behind. He should not fail to concentrate and meditate on His Name. Man would enjoy the bliss if he remembers his creator and His mercies. Man’s life is a success only when he learns to enjoy His grace. This is possible when man meditates on His Name. Life for man has a meaning and is worth living only if he remembers God. 50. When man develops the ability to recognize Truth no illusion can mislead him. You give a counterfeit coin to a child. The moment he comes to know about it he will throw it away. Similarly when man is able to perceive what is true he will discard all that is false and shall enjoy His blessings. God controls the destiny of all living beings and he alone brings happiness in man’s life None pleases God, whatever He does, we should learn to accept the same. He is the master of all of us. He is the embodiment of all that is good and noble. He is all powerful. There is nothing which man cannot get by His grace. With His benevolence we gain all that we may desire. He bestows on us all that we need or want and nothing is kept away from man. With His kindness everything turns in our favour. There is no other Power like God as He is Supreme and He does only that which is right. If a man acts in a manner that is good and noble he always enjoys His grace and kindness. And it is He who has given us all that we possess. 51. All great men like Christ, Mohammed, Kabir and Namdev, who came into the world, followed the path of truth and urged people to do the same. How much did Jesus suffer while treading on the path of truth – we know. But he put people on the right path. The so-called clergy misguided and looted common people. When the elder died the members of his family asked as to where would he go. They made the family pay heavy amounts to send the man to heaven. 52. The priests shamelessly cheated and robbed people of their money by making false promises. They divide men in the name of religion. When I first went to Kashmir people welcomed and showed all respect due to a man of religion. But on a subsequent visit we were branded as infidels. These so-called priests mislead the people. It is God and His true followers who put the people on the right path. 53. God, the Truth Eternal, is the Creator of the universe. He alone is the Supreme Master and we should have absolute faith in Him. The man who believes in Him overcomes all temptations, and attains the knowledge that is complete and perfect and brings peace, contentment and happinessBottom of Form 54. Guru Arjan Dev Ji Maharaj has very clearly warned us not speak ill of anyone, not to use disparaging language for anyone, for, God resides within everyone. If you condemn a man you will be condemning God for He dwells in him. No man has a separate entity of his own. Man is only a part of the Supreme Being. So undue criticism of man will amount to criticism of God 55. God who is omnipresent as well as omnipotent dwells in all living creatures. He knows all and helps everyone in recognizing his or her worth. He resides within you and there is nothing hidden from Him. He is fully aware of the process of thought working within the system. He knows what your expectations are and benignly guides you in realizing your aspirations. It is He alone who always knows what is right for you. By surrendering yourself to His will you are accepted and blessed by Him because then you belong to Him. 56. When you consciously merge your being unto Him you become a part of Him and His Name. That is when you are transported into a state of ecstasy. That is the supreme moment of awakening when you attain salvation. This is the state of absolute piety. You are blessed with ‘knowledge perfect’. When you attain this state of bliss all your desires are fulfilled and you stand fully rewarded. 57. One who develops love and devotion and is soaked in His Name and able to see Him, feel Him and has intense love and Devotion for Him has achieved everything. Nothing is out of his reach. All is within his grasp. Nothing can elude him and he is in possession of all that is worth possessing. And in his company others can see God within themselves. 58. It is He who fulfills all desires. He gives all comforts and pleasure. No one else can do that. He is the ONE. He, who brings happiness to all, resides within everyone. Have faith in Him. Enjoy His mercies and blessings. Repose faith in Him. All your sublime cravings will be realized. He shall grant you absolute peace of mind. 59. There is nothing like ‘Name’ in the world. Tulsi Das Ji placed Name above the Creator. It is Name that takes us to Him. It is Name that brings salvation to man. But it is with the help of the Guru. It is Guru who is the real God. Guru is the light of the world. Guru has the key that God blesses him with. No one except the Guru has the key. 60. Name is the only means that can take you to God. There is no distinction between the Name and the ONE who bears it. God’s Name alone leads you to know God and to be part of Him. Once you have concentrated on Name you will find Him. The moment you have realized what Name is you will realize and perceive what God is. The only way to know God is through His Name. As long as you do not identify yourself with Name you cannot reach Him or be one with God. 61. Whosoever loved his Creator attained salvation. All those who gave themselves up to His love and true devotion became free of all bondage. They were blessed as saints. 62. There is no place where God may not dwell. When you take gold out of a bangle made of gold there remains nothing – no bangle. It is God who is everywhere. There cannot be a place where there is no God. The famous episode from Ramayana: When Rama went to meet Rishi Balmiki he asked to show him a secluded place where he could meditate without any disturbance. Balmiki told him that he could suggest such a place only if Rama named a place where He was not present. So there is no place where God may not be present. 63. Ye good people, my brethern! Always sing the praises of the Lord. Till such time that you feel the presence of God within and without you keep meditating on His Name. Don’t you ever give up repeating His Name. If you stop reciting His Name you will not be able to meditate. Give yourself up on His lotus feet. You shall find him if you keep repeating His Name. It is His Name that shall help you reach and find Him. 64. You see all that surrounds you. You are bestowed with all knowledge. Peep into your inner self. You know as well as you see when an idea is born within you. You are not the thought, for it has no physical existence. Idea is your being – there is no doubt about it. That is why God is complete. He sees all. He is indivisible and cannot be destroyed. 65. Truth is the religion. A man who is truthful merges into the truth. You shall find God only when you completely identify yourself with the truth. Being clever or by deploying clever tactics you cannot attain the truth. My Guru blessed me with knowledge and put to an end all ignorance. And knowledge has brought within me the light – the light that enables me to tread the path that He chose for me. 66. One day a saint recited in a manner, most beautiful, the following line of Nam Dev: Haath paon kar kaam sabh cheet Niranjan naal. I was with him. We had gone to attend the bhog(conclusion ceremony of the continuous recitation of Guru Granth Sahib). He said nothing , only recited the line Cheet Niranjan naal and made the congregation do the same. What a wonderful experience it was! 67. The martyrdom day of Shri Guru Arjan Dev Ji was being celebrated at Bara Pind. As usual I performed katha- explaining and elucidating Gurbani(Guru’s word) and asked him to address the gathering. He recited the following line in an inimitable way: Dukh mein Sukh manaie, Dukh mein Sukh manaie. Such was the effect of the recitation that many among the congregation were moved to tears. The saint said, ” This was his (Guru Arjan Dev Ji) day who while suffering extreme physical agony had not complained at all and had accepted it as one would accept a boon because it had come from Him? 68. Great and holy men come to this world to defend Truth and religiousness. There is no need to think about their safety or security for they are the incarnations of the almighty. This is what God wills. He descends upon the earth to save the world. Think of the sacrifices made by our Gurus. The entire family of Guru Gobind Singh Ji Maharaj – father, mother and the four sons – attained martyrdom. It is not possible to enumerate what the tenth Master did for mankind. Similarly Christ expounded the truth after eliminating all that was false. That is why he is so widely respected and revered especially in the west. Find within yourself God, the formless one, whose part is your being. Where and why do you go to find him? You aimlessly wander in the jungle and desire to possess various objects. What for? God is infinite and without any form. It is not the matter. No idea. No object. It is your being. You are part of Him. He is all and everywhere and sees and perceives all. 69. Mirabai, as is well known, was from a princely family and married to a prince. She had developed intense devotion for Lord Krishna. She would go to the temple and dance in a state of ecstasy. She was a disciple of Ravidas. Her father and father-in-law thought that by dancing in the temple and singing the praises of her Lord she lowered the prestige of the two royal families. They decided to poison her. Her sister-in-law was asked to give her poison as prasad from the gods. Meera was indifferent to all this, accepted poison which turned into elixir. If you remember God and surrender yourself to Him He shall always be with you and poison will turn into Amrit. 70. Man goes astray and remains in wilderness for ages. It is God alone who, through His grace, brings man on the right path. Man can find God within himself and be one with Him only through His grace. Without His grace man can never find Truth which is yet another name of God. 71. Ego and desire are the two ailments man suffers from and they go on increasing with the passage of time. These two can be countered by truth and meditation on His Name. As long as man finds himself unable to meditate and has not developed absolute faith in Him he will remain in wilderness and far from being happy. 72. One, who has comprehended the truth of his existence and has realized the truth of his own being, is blessed with enlightenment. All those devoid of the two remain deprived of all light that makes life meaningful and worth living. This is possible only with the blessings of the Guru. Man attains salvation and comes out of the cycle of birth and death and of misery when he becomes one with his creator and self-realization dawns on him.

The Khalsa must be Autonomous and Self-Respecting Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji and Sikh warriors. http://www.nihangsingh.org/blog/ The highly respected Itihasik granth “Sri Gur Panth Prakash” (1841) also known as “Prachin Panth Prakash” written by Bhai Rattan Singh Bhangu, is a treasure chest of Sikh history and kathavachaks (Sikh preachers) continue daily to share the stories contained within this text in Gurdwara’s around the world. Rattan Singh Bhangu came from a lineage of Sikh warriors, and had first hand knowledge on many historical and religious practices of the Sikh nation. Rattan Singh’s grandfather was the renowned shaheed singh Bhai Mehtab Singh Ji, who beheaded Massa Rangar for the desecration of the Harimandir Sahib at Amritsar. Rattan Singh’s father was Bhai Rai Singh Ji, who as a child survived an attack by the Muslim Government, which left his whole family dead. Bhai Rai Singh Ji later joined the Karora Singhia Misl of the Budha Dal. Below is a passage from Prachin Panth Prakash where Bhai Rattan Singh Ji is answering questions from Captain David Murry of the British East India Company, regarding the purpose of the Khalsa : Dohra : Then Captain Murry made further enquiries from me, That I must narrate the account of the Sikhs in minute detail. How did the Tenth Guru create the order of the Khalsa Panth? What kind of strategies did he employ to promote this order? (1) When the whole populace of India constituted their subjects, How did the Sikhs manage to expand their influence? (2) How did the subjects of this region (Punjab) put up a defiance to their rule? Where had the Mughal’s Army disappeared to allow this defiance? (3) Were the Mughals not well informed about the Sikhs? Were they ignorant about the hostility between them and the Sikh Gurus? Had they reached some kind of settlement with the Sikhs? Had they accepted the Sikhs as the third religion ? (4) Wasn’t there any politically shrewd person among the Mughals, Who could pinpoint the rising power of the Sikhs? Did the Khalsa Panth not stake their claim to sovereignty? Did the Khalsa Panth remain unnoticed by the Mughals? (5) Dohra : The way I answered these questions put forth by Captain Murry, My Gursikh readers must listen to the same account. The Khalsa Panth was as sharp and marked since its inception, As tender thorns are sharp and pointed from their budding stage. (6) Chaupai : How could the Khalsa Singhs remain existent in isolation and secrecy? How could the Khalsa Panth remain hidden from the public gaze? The Singhs’ organisation was created to wage a war, As the Khalsa Panth was anointed with the touch of weapons. (7) The Khalsa Panth was initiated (Baptised) with the ceremonial sword as, The Khalsa Panth was administered the first draught of the sword immersed in elixir. With iron rings and sword on their headgear and slung across the shoulders, How could they remain unnoticed like the sharp-nailed lions in a jungle? (8) The perfect Guru the Tenth created the Khalsa Panth in this manner, So that they must wage a war against oppression. Since no body achieves sovereignty without waging a war, The Tenth Guru had decided this strategy from the very beginning. (9) Dohra : There had developed a great hostility and conflict, Between the Sikh Gurus and the Mughal emperor. Since Guru Tegh Bahadur had sacrificed his life for this reason, How could the Sikhs let the Mughals get away with it? (10) Chaupai : Guru Tegh Bahadur, by making the Supreme sacrifice at Delhi, Had uprooted the Mughal Emperor’s roots from Delhi. Guru Gobind Singh had made a proper assessment that, The roots (foundations) of the Mughal empire’s had completely withered. (11) But even an old tree does not fall down without its roots being cut, Or else a mighty storm could bring it tumbling down. Now the Mughal empire needed to be stormed with an armed attack, This was the only way to bring this crumbling empire down. (12) So Satguru Guru Gobind Singh himself decided to pick up the sword, And bring about the destruction of the Mughal empire. But then Guru Gobind Singh felt in his heart of hearts, That he himself had no need for a worthless royal power. (13) Sri Guru Nanak had blessed him with such a great divine seat, That all of Temporal royal power was subservient to it. Since he did not care for such an inferior temporal power, He must pass on this kind of political power to his followers. (14) Dohra : Thereafter it occured to Satguru Guru Gobind Singh’s mind, That the reign of Mughal rulers must be replaced. For this purpose, all the chiefs of the hill states, Must be made to pick up the sword against the Mughals. (15) Chaupai : But then on a second thought, Guru Gobind Singh thought, That these hill chiefs had never been his followers. Why should he invest them with rare power without any service? Why should he embrace these outsiders at the cost of his own followers? (16) They are as indifferent as the stone idols that they worship, And they had always been ungrateful to the House of Nanak. (17) As they called themselves soldiers and as belonging to martial races, They would never acknowledge that the Guru had conferred power on them. He would confer power and sovereignty on the poor people, Who would gratefully acknowledge his (Guru’s) contribution. (18) Dohra : The needy alone deserve to be endowed with rare gifts, What is the use of empowering those who are already powerful. The House of Nanak is known for its compassion and generosity, And known as the saviour and protector of the poor. (19) Chaupai : Those who belong to the various offshoots of lowly twelve sub-castes, And who know nothing about the game of power politics. Who are contemptuously known as rustic peasants, in the society, or known as traders, small time shopkeepers and petty fighters. (20) Those who belong to the low castes of blacksmiths and carpenters, And the lowly placed tailors and wine-venders would receive his benediction. This fraternity will also include the low caste cattle grazers, rustics, and cow herds, And the ignoble vegetable growers and scheduled castes. (21) Water-carriers, Barbers, small venders, potters will also join this community, Sainis, goldsmiths, sweepers and cobblers will form a part of this brotherhood. Ballad-singers, priests, and mendicants will also be the alliance partners, Salt-traders, potters and artisans will also share power. (22) I shall confer sovereignty on these poor and needy Gursikhs, So that they may remember my patronage and benediction. Saying this Guru Gobind Singh challenged his followers, That they should pick up swords and attack the Mughals. (23) Dohra : The Sikhs did not agree to Guru Gobind Singh’s proposal, Since they were highly scared of the Mughal empire’s power. The Mughals had a large and powerful army, When would they relinquish power and their hold over India? (24) Chaupai : So the Sikhs did not accept Guru Gobind Singh’s advice, As they felt that they would not be able to defeat the Mughals. The Sikhs were just timid sparrows as compared to the Hawk like Mughals, Or The Sikhs were just lambs against the lion like Mughals. (25) How could the Guru expect deer-like Sikhs to vanquish the lion-like Mughal forces? How could a downward flowing rivulet flow back towards the high-sloped mountains? Their forces consisted of veteran soldiers and warrior Pathans. While the Sikhs Constituted poor unskilled rustics, barbers and carpenters. (26) They told the Guru that he had selected all the low-caste people, Who were completely defenceless and unarmed. He should throw this challenge before the martial royal chiefs, As they were the right persons who could serve his purpose. (27) Dohra : Then Sri Guru Gobind Singh felt anguished and thought, That his followers did not wish to achieve anything in life. He had wished to confer power and sovereignty on them, But they were repeatedly refusing to accept this honour. (28) Chaupai : Sri Guru Gobind Singh, being the knower of all hearts, Had diagnosed the root cause of his Sikh’s psychic malady. Since these Sikhs had been peaceful followers of a Charan Pahul tradition,There was no spark of self-assertion and retaliation in their psyche. (29) Dohra : They had been used to wearing a black woolen silken cap as head cover, As they had been indoctrinated to call themselves as servants or slaves, They being grounded in excessive compassion and humility, It would be futile to ask them to pick up swords. (30) Chaupai : He should first bring about a transformation in their character, And make their appearance formidable that evokes fear and awe. He should give his organisation a charismatic nomenclature, And administer a heavy dose of powerful elixir to them. (31) So Satguru Sri Guru Gobind Singh arrived at a firm resolution, And made efforts to implement it after deep contemplation. They must adopt the dress code of a martial warrior race, And grow hair and wear turbans on their heads. (32) The warrior Kshtriyas had been suffixing the title “Singhs”. The same name “Singh” would suit his followers’ names as well. He resolved to administer to them the “Khandey-ki-Pahul”, In order to make the Khalsa formidable and resolute. (33) In this way, they would learn the art of wielding power, And develop a feeling of having become rulers and sovereigns. From people weak as straw and reeds, he would turn them into men of steel, After partaking of sword-initiated elixir, they would not be scared to pick up swords. (34) Dohra : The Khalsa must be as autonomous and self-respecting, As embodiment of all the Divine attributes in plenty. Never submitting to the sovereignty of anyone else, Except the sovereignty and autonomy of God alone. (35) Chaupai : From then on, the Khalsa would not worship any spirits and graves of Pirs, Nor would they be worshippers of “Gugapir Sultan”. They would no longer wear saffron mark, sacred thread or lose apparel (dhoti), Eliminating all caste distinctions, they would dine together. (36)

Rehatnama Bhai Prahlad Singh Ji The 10th Master, Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Taken from http://www.nihangsingh.org/blog/ While staying at Abchal Nagar in Maharashtra, before returning to the Abode of Truth (Sach Khand) Guru Gobind Singh Ji spoke the following to the royal court attendant (Hazoori Sevak) Bhai Prahlad Singh Ji. ਹੁਕਮ ਹੋਆ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਮੁਖ ਵਾਕ ਪਾ:੧੦ ਲਾਲ ਦਰਿਆਈ ਕੇ ਪ੍ਰਥਾਇ Command from the mouth of the Tenth King. Conversation with Bhai Lal Dariaie (of the Udasi’s) ਦੋਹਰਾ Dohra ਅਬਚਲ ਨਗਰ ਬੈਠੇ ਗੁਰੂ, ਮਨ ਮਹਿ ਕੀਆ ਬੀਚਾਰ The Guru was sitting at Abchal Nagar (Sri Hazoor Sahib), the thought entered his mind. ਬੋਲਿਆ ਪੂਰਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ, ਕਰਿ ਨਮਸਕਾਰ ਕਰਤਾਰ । ੧ । The perfect True Guru spoke, saluting the creator Lord. ਹੁਕਮ ਹੋਯਾ ਪ੍ਰਹਿਲਾਦ ਸਿੰਘ ਬਿਪ੍ਰ ਜਾਤ ਹੰਸਰਾਇ Calling for Bhai Prahlad Singh, from the lineage of Hansrai. ਨਿਕਟ ਬੁਲਾਯਾ ਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ, ਲੀਨਉ ਕੰਠ ਲਗਾਇ । ੨ । Coming near Guru Ji, he was embraced. ਪੰਥ ਚਲਯੋ ਹੈ ਜਗਤ ਮੈਂ ਗੁਰ ਨਾਨਕ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ The (Khalsa) Panth has been brought to this world by the grace of Guru Nanak. ਰਹਿਤ ਬਤਾਈੲ ਖਾਲਸੇ, ਸੁਣ ਭਾਈ ਪ੍ਰਹਿਲਾਦ । ੩ । O’ Bhai Prahlad Singh, listen to the code of conduct for the Khalsa. ਚੌਪਈ Chaupai ਹੋਇ ਸਿਖ ਸਿਰ ਟੋਪੀ ਧਰੈ । ਸਾਤ ਜਨਮ ਕੁਸ਼ਟੀ ਹੁਇ ਮਰੈ If a Sikh wears a hat, he shall suffer through seven life times as a leper. ਜੋ ਸਿਖ ਗਲ ਮਹਿ ਤਾਗਾ ਮੇਲੈ । ਚੌਪੜ ਬਾਜ਼ੀ ਗਨਿਕਾ ਖੇਲੈ । ੪ । The Sikh who wears the Hindu thread around his neck, gambles or visits a prostitute, ਜਨਮ ਸੁਆਨ ਪਾਵੈਗਾ ਕੋਟਿ । ਬੀਜਯੋ ਹਾਥ ਬੁਰਾ ਇਸ ਖੋਟ Shall be born as a dog a hundred thousand times, for the evil seed produces evil fruit. ਪਾਗ ਉਤਾਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ਜੋ ਖਾਵੈ । ਸੋ ਸਿਖ ਕੁੰਭੀ ਨਰਕ ਸਿਧਾਵੈ । ੫ । The Sikh who removes his turban while eating, goes to the worst of hells. ਦੋਹਰਾ Dohra ਮੀਣਾ ਔਰ ਮਸੰਦੀਆ, ਮੋਨਾ ਕੁੜੀ ਜੋ ਮਾਰ The Sikh who has dealings with the Mina’s, Masand’s, those who cut their hair or kill their daughter’s, ਹੋਇ ਸਿਖ ਵਰਤਨ ਕਰਹਿ ਅੰਤ ਕਰੇਗਾ ਖੁਆਰ । ੬ । shall at their end suffer greatly. ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਕੇ ਮੰਤ੍ਰ ਬਿਨ ਜਪੈ ਅਉਰ ਕੋਈ ਜਾਪ Do not meditate on any other mantar besides Vaheguru, ਸੋ ਸਾਕਤ, ਸਿਖ ਮੂਲ ਨਹਿ , ਬਾਚਤ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਮੁਖ ਆਪ । ੭ । That faithless person is not a Sikh, this is the command from the Guru’s mouth. ਮੇਰਉ ਹੁਕਮ ਮਾਨਹਿ ਨਹੀਂ, ਕਰਹਿ ਨ ਸਿਖ ਕੀ ਸੇਵ They who do not follow my command’s and does not serve the Sikhs, ਸੋ ਬੀਰਜ ਮਲੇਛ ਕੋ, ਪਰਗਟ ਪਛਾਨਹੁ ਭੇਵ । ੮ । Recognise that person as an unbeliever (of the Guru). ਚੌਪਈ Chaupai ਹੁਕਮ ਦੇਖਿ ਕਾਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਰਾਖੈ । ਗੋਲਕ ਗੋਪ ਮਿਥਿਆ ਮੁਖ ਭਾਖੈ Those who recognise my commands, but does not follow them and takes money from the Guru’s golak for their own false needs, ਕਾਰ ਭੇਟ ਸੁਖ ਮੰਨਤ ਚੁਰਾਵੈ । ਐਸਾ ਸਿਖ ਗੁਰੂ ਨਹਿ ਭਾਵੈ । ੯ । The offerings have been presented in hopes of happiness. Those who take the the offerings are not Sikhs. (Those who steal from the Guru’s golaks are not Sikhs). ਤੂਟ ਪਰਿਓ ਮਾਇਆ ਕੀ ਫਾਸੀ । ਭ੍ਰਮਤਾ ਫਿਰੈ ਲਾਖ ਚਉਰਾਸੀ Those caught in the net of Maya, are wandering through the 8.4 million life forms. ਸੋ ਬੀਰਜ ਮਲੇਛ ਕੋ ਜਾਨ । ਸੁਣ ਭਾਈ ਪ੍ਰਹਿਲਾਦ ਸੁਜਾਨ । ੧੦ । Realise the evil seeds of the faithless, listen O’ Bhai Prahlad Singh. ਗੁਰੂ ਖਾਲਸੇ ਆਦਿ ਲੋਂ ਜੋ ਪਾਲੈ ਜਗ ਮੋਹ Those who have been born a Khalsa of the Guru but is still entangled in attachment, ਸੋ ਸਾਕਤ ਨਰਕੀ ਸਦਾ, ਇਨ ਸੇ ਕਰੈ ਜੋ ਧ੍ਰੋਹ । ੧੧ । They are bound for hell, they only commit evil. ਸੂਹੇ ਅੰਬਰ ਪਹਿਨ ਕਰ, ਜੋ ਨਾਸੇ ਨਸਵਾਰ The Sikh who wears red, or uses tobacco ਲਗੇ ਤਾੜਨਾ ਸੀਸ ਪਰ, ਸੁਨੀਏ ਨਰਕ ਮੰਝਾਰ । ੧੨ । They will be beaten on their head and are headed towards hell. ਬਿਨਾ ਜਪੁ ਜਾਪੁ ਜਪੇ, ਜੋ ਜੋਵਹਿ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ They who eat without reciting Japji Sahib and Jaap Sahib (Nitnem), ਸੋ ਬਿਸਟਾ ਕਾ ਕਿਰਮ ਹੁਇ, ਜਨਮ ਗਵਾਵੈ ਬਾਦ । ੧੩ । Are no better then waste and are ruining their lives. ਚੌਪਈ Chaupai ਪ੍ਰਾਤਾ ਕਾਲ ਗੁਰ ਗੀਤ ਨ ਗਾਵੈ । ਰਹਿਰਾਸ ਬਿਨਾ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ਜੋ ਖਾਵੈ They are not Sikhs, those who do not sing the Guru’s songs, and eat without reciting Rehras. ਬਾਹਰਮੁਖੀ ਸਿਖ ਤਿਸ ਜਾਨੋ । ਸਭ ਮਿਥਿਆ ਤਿਸ ਮਾਨੋ । ੧੪ । Recognise them as false Sikhs, all their actions are false. ਲਖ ਚਉਰਾਸੀ ਭ੍ਰਮਤਾ ਫਿਰੈ । ਬਾਰ ਬਾਰ ਜਗ ਜਨਮੈ ਮਰੇ They will be stuck in the cycle of 8.4 million life forms, going through birth and death again and again. ਗੁਰੂ ਬਚਨ ਸਿਉ ਤੂਟਾ ਜਾਇ । ਦਰਗਹਿ ਤਾਂਕਉ ਮਿਲੈ ਸਜਾਇ । ੧੫ । Those who do not follow the commands of the Guru, will not find the court of the Lord. ਦੋਹਰਾ Dohra ਅਕਾਲ ਪੁਰਖ ਕਉ ਛਾਡ ਕਰਿ, ਭਜੈ ਦੇਵ ਕੋਈ ਅਉਰ They who leave Akaal Purkh, and start to worship Hindu deities, ਜਨਮ ਜਨਮ ਭ੍ਰਮਤਾ ਫਿਰਹਿ, ਲਹਹਿ ਨ ਸੁਖ ਕੀ ਠਉਰ । ੧੬ । They will wander through birth after birth, and will never find true peace. ਪਾਹਨ ਕੀ ਪੂਜਾ ਕਰੈ, ਸਿਖ ਨ ਨਿਵਾਵਹਿ ਸੀਸ They who do idol worship and do not treat another Sikh with respect, ਸੋ ਸਾਕਤ ਨਿਗੁਰਾ ਸਦਾ, ਮਾਰਿਆ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਜਗਦੀਸ । ੧੭ । That person is forever without a Guru, and is destroyed by the Lord of the world. ਕਰੀ ਥਾਪਨਾ ਜਾਸ ਕੀ, ਮੋਹ ਜੁ ਅਪਨੇ ਹਾਥਿ Those who claim to be equal to the creation made by the Guru’s hands ਤਿਸ ਕੀ ਸਮਸਰ ਜੋ ਕਰੈ, ਜਰ ਜਾਵਹਿ ਕੁਲ ਸਾਥਿ । ੧੮ । They will suffer for this mistake, along with their companions (followers). ਕਾਰ ਭੇਟ ਸੁਖ ਮੰਨਤ ਕਰ, ਜੋ ਸਿਖ ਚਿਤ ਭ੍ਰਮਾਇ The Sikh who promises to make an offering, but does not follow through, ਸੋ ਸਾਕਤ ਪਾਪੀ ਸਦਾ, ਬਿਕਟ ਰੂਪ ਹੋਇ ਜਾਇ । ੧੯ । They will forever be a faithless sinner, in the most horrible form. ਕੁੜੀਮਾਰ ਮਸੰਦ ਜੋ, ਮੀਣੇ ਕਾ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ By accepting food for those who kill their daughters, the Masand’s and Mina’s ਲਏ ਜੁ ਇਨ ਕੇ ਹਾਥ ਕਾ, ਜਨਮ ਗਵਾਵਹਿ ਬਾਦ । ੨੦ । Eating from their hands, is a waste of the human birth. ਛਾਡ ਸਿਖਨ ਕੇ ਚਰਨ ਕਉ, ਲਏ ਪੰਥ ਜੋ ਅਉਰ Those who leave the holy feet of Sikhi and follow another panth, ਐਥਹਿ ਓਥਹਿ ਦੁਖ ਲਹੈ, ਗੁਰ ਸਿਖਨ ਕੋ ਚੋਰ । ੨੧ । Finds pain here and hereafter. This is the fate of those who betray the Guru. ਚੌਪਈ Chaupai ਮੜੀ ਗੋਰ ਦੇਵਲ ਜੋ ਮਾਨੈ, ਪਰ ਪੰਥਨ ਕੋ ਊਚ ਬਖਾਨੈ They who worship at cremation grounds, tombs, or idols, or who promotes a misled path, ਸੋ ਸਾਕਤ ਗੁਰ ਕਾ ਸਿਖ ਨਾਹੀ । ਫਾਸਿ ਪਰਯੋ ਜਮ ਕੰਕਰ ਪਾਹੀ । ੨੨ । They are faithless and are not a Sikh of the Guru, they are caught in the noose of death. ਟੋਪੀ ਦੇਖਿ ਨਿਵਾਵਹਿ ਸੀਸ । ਸੋ ਸਿਖ ਨਰਕੀ ਬਿਸਵੈ ਬੀਸ They who salute someone wearing a hat (Muslim Imam), they are destined to hell. ਅਕਾਲ ਪੁਰਖ ਕੀ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰੈ । ਸੋ ਸਿਖ ਬੰਸ ਸਗਲ ਲੇ ਤਰੈ । ੨੩ । Serve the Immortal Being, and carry your family across the ocean of life. ਦੋਹਰਾ Dohra ਗੁਰੂ ਖਾਲਸਾ ਮਾਨੀਅਹਿ, ਪਰਗਟ ਗੁਰੂ ਕੀ ਦੇਹ Accept the Khalsa as the Guru, this is the Guru’s body. ਜੋ ਸਿਖ ਮੋ ਮਿਲਬੇ ਚਹਿਹ, ਖੋਜ ਇਨਹੁ ਮਹਿ ਲੇਹੁ । ੨੪ । Those Sikhs looking to find me, will see me in the midst of the Khalsa. ਕਾਨ ਕਟੇ ਅਰ ਤੁਰਕ ਕਾ, ਕਰੈ ਨ ਮੂਲ ਵਿਸਾਹੁ Do not place faith in the Kanpatt Yogi, or in the Muslims, ਜੋ ਸਿਖ ਸੋਂ ਹਿਤ ਨ ਕਰਹਿ, ਸੋ ਨਰਕੇ ਪਰਿ ਜਾਹੁ । ੨੫ । That Sikh who doesn’t have faith in their heart, is destined for hell. ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਬਾਣੀ, ਰਸਨਾ ਰਟਹਿ ਜੋ ਹੋਰ The hymns of the Guru’s contains the nectar, you won’t find it any where else, ਸੋ ਮਾਰਿਆ ਕਰਤਾਰ ਕਾ, ਪੜਾ ਨਰਕ ਮਧ ਘੋਰ । ੨੬ । Being destroyed by the creator, you are destined for hell. ਚੌਪਈ Chaupai ਛੇ ਦਰਸਨ ਕੀ ਜੋ ਮਤ ਧਾਰੈ । ਕੁਲ ਸੰਬੂਹ ਲੈ ਨਰਕ ਸਿਧਾਰੈ They who put faith in the six darshans of the Hindu’s are headed to hell with their descendants. ਬਾਝਹੁ ਗੁਰ ਸਿਖਨ ਕਰੇ ਸੇਵਾ । ਮਿਥਿਆ ਮਾਨੋ ਸੁਰ ਨਰ ਦੇਵਾ । ੨੭ । Perform the seva of the Guru’s Sikhs, not the service of Gods, Goddess and false idols. ਅਕਾਲ ਪੁਰਖ ਕੀ ਮੂਰਤ ਏਹ । ਪਰਗਟ ਅਕਾਲ ਖਾਲਸਾ ਦੇਵ This is the visible image of the Immortal Being, the form of the Khalsa. ਯਾਮੇਂ ਰੰਚ ਮਿਥਿਆ ਨਹਿ ਭਾਖੀ । ਗੁਰ ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰ ਅੰਗਦ ਸਾਖੀ । ੨੮ । Nothing that has been spoken is false, Guru Nanak Dev Ji and Guru Angad Dev Ji bear witness. ਦੋਹਰਾ Dohra ਲੈਣਾ ਦੇਣਾ ਖਾਲਸੇ, ਆਨ ਦੇਵ ਸਭ ਝੂਠ Receive and give to the Khalsa, to give to idols is false. ਅਉਰ ਦੇਵ ਇਵ ਮਾਨੀਏ, ਜਿਉਂ ਬਾਰੂ ਕੀ ਮੂਠ । ੨੯ । It is like sand running through your fingers. ਅਕਾਲ ਪੁਰਖ ਕੇ ਬਚਨ ਸਿਉਂ, ਪਰਗਟ ਚਲਾਯੋ ਪੰਥ From the command of Akaal Purkh, has this path (Sikhi) appeared. ਸਭ ਸਿਖਨ ਕੋ ਬਚਨ ਹੈ, ਗੁਰੂ ਮਾਨੀਅਹੁ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ । ੩੦ । The command for all the Sikhs is to accept the Granth Sahib as your Guru. ਥਾਪ ਚਲਯੋ ਜੋ ਜਗਤ ਮੈਂ ਤਿਨਹਿ ਨਿਵਾਵਉ ਮਾਥ It has been delivered to the world, and all should salute the Granth (Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji). ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਕੇ ਮੰਤ੍ਰ ਬਿਨ, ਮਿਥਿਆ ਸਾਰੀ ਗਾਥ । ੩੧ । Without the Vaheguru mantar, all singing is false. ਸਿਖ ਕਉ ਸਿਖ ਜਉ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਦੀਨਾ । ਕੋਟਿ ਅਸੁਮੈਧ ਜਗ ਫਲ ਕੀਨਾ When the Sikhs initiate another Sikh with Amrit, the blessings are more then thousands of Hindu horse sacrifices (Asumaidh). ਜੋ ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਬਾਣੀ ਸਿਖ ਗਾਵੈ । ਜੀਵਨ ਮੁਕਤ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਪਾਵੈ । ੩੨ । Those Sikhs who sing the Guru’s hymns, they find liberation while still alive. ਚਾਪੀ ਕਰੋ ਮਲਹਿ ਸਿਖ ਚਰਨਾ । ਤਿਸ ਸਿਖ ਕੋ ਮੈਂ ਲੀਨੋ ਸਰਨਾ The Sikh, who massages the feet of another Sikh, I take that Sikh into my sanctuary. ਕਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ਸਿਖ ਮੁਖ ਪਾਵੈ । ਤਿਸ ਸਿਖ ਪੈ ਗੁਰ ਵਾਰਨੇ ਜਾਵੈ । ੩੩ । The Sikh who feeds another Sikh, also goes to the Guru’s fraternity. ਰਹਿਰਾਸ ਸਮੇ ਗੁਰੂ ਹੁਕਮ ਕੋ, ਪਢਹਿ ਪ੍ਰੀਤ ਸਤ ਭਾਉ This is the command of the Guru, recite Rehras with true love in your heart, ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਸਹਿਤ ਰਸਨਾ ਰਟਹਿ, ਪਰਗਟ ਮਿਲਹਿ ਮੁਹਿ ਆਉ । ੩੪ । They who recite it with love, will meet the Guru this way. ਬਚਨ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਤ ਰਖਹਿ ਸਿਖ ਜੋਈ । ਤੈਸੋ ਹੀ ਫਲ ਪਰਾਪਤ ਹੋਈ The Sikh who keeps love for the Guru’s command, will reap the fruit of this. ਗੁਰ ਕਾ ਬਚਨ ਗੁਰੂ ਕੀ ਮੂਰਤ, ਭੁਗਤ ਮੁਕਤ ਵਰ ਸਾਚੋ ਪੂਰਤ । ੩੫ । The Guru’s teachings is the Guru’s form, from this receive all pleasures, liberation and desires. ਰਹਿਣੀ ਰਹਹਿ ਸੋਈ ਸਿਖ ਮੇਰਾ, ਵਹ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਮੈਂ ਉਸ ਕਾ ਚੇਰਾ That Sikh who lives the code of conduct is my Sikh, They are my Master, I am their disciple. ਕਰਹਿ ਅਕਾਲ ਪੁਰਖ ਕੀ ਆਸਾ । ਜਨਮ ਮਰਨ ਕਟ ਡਾਰੈ ਫਾਸਾ । ੩੬ । Place your faith in the Immortal Being, the noose of birth and death will be cut. ਸਤਿ ਅਕਾਲ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ, ਧਰਮ ਬੀਜ ਯਹ ਮੰਤ The true Immortal Being, Sri Vaheguru, is the root mantar of all righteousness. ਸਰਬ ਜਾਪ ਕਉ ਜਾਪੁ ਇਹ, ਕਹਿਓ ਆਦਿ ਅਰ ਅੰਤ । ੩੭ । Reciting and meditating on all mantars is contained in this (Vaheguru Mantar), spoken from the beginning till the end of time. ਸੰਬਤ ਸਤ੍ਰਹ ਸੈ ਭਏ, ਬਰਖ ਬਵੰਜਾ ਨਿਹਾਰ Sambat 1752 has arrived ਮਾਘ ਵਦੀ ਥਿਤਿ ਪੰਚਮੀ, ਰਵਿਵਾਰ ਸੁਭ ਵਾਰ । ੩੮ । Sunday, the fifth day of the dark half of the month of Magh. The spot where Guru Gobind Singh Ji left for the heavenly abode at Takht Sri Hazoor Sahib, Abchal Nagar

Part Three of the Q & A with Jathedar Baba Maan Singh Ji of the Guru Nanak Dal is now online. In this video Baba Ji talks about the maryada of a Farladhari Singh and how the ceremony of receiving a Farla is conducted.

The story of Hola Mohalla – Guru Kian Sakhian 1790 Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji leading the Khalsa during the mohalla Read here: http://www.nihangsingh.org/blog/?p=413

In celebration of Hola Mohalla: Description of Hola Mohalla in 1883 “The dark standard (Nishan Sahib) of the Anandpur Gurdwara, accompanied by Nihangs clad in dark blue clothes and conical head-dresses encircled with steel quoits, is specially worthy of notice. Many of the Nihangs are mounted and rush wildly about, frantically gesticulating and shouting, and bearing themselves as if engaged in defending their standard against a foe. Now and then, a deep toned chant (Jaikara) rises from one of the groups, singing the praises of their Guru.” - Punjab Gazetteer, Hoshiarpur Punjab (Punjab Government, 1883)

The holder of the royal hawk, Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Taken from http://www.nihangsingh.org/blog/ Previously nihangsingh.org posted the “Rehitnama Bhai Nand Lal Ji”, which is the code of conduct for the Sikhs that was uttered from the holy mouth of the 10th King, Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji. We are now pleased to post the “Tankahnama Bhai Nand Lal Ji”. The Tankahnama was written by Bhai Nand Lal Singh Ji “Goya” after the creation of the Khalsa brotherhood. Passages from the Tankahnama are also sung everyday by Sikhs around the world during the collective prayer called the Ardas, as well sections of the Tankahnama form part of the hymn Arti-Arta. In the Tankahnama, Bhai Nand Lal Ji ask’s Guru Ji questions on acts that may be commited and the Guru responds with the punishment or reward that would be deserving of that act. Below is the Tankahnama: ਤਨਖ਼ਾਹਨਾਮਾ Tankhahnama : Code of Discipline ਪ੍ਰ੍ਰਸ਼ਨ ਭਾਈ ਨੰਦ ਲਾਲ ਜੀ Questions: Bhai Nand Lal Ji ਵਾਕ ਸ੍ਰ੍ਰ੍ਰੀ ਗੁਰੂ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ ਜੀ Responses: Guru Gobind Singh Ji ਦੋਹਰਾ Dohira ਪ੍ਰ੍ਰਸ਼ਨ ਕੀਆ ਨੰਦ ਲਾਲ ਜੀ ਗੁਰੂ ਬਤਾਈਏੇ ਮੋਹਿ Nand Lal asked, “Guru Ji, enlighten me, ਕੌਣ ਕਰਮ ਇਨ ਜੋਗ ਹੈਂ ਕੌਣ ਕਰਮ ਨਹੀਂ ਸੋਹਿ ॥ (੧) Which deed is ethical and which is not becoming. ਦੋਹਰਾ Dohira ਨੰਦ ਲਾਲ ਤੁਮ ਬਚਨ ਸੁਣਹੁ ਸਿਖ ਕਰਮ ਹੈ ਏੇਹਿ Nand Lal, listen to this speech, the Sikh conduct is this, ਨਾਮੁ ਦਾਨੁ ਇਸਨਾਨ ਬਿਨ ਕਰੇ ਨਾ ਅੰਨ ਸਿਉੁਂ ਨਹੁ ॥ (੨) Without the celestial name, charity and bathing, a Sikh should not savour food. ਚੋਪਈ Chaupai ਪ੍ਰ੍ਰ੍ਰਾ ਤਾਕਾਲ ਸਤਸਿੰਗ ਨਾ ਜਾਵੈ ॥ One who does not participate in the true congregation early in the morning, ਤਨਖ਼ਾਹਦਾਰ ਬਹੁ ਵੱਡਾ ਕਹਾਵੇ ॥ (੩) Will be adjudged as deserving a religious retribution. ਸਤਸਿੰਗ ਜਾਇ ਕਰ ਚਿੱਤ ਡੁਲਾਵ The one who participates in the true-congregation half-heartedly ਈਹਾਂ ਉੁਹਾਂ ਠੋਰ ਨਾ ਪਾਵੈ ॥ (੪) Will find shelter neither here or there (this realm or the next). ਹਰਿ ਜਸ ਸੁਣਤੇ ਬਾਤ ਚਲਾਵੈ ॥ While listening to the celestial glories, (one who) starts idle-talks, ਕਹੇ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ ਵੋਹ ਜਮ ਪੁਰ ਜਾਵੇ (੫) Says Gobind Singh, goes to abode of hell. ਨਿਰਧਨ ਦੇਖ ਨਾ ਪਾਸ ਬਹਾਵੈ ॥ Coming across a poor-man, if he does not entertain him, ਸੋ ਤਨਖਾਹੀ ਮੂਲ ਕਹਾਵੈ ॥ (੬) He obtains the fundamental punishment. ਸ਼ਬਦ ਗਿਆਨ ਬਿਨ ਕਰੇ ਜੋ ਬਾਤ ॥ One who talks without the knowledge of the celestial word, ਤਾ ਕੈ ਕਛੂ ਨਾ ਆਵੈ ਹਾਥ ॥ (੭) Benefits by nothing at all. ਸ਼ਬਦ ਭੋਗ ਨਾ ਨਿਵਾਵੇ ਸੀਸ ॥ If he does not pay his obeisance to the shabad, ਤਾਂ ਕੋ ਮਿਲੇ ਨਾ ਪਰਮ ਜਗਦੀਸ ॥ (੮) He will not merge with the Supreme Being. ਦੋਹਰਾ Dohira ਜੋ ਪ੍ਰ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ਕੋ ਬਾਂਟ ਹੈ ਮਨ ਮੇਂ ਧਾਰੇ ਲੋਭ One who distributes prashad with greed in his heart. ਕਸਿੇ ਥੋੜਾ ਕਸਿੇ ਅਗਲਾ ਸਦਾ ਰਹੇ ਤਸਿ ਸੋਗ ॥ (੯) More to some and less to others, he will forever remains in affliction. ਚੌਪਈ Chaupai ਕੜਾਹ ਪ੍ਰ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ਕੀ ਬਿੱਧ ਸੁਣ ਲੀਜੈ Listen to the procedure of preparing the karah prashad. ਤੀਨ ਭਾਂਤ ਕੋ ਸਮਸਰ ਕੀਜੇ ॥ (੧੦) Take three components in equal quantity (sugar, butter, flour) ਲੇਪਣ ਆਗੇ ਬਹੁਕਰ ਦੀਜੈ After brooming, mud-plastering the floor, ਮਾਂਜਣ ਧਰ ਭਾਂਜਣ ਧੋਵੀਜੈ ॥ (੧੧) And using the scrubber, wash all the utensils. ਕਰਿ ਇਸ਼ਨਾਨ ਪਵਿਤ੍ਰ੍ਰ੍ਰ ਹੋਇ ਬਹੇ Then take a bath and cleanse yourself, ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਬਿਨ ਅਵਰ ਨਾ ਕਹੇ ॥ (੧੨) And, except Vaheguru, the Almighty, utter nothing else. ਨਵਤਨ ਕਸਿੰਭ ਪੂਰ ਜਲ ਲੇਹ Take a pitcherful of fresh water, ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ ਸਫਲ ਤਿਨ ਦੇਹ ॥ (੧੩) Then, Gobind Singh says, he will be physically fit. ਕਰਿ ਤਿਆਰ ਚੌਕੀ ਪਰ ਧਰੇ After preparing it, place it on a stool, ਚਾਰ ਓਰ ਕੀਰਤਨ ਬਹਿ ਕਰੇ ॥ (੧੪) With holy hymns flowing in all the four directions. ਦੌਹਰਾ Dohira ਮੋ ਹਰ ਤੁਰਕ ਕੀ ਸਿਰ ਧਰੇ ਲੋਹ ਲਗਾਵੈ ਚਰਨ One who bows his head to a Turk (enemy) and surrenders his sword at his feet, ਕਹੈ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ ਸੁਣੋ ਲਾਲ ਜੀ ਫਿਰ ਫਿਰ ਹੋਏੇ ਤਸਿ ਮਰਨ ॥ (੧੫) Gobind Singh says, “Listen Lal Ji, he runs into the cycle of life and death.” ਚੌਪਈ Chaupai ਲਗੈ ਦੀਵਾਨ ਸੁਣ ਮੂਲ ਨਾ ਜਾਵੈ One who never goes to the divine congregation, ਰਹਿ ਬਿਨਾ ਪ੍ਰ੍ਰ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ਵਰਤਾਵੈ ॥ (੧੬) And distributes the karah prashad without proper conduct. ਸੂਹਾ ਪਹਿਣ ਲਏੇ ਨਸਵਾਰ One who wears red and uses tobacco, ਕਹੇ ਗੋਬਦਿ ਸਿੰਘ ਜਮ ਕਰੇ ਖਵਾਰ ॥ (੧੭) Gobind Singh says, he will be punished by the messanger of death. ਮਾਇ ਬੈਣ ਜੋ ਆਵੈ ਸੰਗਤਿ When sisters and mothers come to the congregation, ਦ੍ਰ੍ਰਸਿ਼ਟ ਬੁਰੀ ਦੇਖੈ ਤਸਿ ਪੰਗਤ ॥ (੧੮) One who casts an evil eye at their row, ਸਿਖ ਹੋਇ ਜੋ ਕਰਤ ਕਰੋਧ And being a Sikh, if he renders anger, ਕੰਨਿਆ ਮੂਲ ਨਾ ਦੇਵੇ ਸੋਧ ॥ (੧੯) (He) loses the respect which a daughter could endow. ਧੀ ਭੈਣ ਕਾ ਪੈਸਾ ਖਾਇ One who plunders the wealth of a daughter or a sister, ਕਹੇ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ ਧੱਕੇ ਜਮ ਖਾਇ ॥ (੨੦) Says Gobind Singh, he is pushed towards the devil. ਸਿਖ ਹੋਏੇ ਬਿਨ ਲੋਹ ਜੋ ਫਿਰੈ Being a Sikh if one goes around without a sword, ਆਵਤ ਜਾਵਤ ਜਨਮੇ ਮਰੇ ॥ (੨੧) He comes and goes through birth and death. ਮਾਲ ਅਤਿਥਿ ਕਾ ਬਲ ਕਰੇ ਛਲੈ If he swindles the effects of his guest, ਜਪੁ ਤਪੁ ਤਾਂ ਕੋ ਸਭ ਨਹਿਫਲੈ ॥ (੨੨) All his prayer and worship bear no fruit. ਸੋਰਠਾ Sortha ਕੰਘਾ ਦੋਵੇਂ ਵਕਤ ਕਰ ਪੱਗ ਚੁਣੇ ਕਰ ਬਾਂਧਈ One should comb their hair and tie their turban twice a day, ਦਾਤਨ ਕਰੇ ਨਿਤ ਨੀਤ ਨਾ ਦੁਖ ਪਾਵੈ ਲਾਲ ਜੀ ॥ (੨੩) Should clean the teeth, O’ Lal Ji, this way one will never suffer. ਦੋਹਰਾ Dohira ਦਸਵੰਧ ਗੁਰੁ ਨਹਿ ਦੇਵੈ ਝੂਠ ਬੋਲ ਜੋ ਖਾਇ One who does not spare one tenth of their income for the Guru and revels in lies, ਕਹੇ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ ਲਾਲ ਜੀ ਤਸਿ ਕਾ ਕਛੂ ਨਾ ਬਸਿਾਹਿ ॥ (੨੪) Lal Ji, Gobind Singh says, should not be trusted. ਚੌਪਈ Chaupai ਠੰਡੇ ਪਾਣੀ ਜੋ ਨਹੀਂ ਨਹਾਵੈ If he does not take bath in cold water, ਬਿਨ ਜਪੁ ਪੜ੍ਹ੍ਹ੍ਹੇ ਪ੍ਰ੍ਰਸ਼ਾਦਿ ਜੋ ਪਾਵੈ ॥ (੨੫) And without reading Jap Ji Sahib, takes his food, ਬਿਨ ਰਹਿਰਾਸ ਸੰਧਿਆ ਜੋ ਖੋਵੈ Without saying Rehras, passes the evening, ਕੀਰਤਨ ਪੜ੍ਹ੍ਹ੍ਹੇ ਬਿਨ ਰੈਣ ਜੋ ਸੋਵੇ ॥ (੨੬) Without reciting Kirtan (Sohila) goes to sleep, ਚੁਗਲੀ ਕਰ ਜੋ ਕਰਜ ਬਿਗਾਰੈ ॥ Through slander he conducts his affairs, ਧ੍ਰ੍ਰਿਗ ਤਸਿ ਜਨਮ ਜੋ ਧਰਮ ਬਸਿਾਰੈ ॥ (੨੭) Cursed is his birth if he forgets the righteousness. ਕਰੇ ਬਚਨ ਜੋ ਪਾਲੈ ਨਹੀਂ One who stands not by his words, ਕਹੇ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ ਤਸਿ ਠੋਰ ਕਤ ਨਾਹੀਂ ॥ (੨੮) Says Gobind Singh, he is honoured nowhere. ਲੈ ਤੁਰਕਨ ਤੇ ਮਾਸ ਜੋ ਖਾਵੈ One who eats meat taken from Turks, ਬਿਨ ਗੁਰ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਬਚਨ ਜੋ ਗਾਵੈ ॥ (੨੯) One who utters any words except the Guru’s Shabad, ਤ੍ਰ੍ਰਿਯ ਰਾਗ ਸੁਣਿ ਚਿਤ ਲਾਏੇ Puts their heart listening to bad music, ਸੁਣਹ ਲਾਲ ਸੋ ਜਮ ਪੁਰ ਜਾਏੇ ॥ (੩੦) Listen, Lal Ji, he heads for the abode of hell. ਚੌਪਈ Chaupai ਅਰਦਾਸ ਬਿਨਾ ਜੋ ਕਾਜ ਸਿਧਾਵੇ Without ardas one who commences a task, ਭੇਟ ਕੀਏੇ ਬਿਨ ਕੁਛ ਮੁਖ ਪਾਵੈ ॥ (੩੧) Prior to offering, puts something in the mouth. ਤਿਆਗੀ ਬਸਤ ਗਹਿਣ ਜੇ ਕਰੈ Abandoned belongings, one who takes away, ਬਿਨ ਤ੍ਰ੍ਰਿਯਾ ਆਪਣੀ ਸੇਜ ਜੋ ਧਰੋ ॥ (੩੨) And takes an other’s wife to bed. ਅਤਿਥਿ ਵੇਖ ਨਹੀਂ ਦੇਵੈ ਦਾਨ One who does not serve an approaching guest, ਸੋ ਨਹੀਂ ਪਾਵੈ ਦਰਗਹਿ ਮਾਨ ॥ (੩੩) He won’t be honoured in the divine court ਕੀਰਤਨ ਕਥਾ ਸਿਉੁਂ ਮਨ ਨਹੀਂ ਲਾਵੈ If he does not listen to the teachings and singing of hymns, ਸੰਤ ਸਿਖ ਕੋ ਬੁਰਾ ਅਲਾਵੈ ॥ (੩੪) And abuses a saintly Sikh, ਨਿੰਦਾ ਜੂਆ ਹਰੇ ਜੋ ਮਾਲ Through slander and gambling, if he gains, ਮਹਾਂ ਦੁਖ ਪਾਵੈ ਤਸਿ ਕੋ ਕਾਲ ॥ (੩੫) He suffers great pain through death. ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਨਿੰਦਾ ਸੁਣੇ ਨਾ ਕਾਨ For not listening to the slander of the Guru’s, ਭੇਟ ਕਰੋ ਤਸਿ ਸੰਗ ਕਿਰਪਾਨ ॥ (੩੬) Honour him by offering a sword. ਦੋਹਰਾ Dohira ਗੋਲਕ ਰਾਖ ਨਾਹਿ ਜੋ ਛਲ ਕਾ ਕਰੈ ਵਪਾਰ One who does not keep the charitable cashbox and indulges in deceitful trade, ਕਹੇ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ ਲਾਲ ਜੀ ਭੋਗੇ ਨਰਕ ਹਜ਼ਾਰ॥ (੩੭) Says Gobind Singh, Lal Ji, he suffers through thousands of hells. ਚੌਪਈ Chaupai ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਬਿਨ ਕਹੇ ਜੋ ਖਾਵੈ Without worshipping Vaheguru, one who eats, ਵੈ ਸਵਾ ਦਵਾਰੇ ਸਿਖ ਜੋ ਜਾਵੈ ॥ (੩੮) The Sikh who pays visit to a prostitute, ਪਰ ਇਸਤ੍ਰ੍ਰ੍ਰੀ ਸਿਉੁਂ ਨੇਹਸਿੁੰ ਲਗਾਵੇ Who revels with an other’s wife, ਕਹੇ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ ਵੁਹ ਸਿਖ ਨਾ ਭਾਵੈ ॥ (੩੯) Says Gobind Singh, such a Sikh is not regarded. ਗੁਰ ਤਲਪੀ ਕਪਟੀ ਹੈ ਜੋਇ One who is cunning and impostor for the Guru, ਬਡੋ ਤਨਖਾਹੀ ਜਾਣੋ ਸੋਇ ॥ (੪੦) He should be considered severely punishable. ਗੁਰ ਕੋ ਛੋਡ ਅਵਰ ਸਿਉੁਂ ਮਾਂਗੇ Abandoning the Guru, one who goes to beg from others, ਰਾਤਰੀ ਸੋਏੇ ਤੇੜ ਹਇ ਨਾਂਗੇ ॥ (੪੧) And sleeps at night without anything on, ਨਗਨ ਹੋਇ ਕਰ ਭੋਗ ਜੋ ਕਰੇ Unclothed one who revels in sex, ਨਗਨ ਹੋਇ ਜਲ ਮੱਜਣ ਕਰੇ ॥ (੪੨) And all naked cleans his teeth, ਦੋਹਰਾ Dohira ਨਗਨ ਹੋਇ ਬਾਹਰ ਫਿਰੈ ਨਗਨ ਸੀਸ ਜੋ ਖਾਇ One who goes around naked or eats bare headed, ਨਗਨ ਪ੍ਰ੍ਰ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ਜੋ ਬਾਂਟਈ ਤਨਖ਼ਾਹੀ ਬਡਾ ਕਹਾਇ ॥ (੪੩) Or gives out prashad in a naked state is adjudged as a big offender. ਚੌਪਈ Chaupai ਖਾਲਸਾ ਸੋਇ ਜੋ ਨਿੰਦਾ ਤਿਆਗੇ Khalsa is the one who abandons slander, ਖਾਲਸਾ ਸੋਇ ਲੜੇ ਹੋਇ ਆਗੈ ॥ (੪੪) Khalsa is the one who is in the front of the battle, ਖਾਲਸਾ ਸੋਇ ਜੋ ਪੰਚ ਕੋ ਮਾਰੈ Khalsa is the one who kills the five vices. ਖਾਲਸਾ ਸੋਇ ਕਰਮ ਕੇ ਸਾੜੈ ॥ (੪੫) Khalsa is the one who burns away their previous actions. ਖਾਲਸਾ ਸੋਇ ਮਾਨ ਜੋ ਤਿਆਗੈ Khalsa is the one who abandons their ego, ਖਾਲਸਾ ਸੋਇ ਜੋ ਪਰਤ ਆ ਤੇ ਭਾਗੈ ॥ (੪੬) Khalsa is the one who keeps away from another’s wife. ਖਾਲਸਾ ਸੋਇ ਪਰਦ੍ਰ੍ਰਸਿ਼ਟਿ ਕੋ ਤਿਆਗੇ Khalsa is the one who does not imitate the others’ viewpoint. ਖਾਲਸਾ ਸੋਇ ਨਾਮ ਰਤ ਲਾਗੈ ॥ (੪੭) Khalsa is the one who is infused with the divine name of God, ਖਾਲਸਾ ਸੋਇ ਗੁਰਬਾਣੀ ਹਿਤ ਲਾਇ Khalsa is the one who puts his heart into Gurbani. ਖਾਲਸਾ ਸੋਇ ਸਾਰ ਮੁੰਹਿ ਖਾਹਿ ॥ (੪੮) Khalsa is the one who can eat the steel. ਦੋਹਰਾ Dohira ਖ਼ਲਕ ਖਾਲਿਕ ਕੀ ਜਾਣ ਕੇ ਖ਼ਲਕ ਦੁਖਾਵੈ ਨਾਹਿ Regarding the creation as that of the Creator, one should not exploit the creation. ਖ਼ਲਕ ਦੁਖੈ ਨੰਦ ਲਾਲ ਜੀ ਖਾਲਿਕ ਕੋਪੈ ਤਾਹਿ ॥ (੪੯) If creation is put in agony, Lal Ji, the Creator is not pleased. ਛੌਪਈ Chaupai ਖਾਲਸਾ ਸੋਇ ਨਿਰਧਨ ਕੋ ਪਾਲੈ Khalsa is the one who looks after the poor. ਖਾਲਸਾ ਸੋਇ ਦੁਸ਼ਟ ਕੋ ਗਾਲੇ ॥ (੫੦) Khalsa is the one who annihilates the the evil-doers. ਖਾਲਸਾ ਸੋਇ ਨਾਮ ਜਪ ਕਰੈ Khalsa is the one who remembers the divine name. ਖਾਲਸਾ ਸੋਇ ਮਲੇਛ ਪਰ ਚੜ੍ਹ੍ਹ੍ਹੈ ॥ (੫੧) Khalsa is the one who invades the barbarians. ਖਾਲਸਾ ਸੋਇ ਨਾਮ ਸਿਉੁਂ ਜੋੜੇ Khalsa is the one who is permeated with the celestial name of God. ਖਾਲਸਾ ਸੋਇ ਬੰਧਨ ਕੋ ਤੋੜੇ ॥ (੫੨) Khalsa is the one who destroys their bondage. ਖਾਲਸਾ ਸੋਇ ਜੋ ਚੜ੍ਹ੍ਹ੍ਹੇ ਤੁਰੰਗ Khalsa is the one who rides the horse. ਖਾਲਸਾ ਸੋਇ ਜੋ ਕਰੇ ਨਿਤ ਜੰਗ ॥ (੫੩) Khalsa is the one who is ever ready for righteous war. ਖਾਲਸਾ ਸੋਇ ਸ਼ਸਤਰ ਕੋ ਧਾਰੈ Khalsa is the one who adorns the arms. ਖਾਲਸਾ ਸੋਇ ਦੁਸੰਟ ਕੋ ਮਾਰੈ ॥ (੫੪) Khalsa is the one who exterminates the vicious. ਦੋਹਰਾ Dohira ਦੋਹੀ ਫਿਰੇ ਅਕਾਲ ਕੀ ਨਿੰਦਾ ਕਰੈ ਨਾ ਕੋਇ Outcry prevails for the Almighty and the slander fosters no one. ਬਨ ਪਰਬਤ ਸਭ ਭਜ ਗੇ ਤ੍ਰ੍ਰ੍ਰ ਹ ਜਗਤ ਮੇਂ ਸੋਇ ॥ (੫੫) The hills and forests in all the three domains of creation will remember him. ਚੌਪਈ Chaupai ਸੁਣੋ ਨੰਦ ਲਾਲ ਏੇਹੌ ਸਾਚ Listen, Nand Lal, this is the truth, ਪਰਗਟ ਕਰਾਊੂਂ ਆਪਣੇ ਰਾਜ ॥ (੫੬) Through which I reveal my kingdom. ਚਾਰ ਬਰਨ ਇਕ ਬਰਨ ਕਰਾਊੂਂ All the four castes, I have made into one caste, ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਕਾ ਜਾਪ ਜਪਾਊੂਂ ॥ (੫੭) Who recite the name of Vaheguru. ਚੜ੍ਹ੍ਹ੍ਹੈਂ ਤੁਰੰਗ ਉੁੜਾਵੈਂ ਬਾਜ They will mount the horse and fly the falcon, ਤੁਰਕ ਦੇਖ ਕਰ ਜਾਵੈਂ ਭਾਜ ॥ (੫੮) Seeing them, Turks (enemies) will flee. ਸਵਾ ਲਾਖ ਸੇ ਏੇਕ ਲੜਾਊੂਂ I will make one combat a hundred and twenty-five thousand. ਚੜ੍ਹ੍ਹ੍ਹੈ ਸਿੰਘ ਤਸਿ ਮੁਕਤ ਕਰਾਊੂਂ ॥ (੫੯) That Singh, will be liberated. ਝੂਲਣ ਨੇਜ਼ੇ ਹਸਤੀ ਸਾਜੇ The spears wave and the elephants are decorated, ਦੁਆਰ ਦੁਆਰ ਪਰ ਨੌਬਤ ਬਾਜੇ ॥ (੬੦) At every door the victory drums beat. ਸਵਾ ਲਾਖ ਜਬ ਧੁਖੈ ਪਲੀਤਾ When a hundred and twenty-five thousands fire-works sparkle, ਤਬ ਖਾਲਸਾ ਉੁਦੈ ਅਸਤ ਲੋ ਜੀਤਾ ॥ (੬੧) Then realise that the Khalsa has attained victory. ਦੋਹਰਾ Dohira ਰਾਜ ਕਰੇਗਹ ਖਾਲਸਾ ਆਕੀ ਰਹੇ ਨਾ ਕੋਇ The Khalsa will rule and the rebels will be eliminated, ਖ਼ਵਾਰ ਹੋਇ ਸਭ ਮਿਲੇਂਗੇ ਬਚੇ ਸ਼ਰਨ ਜੋ ਹੋਇ ॥ (੬੨) All will be obliged to join and only those who surrender will survive. ਬਚਨ ਹੈ ਸ੍ਰ੍ਰ੍ਰੀ ਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕਾ ਕਿ ਜੋ ਕੋਈ ਸਿਖ ਦਾ ਬੇਟਾ ਹੋਏੇ ਔੌਰ ਮੋਨਾ ਹੋਇ ਜਾਵੈ This is the command of the Guru, that if the son of a Sikh shaves their head, ਤਸਿ ਕੀ ਜੜ੍ਹ੍ਹ੍ਹ ਸ ਕੀ, ਔੌਰ ਜੋ ਮੋਨਾ ਸਿਖ ਹੋਇ ਜਾਵੈ ਤਸਿ ਕੀ ਜੜ੍ਹ੍ਹ੍ਹ ਹਰੀ ॥ His posterity will be ruined, and if a shaven one becomes Sikh, his descendants will flourish. ਇਤਿ ਸ੍ਰ੍ਰ੍ਰੀ ਤਨਖ਼ਾਹ ਨਾਮਾ ਸੰਪੂਰਨੰ ॥ This concludes the Code of punishment.