Sangat Ji, today I am going to tell you about my mother.
Who is also your mother.
I am going to speak about Mata Sahib Kaur Ji,
who is the mother, the spiritual mother of Khalsa Panth.
Mata Sahib Kaur Ji from a very, very young age,
she has been devoted to Sikhi and to Guru Gobind Singh Ji
and no one could understand why.
From a very young age, she could memorise Japji Sahib,
she started doing a lot of Simran and
starting memorising countless other teachings as well.
And she would always speak about Guru Gobind Singh Ji,
and she would always dream about Guru Gobind Singh Ji as well.
The time even came, such, where the villagers in her village started calling her Mata Ji,
because at a very young age she portrayed those virtues, those attributes
that a young woman, that a lady, a Mata Ji would have.
So with respect they started calling her Mata Ji as well.
Now Mata Sahib Deva Ji when she came of age to get married,
she told her parents I will only get married to Guru Gobind Singh Ji.
And even her parent say that for someone like Mata Sahib Deva Ji,
there is no one else but Guru Gobind Singh Ji who could get married to her,
or who is compatible to her as well.
Because as a woman, her wishes, her desires are not of the worldly ones,
but of the spiritual ones.
And there is no man here who could be compatible to her.
Only Guru Gobind Singh Ji.
So her parents went to Guru Gobind Singh Ji
and did Benti that please take my daughter's hand in marriage
and get married to her.
But at that point Guru Gobind Singh Ji say that I am already married
and now I have become Brahamchari, where I have renounced all the physical relationship
of a household and now I am only focused on the panthic matters.
So I can't get married to your daughter.
And Mata Sahib Deva Ji parents say that she only thinks about You,
she only looks up to You and she will not get married to anyone else but You.
At that point, Mata Sahib Deva Ji stood up and she does Benti, she says that Sache Paatshaah
as a wife I will not demand anything from You, all I want is to be able to do your Seva
and I can do that if I am in your palace, if I am near You I can do that Seva of You.
And Guru Gobind Singh Ji said that I have a few conditions
if you want to get married to me.
My first condition is that we are not going to be taking part in any physical relationship
as a husband and wife and with that we will not bear any children as well.
And Mata Sahib Deva Ji, Mata Sahib Kaur Ji, she said Sat Bachan.
Because in her mind, all she wanted was to do Seva of her husband
was to do Seva of Guru Gobind Singh Ji.
Mata Sundri Ji was also there present in the palace of Guru Gobind Singh Ji
and Mata Gujri Ji as well.
Mata Sahib Deva Ji, she loved Mata Sundri Ji just like her own sister.
Both of them had that sisterly love between each other.
And both of them loved Mata Gujri Ji just like their own mother,
there was no difference between the 3 of them.
And Mata Sahib Deva Ji, she had so much love for the Chaar Sahibzaade,
it was her responsibility to get them ready every morning.
Mata Sahib Kaur Ji would put small small Kalgia on the Dastar of the Sahibzaade,
especially Baba Fateh Singh Ji.
And she would be so happy to see the Chaar Sahibzaade,
it was like as if these 4 are her own children, that's how she loved them and took care of them.
These peaceful times were only short-lasting.
And the whole Parvaar they got separated in Sirsa River.
Now, Mata Sahib Kaur Ji's routine was that she would not have her food
she would not have her breakfast her meal of the day
until she had the Dashan of Guru Gobind Singh Ji.
And this is one condition of Mata Sahib Deva Ji as well which she put forward to Guru Gobind Singh Ji,
she said that I know You are busy with Your daily routine,
of meeting the Khalsa Panth, of strategising for war against the enemies
and all that, but this is my humble Benti. That please come to me daily
to have your meal so that I can have your Darshan.
And only then I will have my meal.
Guru Gobind Singh Ji, knowing this Iccha of Mata Sahib Kaur Ji,
Guru Sahib knew how much love Mata Sahib Kaur Ji had for Them
and they agreed to this condition.
And daily Guru Gobind Singh Ji would come and have meal with Mata Sahib Kaur Ji,
eat the food that she made and gave her Darshan.
This was not possible when the separation of the family happened
and Mata Sahib Kaur Ji, Mata Sundri Ji and a few Gursikhs such as Bhai Mani Singh
went towards Delhi.
Now Sangat Ji, this is a point Sangat Ji.
We can see how the role of the woman changes from just practising Sikhi in a family
just like Bebe Nanaki Ji, Mata Khivi Ji then came forward and started serving her community.
And then we can see like Bibi Bhani Ji has now started doing Seva in other communities as well.
Started going out there to different villages and started doing Seva and doing Parchaar.
Now we'll see when the time came to Mata Sahib Kaur Ji, Mata Sundri Ji they have gone
completely to a different state and now they are taking up the role that a man would take.
Such as the economical aspect, the political aspect of Panthic matters.
Mata Sahib Kaur Ji, Mata Sundri Ji took care of all these matters for the Khalsa Panth in Delhi.
Because they knew that war was coming and normally with war there's always chaos
attached to it as well.
So it was in the hands of Mata Sahib Kaur Ji and Mata Sundri Ji, both together sisters,
to ensure that there was peace and Sikhi Parchaar was still continuing in Delhi as well.