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Sangat Ji, today I am going to tell you about my mother.

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Who is also your mother.

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I am going to speak about Mata Sahib Kaur Ji,

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who is the mother, the spiritual mother of Khalsa Panth.

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Mata Sahib Kaur Ji from a very, very young age,

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she has been devoted to Sikhi and to Guru Gobind Singh Ji

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and no one could understand why.

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From a very young age, 
she could memorise Japji Sahib,

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she started doing a lot of Simran and

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starting memorising countless other teachings as well.

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And she would always speak about 
Guru Gobind Singh Ji,

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and she would always dream about
Guru Gobind Singh Ji as well.

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The time even came, such, where the villagers 
in her village started calling her Mata Ji,

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because at a very young age 
she portrayed those virtues, those attributes

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that a young woman, that a lady,
a Mata Ji would have.

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So with respect they started calling 
her Mata Ji as well.

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Now Mata Sahib Deva Ji when 
she came of age to get married,

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she told her parents
I will only get married to Guru Gobind Singh Ji.

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And even her parent say that
for someone like Mata Sahib Deva Ji,

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there is no one else but Guru Gobind Singh Ji 
who could get married to her,

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or who is compatible to her as well.

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Because as a woman, her wishes, her desires
are not of the worldly ones,

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but of the spiritual ones.

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And there is no man here 
who could be compatible to her.

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Only Guru Gobind Singh Ji.

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So her parents went to Guru Gobind Singh Ji

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and did Benti that please take 
my daughter's hand in marriage

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and get married to her.

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But at that point Guru Gobind Singh Ji 
say that I am already married

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and now I have become Brahamchari,
where I have renounced all the physical relationship

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of a household and now I am only 
focused on the panthic matters.

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So I can't get married to your daughter.

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And Mata Sahib Deva Ji parents say that
she only thinks about You,

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she only looks up to You and 
she will not get married to anyone else but You.

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At that point, Mata Sahib Deva Ji stood up and
she does Benti, she says that Sache Paatshaah

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as a wife I will not demand anything from You,
all I want is to be able to do your Seva

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and I can do that if I am in your palace,
if I am near You I can do that Seva of You.

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And Guru Gobind Singh Ji said 
that I have a few conditions

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if you want to get married to me.

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My first condition is that we are not 
going to be taking part in any physical relationship

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as a husband and wife and with that 
we will not bear any children as well.

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And Mata Sahib Deva Ji, Mata Sahib Kaur Ji, 
she said Sat Bachan.

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Because in her mind, all she wanted was 
to do Seva of her husband

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was to do Seva of Guru Gobind Singh Ji.

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Mata Sundri Ji was also there
present in the palace of Guru Gobind Singh Ji

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and Mata Gujri Ji as well.

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Mata Sahib Deva Ji, she loved Mata Sundri Ji
just like her own sister.

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Both of them had that sisterly love 
between each other.

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And both of them loved Mata Gujri Ji 
just like their own mother,

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there was no difference between the 3 of them.

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And Mata Sahib Deva Ji, she had so much love 
for the Chaar Sahibzaade,

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it was her responsibility to get them ready 
every morning.

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Mata Sahib Kaur Ji would put small small Kalgia 
on the Dastar of the Sahibzaade,

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especially Baba Fateh Singh Ji.

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And she would be so happy to 
see the Chaar Sahibzaade,

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it was like as if these 4 are her own children,
that's how she loved them and took care of them.

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These peaceful times were only 
short-lasting.

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And the whole Parvaar they got separated 
in Sirsa River.

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Now, Mata Sahib Kaur Ji's routine 
was that she would not have her food

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she would not have her breakfast 
her meal of the day

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until she had the Dashan of 
Guru Gobind Singh Ji.

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And this is one condition of Mata Sahib Deva Ji as well
which she put forward to Guru Gobind Singh Ji,

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she said that I know You are busy with
Your daily routine,

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of meeting the Khalsa Panth, 
of strategising for war against the enemies

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and all that, but this is my humble Benti. 
That please come to me daily

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to have your meal so that 
I can have your Darshan.

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And only then I will have my meal.

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Guru Gobind Singh Ji, knowing this Iccha 
of Mata Sahib Kaur Ji,

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Guru Sahib knew how much love
Mata Sahib Kaur Ji had for Them

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and they agreed to this condition.

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And daily Guru Gobind Singh Ji would come
and have meal with Mata Sahib Kaur Ji,

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eat the food that she made and 
gave her Darshan.

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This was not possible when the 
separation of the family happened

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and Mata Sahib Kaur Ji, Mata Sundri Ji and a few 
Gursikhs such as Bhai Mani Singh

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went towards Delhi.

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Now Sangat Ji, this is a point Sangat Ji.

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We can see how the role of the woman 
changes from just practising Sikhi in a family

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just like Bebe Nanaki Ji, Mata Khivi Ji then came 
forward and started serving her community.

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And then we can see like Bibi Bhani Ji has 
now started doing Seva in other communities as well.

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Started going out there to different villages 
and started doing Seva and doing Parchaar.

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Now we'll see when the time came to Mata Sahib
Kaur Ji, Mata Sundri Ji they have gone

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completely to a different state and now 
they are taking up the role that a man would take.

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Such as the economical aspect, the political aspect
of Panthic matters.

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Mata Sahib Kaur Ji, Mata Sundri Ji took care of all 
these matters for the Khalsa Panth in Delhi.

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Because they knew that war was coming
and normally with war there's always chaos

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attached to it as well.

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So it was in the hands of Mata Sahib Kaur Ji 
and Mata Sundri Ji, both together sisters,

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to ensure that there was peace and Sikhi 
Parchaar was still continuing in Delhi as well.

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And the time came when they found out that Guru Gobind Singh Ji

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is in Damdama Sahib and They are writing 
Guru Granth Sahib Ji Maharaj

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and they are doing Santhiya there 
for 9 months.

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Mata Sundri Ji and Mata Sahib Deva Ji,
they go to Damdama Sahib

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to have Darshan of Guru Gobind Singh Ji.

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They spend time there and
they did darshan of Guru Maharaj,

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they did Seva of Guru Maharaj as well.

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Mata Sahib Kaur Ji, as the mother of the 
Khalsa Panth, also served the Khalsa -

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her children, the Sikhs.

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She would take care of their needs,
of their daily needs:

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food, medication, anything else, money.

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Then Guru Gobind Singh Ji decided They 
were going to go to Hazoor Sahib.

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At that point, Mata Sahib Kaur Ji did Benti 
that I cannot be separated from You any longer.

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Please keep me with You.

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Mata Sundri Ji then say, I will go back to Delhi

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Mata Sahib Kaur Ji stayed on with 
Guru Gobind Singh Ji in Hazoor Sahib.

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And at the Asthaan of Mata Sahib Kaur Ji
the Sikhs, the Khalsa Panth would come

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and have langar made by her.

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And they would come to Mata Sahib Kaur Ji
whenever they needed anything,

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medication, they need help, they need advice, 
they need money

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they would come to Mata Sahib Kaur Ji.

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And Guru Gobind Singh Ji Maharaj,

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They were preparing for the day 
where They would leave this world.

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And They knew that Mata Sahib Kaur Ji 
had so much love for Guru Gobind Singh Ji Maharaj.

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That Mata Sahib Kaur Ji's life was such
that she would sacrifice her life for Me

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and if, after I'm gone, she would have no purpose.

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Guru Gobind Singh Ji calls Mata Sahib Kaur Ji
and tells her, gives her the Hukam

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that she is to go back to Delhi
to help Mata Sundri Ji.

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To serve the Khalsa Panth there.

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And that Guru Gobind Singh Ji does not want
her to be here when He leaves this world.

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And Mata Sahib Kaur Ji, she wouldn't be able to
bear the pain of separation because

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she is so in love with Guru Gobind Singh Ji.

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Just like how Guru Angad Dev Ji was so in love 
with Guru Nanak Dev Ji.

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Guru Nanak Dev Ji also told Guru Angad Dev Ji
to leave Kartarpur Sahib,

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go to Khadur Sahib, so that They would not have
to see the day when Guru Nanak Dev Ji

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leaves this world.

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The same was for Mata Sahib Kaur Ji.

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And Mata Sahib Kaur Ji says that 
I can't live without having Your darshan.

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And at that point, Guru Gobind Singh Ji Maharaj
gave Mata Sahib Kaur Ji five Shastar

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and told her that have my darshan daily 
by looking at these shastar.

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From these shastar I will give you My darshan

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and then you can have your meal.

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And not only that, but Guru Gobind Singh Ji also
told Mata Sahib Kaur ji,

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that it is her responsibility to bring up young
Jassa Singh Ahluwalia and to bring him

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along with her to Delhi. Take care of him.
Give him that Vidhiya, that Sikhi Vidhiya

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the Shastar Vidhiya to Jassa Singh Ahluwalia,

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so that when he grows up he can serve 
the Panth.

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And that's exactly what Mata Sahib Kaur Ji did.

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In Delhi, Mata Sahib Kaur Ji 
helped Mata Sundri Ji.

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They would address panthic issues,
they would give out Hukamnaame to the sangat

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in Punjab, in Delhi and in other states as well.

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They would put Gursikhs to do seva and 
they actually made a fortress that was given to them

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into a Dharamsala. In the Dharamsala they 
started doing Langar.

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They started the Sikhs in Delhi to give Dasvand.

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And when they found out that 
Guru Gobind Singh Ji has left for sachkhand

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and They have given the Gurgaddi to Guru Granth Sahib Ji Maharaj.

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Now imagine sagat ji, a kingdom without a king
will become chaotic

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and those people that know about the Gurgaddi of 
Guru Granth Sahib Ji Maharaj

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were in Hazoor Sahib with Guru Gobind Singh Ji.

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When the Hukamaama, when the letter 
was sent to the mothers in Delhi,

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that now the Gurgaddi is given to 
Guru Granth Sahib Ji Maharaj,

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Mothers Mata Sahib Kaur Ji and Mata Sundri Ji,
they took it upon themselves

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to spread, to do this Parchaar that

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They started doing Paatth of 
Guru Granth Sahib Ji,

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so that Gursikhs, they would not lose hope
that now Guru Sahib is not here anymore.

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Because it was a transition sangat ji
from a physical Guru to Granth Guru,

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it was a transition and it not perhaps 
an easy one as well.

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So that faith had to be instilled in the Sikhs,
that now your Guru is

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Guru Granth Sahib Ji.

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Have faith in Guru Granth Sahib Ji, 
because it is the Bachan

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of Guru Gobind Singh Ji as well.

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In the Rehitnaame as well Guru Gobind Singh Ji
says that if you want to have My darshan

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have darshan of Guru Granth Sahib Ji.

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If you want to speak to Me, 
read Guru Granth Sahib Ji.

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If you want to listen to Me, listen to My voice,
listen to My words,

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listen to the Hukamnama of Guru Granth Sahib Ji 
and that will be Me speaking to you.

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And the mothers did this parchaar in Delhi

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and they also ensured that the Sikhs would 
not lose hope,

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the Sikh will not stop doing seva.

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Mata Sahib Kaur Ji sent out nine Hukamnaame,
that now we can find.

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We still have these Hukamnaame.

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Where in each letter, in each Hukamnaama,
Mata Sahib Kaur Ji addressed the Khalsa Panth

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as her Frarsand Puttar, Farsand Puttar here meaning
here beloved children, her brave children,

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her brave sons, her good children, good sons.

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She will address the Khalsa Panth that way
and that in that same Hukamnaame

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every Hukamnaama you can see the same bachan
of Mata Sahib Kaur Ji which is

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that do not forget to do Simran of Vaheguru 
and this should be your purpose of life.

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To do Simran of Vaheguru, so that your life
becomes fruitful.

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Does not go to waste.

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The same bachan we can find in 
Guru Granth Sahib Ji as well.

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By Guru Arjan Dev Ji Maharaj, 
when they were going to Lahore