Guru Teg Bahadur

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Waheguru Ji ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Fateh

Guru Teg Bahadur (Punjabi: ਗੁਰੂ ਤੇਗ਼ ਬਹਾਦੁਰ) (April 1, 1621 - November 11, 1675) was the ninth of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism, and he became Guru on March 20, 1665 following in the footsteps of his grand-nephew, Guru Har Krishan.

Guru Teg Bahadur was born in the holy city of Amritsar. The sixth guru of the Sikhs, Sri Guru Har Gobind Ji, had five sons. Guru Teg Bahadur was the fifth and the youngest of the five. The translation of Guru's name, Teg Bahadur, is "Master of the sword". However, Guru Teg Bahadur was master of the spiritual sword and not the political sword. This can be explained as follows:

One day, Guru Har Gobind asked many priests including Baba Budha Jee and Baba Gurdas to come with him and bless the child that had just been born, Guru Teg Bahadur. On seeing the child, Guru Har Gobind and Baba Budha bowed to the child and touched its feet. On being asked by one of his followers to explain His actions, Guru Har Gobind said that Guru Teg Bahadur was sent to this world with a great mission: he would sacrifice his own life for the welfare of others. Guru Har Gobind always used to wear two swords: Miri (political sovereignty) and Piri (Spiritual sovereignty). When Guru Har Gobind picked up his child, Guru Teg Bahadur, the child grabbed the sword that represented Piri.

Guru Teg Bahadur came up with the triple formula of Naam, Dan and Isnaan. According to Guru, a person who follows this formula on a regular basis will slowly free himself from the worldly desires and will only desire to be one with god. Naam means to meditate on God’s name (Waheguru), Daan means to share one’s earnings, and Isnaan means to take a bath before morning prayers.

Guru Teg Bahadur has visited various places of pilgrimage in the East. He set his foot on Agra, Prayag (Allahabad), Banaras, Gaya, Patna, Kamarpur (Assam) and Jagannath Puri.

Guru Teg Bahadur was beheaded by the Emperor, in Delhi.

Before he died, he nominated his son, Gobind Rai – who later was renamed - Guru Gobind Singh, as the next, and as it turned out, the last Guru of the Sikhs – in human form. The following is a summary of the main highlights of Guru Teg Bahadur's life:

• Built the city of Anandpur Sahib.
• Toured various parts of India.
• Responsible for saving the Kashmiri Pandits who were being persecuted by the Mughals, but had to lay down his own life.
• Contributed many hundreds of hymns to the Guru Granth Sahib.
• The Saloks (Mahal 9) near the end of the Guru Granth Sahib are extremely popular.
• Martyred in Delhi by Mughal Emperor, Aurangzeb. see Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadar
• Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib, Chandni Chowk, Delhi, where he was beheaded and Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib, Delhi, the residence of Lakhi Shah Vanjara - who burnt his house so as to cremate the Guru's body.

Waheguru Ji ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji ke Fateh!

[edit] See also

• Bichitra Natak

[edit] External links

• The Supreme Sacrifice of Guru Tegh Bahadur - eBook
• Learn more about Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji
• Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib
• AllAboutSikhs.com
• Video - Teg Bahadur Simriey
• Sikhs.org
• Sikh-History.com

[edit] Audio

• Audio Tribute to Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji
• Sukhmani Sahib Mp3,Real Audio, Real Audio download

Preceded by: Guru Har Krishan (7 July 1656 - 30 March 1664)	Guru Teg Bahadur	Followed by: Guru Gobind Singh (22 December 1666 - 7 October 1708)
The Ten Gurus of Sikhism
Guru Nanak Dev | Guru Angad Dev | Guru Amar Das | Guru Ram Das | Guru Arjun Dev | Guru Har Gobind | Guru Har Rai | Guru Har Krishan | Guru Teg Bahadur | Guru Gobind Singh | (Followed by Guru Granth Sahib, Perpetual Guru of the Sikhs)