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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, [br]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 [br]Guru Gobind Singh Ji,

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

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

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

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that a young woman, that a lady,[br]a Mata Ji would have.

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

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

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

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

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there is no one else but Guru Gobind Singh Ji [br]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[br]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 [br]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 [br]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 [br]say that I am already married

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

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of a household and now I am only [br]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[br]she only thinks about You,

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

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

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as a wife I will not demand anything from You,[br]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,[br]if I am near You I can do that Seva of You.

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And Guru Gobind Singh Ji said [br]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 [br]going to be taking part in any physical relationship

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

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

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Because in her mind, all she wanted was [br]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[br]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[br]just like her own sister.

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Both of them had that sisterly love [br]between each other.

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And both of them loved Mata Gujri Ji [br]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 [br]for the Chaar Sahibzaade,

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it was her responsibility to get them ready [br]every morning.

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Mata Sahib Kaur Ji would put small small Kalgia [br]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 [br]see the Chaar Sahibzaade,

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

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These peaceful times were only [br]short-lasting.

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And the whole Parvaar they got separated [br]in Sirsa River.

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

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she would not have her breakfast [br]her meal of the day

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until she had the Dashan of [br]Guru Gobind Singh Ji.

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

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

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of meeting the Khalsa Panth, [br]of strategising for war against the enemies

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

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to have your meal so that [br]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 [br]of Mata Sahib Kaur Ji,

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Guru Sahib knew how much love[br]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[br]and have meal with Mata Sahib Kaur Ji,

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eat the food that she made and [br]gave her Darshan.

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This was not possible when the [br]separation of the family happened

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and Mata Sahib Kaur Ji, Mata Sundri Ji and a few [br]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 [br]changes from just practising Sikhi in a family

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

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

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

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

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

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Such as the economical aspect, the political aspect[br]of Panthic matters.

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

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Because they knew that war was coming[br]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 [br]and Mata Sundri Ji, both together sisters,

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to ensure that there was peace and Sikhi [br]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 [br]Guru Granth Sahib Ji Maharaj

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and they are doing Santhiya there [br]for 9 months.

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Mata Sundri Ji and Mata Sahib Deva Ji,[br]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[br]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 [br]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,[br]of their daily needs:

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food, medication, anything else, money.

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

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At that point, Mata Sahib Kaur Ji did Benti [br]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 [br]Guru Gobind Singh Ji in Hazoor Sahib.

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And at the Asthaan of Mata Sahib Kaur Ji[br]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[br]whenever they needed anything,

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medication, they need help, they need advice, [br]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 [br]where They would leave this world.

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

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That Mata Sahib Kaur Ji's life was such[br]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[br]and tells her, gives her the Hukam

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that she is to go back to Delhi[br]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[br]her to be here when He leaves this world.

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And Mata Sahib Kaur Ji, she wouldn't be able to[br]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 [br]with Guru Nanak Dev Ji.

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

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go to Khadur Sahib, so that They would not have[br]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 [br]I can't live without having Your darshan.

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

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and told her that have my darshan daily [br]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[br]told Mata Sahib Kaur ji,

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

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along with her to Delhi. Take care of him.[br]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 [br]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 [br]helped Mata Sundri Ji.

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They would address panthic issues,[br]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 [br]they actually made a fortress that was given to them

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into a Dharamsala. In the Dharamsala they [br]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 [br]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[br]will become chaotic

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and those people that know about the Gurgaddi of [br]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 [br]was sent to the mothers in Delhi,

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

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Mothers Mata Sahib Kaur Ji and Mata Sundri Ji,[br]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 [br]Guru Granth Sahib Ji,

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

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

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

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

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Guru Granth Sahib Ji.

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Have faith in Guru Granth Sahib Ji, [br]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[br]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, [br]read Guru Granth Sahib Ji.

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If you want to listen to Me, listen to My voice,[br]listen to My words,

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listen to the Hukamnama of Guru Granth Sahib Ji [br]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 [br]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,[br]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,[br]Mata Sahib Kaur Ji addressed the Khalsa Panth

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as her Frarsand Puttar, Farsand Puttar here meaning[br]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[br]and that in that same Hukamnaame

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

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

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

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Does not go to waste.

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

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

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Bibi Bhani Ji does the same bachan[br]to Guru Arjan Dev Ji.

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They say

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That this is an Aseesa a mother would[br]give to the child,

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that do not forget Vaheguru for even an instant.

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Now sangat ji let me ask you,[br]Mata Sahib Kaur Ji is our spiritual mother,

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mother of Khalsa Panth, all of us Sikhniaa [br]we are also going to be a mother some day,

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many of us are already a mother.

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And I ask you what assess do we give to our children?

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Is the aseesa like Mata Sahib Kaur Ji gave to her[br]Gursikhs, children, Khalsa Panth - to do Simran?

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Is the aseesa like how Bibi Bhani Ji gave to [br]Guru Arjan Dev Ji?

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What aseesa do we give to our children?

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What advice do we give to our children?

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This is something we need to ponder on.

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Mata Sahib Kaur Ji, in her Hukamnaame she would[br]refer to the Khalsa Panth as Farsand Puttar

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and she would say

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That don't forget the Guru and the Guru will [br]fulfils all your desires and help you in all your affairs.

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And then the third bachan that Mata Sahib Kaur Ji [br]would write in her Hukamnaame

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is that give your dasvand, put your dasvand [br]into the langar.

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Start doing langar wherever you are,[br]do not stop langar.

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And if some Gursikhs in those village, [br]they would write a letter

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that we do not have a well in our village.

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Because in order for langar to go on there must[br]be a permanent source of water.

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And some villages would not have a well.

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Then Mata Sahib Kaur Ji would send Gursikhs [br]from Delhi to build a well in those villages.

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And then send in a Hukamnaama that a well [br]is being built,

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build a well and start doing langar seva.

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Collect dasvand and don't ever for one day [br]stop langar.

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Those were the bachan of Mata Sahib Kaur Ji.

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And even now sangat ji, Sant Gurbachan Singh Ji[br]in their book also write this

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when we go for Yatra, when we go to all the[br]Panj Takht and all the other Gurdware

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when we Matha Tek money into the collection box,[br]that money goes for the Gurdwara,

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but we must all give Bheta into the the langar.

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So a lot of Gursikhs they would give bheta into the [br]collection box for the Gurdwara

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and they will also give bheta for Karah Prashad [br]or for langar.

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That bheta that goes for langar goes to [br]Mata Sahib Kaur Ji

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And Mata Sahib Kaur Ji give us her blessings[br]when we give bheta for langar in the Takht.

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This is the bachan written by Sant Gurbachan Singh Ji[br]in their book as well.

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And Mata Sahib Kaur Ji would send out these [br]Hukamnaame with the same bachan

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and if you read these Hukamnaame, even now,[br]you can feel so much of love

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in those letters by Mata Sahib Kaur Ji.

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And that way they did Sikhi parchaar in Delhi [br]and they took care of panthic matters

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economically, politically as well, they sent out Gursikhs [br]to solve the affairs of Sikhs in other states,

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in other villages as well.

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Mata Sahib Kaur Ji, Mata Sundri ji they brought up[br]Jassa Singh Alhuwalia sangat ji,

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that now we know the history what [br]Jassa Singh Ahluwalia did for the Khalsa Panth.

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Won the Lal Qila, fought again the Turks, fought again the Mughals

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and became Sultan E Quam.

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That because of Mata Sahib Kaur Ji Mata Sundri Ji

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and I want to stress this point Sangat Ji [br]what a woman can do.

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We have that ability in our hands, [br]we have the power in our hands to build a panth,

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to bring up children who would grow up to [br]be Gursikhs, who would grow up to be Bhagats,

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who would grow up to serve the Panth.

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We have that ability in our hands, [br]to bring up our children so that they will serve

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Guru Gobind Singh Ji, they will serve [br]Guru Granth Sahib Ji.

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They would serve the purpose of Sikhi.

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We also have the power in our hands [br]to break a panth as well.

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As a woman, as a mother, as a wife [br]we have that ability.

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We can see this how Mata Sahib Kaur Ji and[br]Mata Sundri Ji

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their whole life after Guru Gobind Singh Ji[br]they spent just to ensure Sikhi parchaar

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was going on, that people will not lose faith in Sikhi,[br]and they brought up children, they brought up Gursikhs

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like Jassa Singh Ahluwalia to fight for Khalsa Panth.

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And even where Banda Singh Bahudar fought to [br]seek justice of the Sahibzaade

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at that point Bahadur Shah, who was the emperor at that time,

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Bahadur Shah had so much respect for Mata Sahib Kaur Ji and Mata Sundri Ji,

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he would come daily to have their darshan, to meet [br]them, even to seek advice from the mothers as well.

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Whatever money or whatever help needed to build[br]a dharamsala or anything, Bahadur Shah would help them.

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And Bahadur Shah would always say if there is [br]anyway I can help, please tell me Mata Ji.

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And at that point when Bahadur Shah found out that [br]Banda Singh Bahadur had approached the Mughals

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and he came running to Mata Sahib Kaur Ji and Mata Sundri Ji asking what is happening?

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I thought everything is fine, [br]why is Banda Singh Bahadur now fighting?

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He's trying to kill the mughals.

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Imagine a man, a mughal emperor asking for[br]Dilasa from mothers, from both the Mata Jis.

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And I imagine that our Mata Jis, Mata Sundri Ji[br]and Mata Sahib Kaur Ji telling,

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don't worry Bahadur Shah, you're okay.

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Banda Singh Bahadur is serving based on a [br]Hukam of Guru Gobind Singh Ji,

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which is to seek justice for the shaheedi of[br]the Sahibzaade.

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Which is to give punishment to those [br]who have become so unjust

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who have become so cruel.

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You're okay, but if you do something wrong [br]we have no guarantee for you as well.

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So, as long as you are doing good [br]you stay within your dharam

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then you are fine, you are safe.

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And Bahadur Shah had the dilasa from both [br]Mata Jis

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and he kept continuing to serve the Mata Jis as well.

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So sangat ji look at how powerful a woman can be.

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Never think, that as a woman, we have no [br]power in us.

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In the whole history of this Sikh Panth,[br]you see how Bebe Nanaki Ji

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started doing seva, started doing Sikhi [br]parchaar from home,

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and then you can see Mata Khivi Ji [br]then came out and fought the society,

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the stigma set by the society. She did not care[br]about what the world was saying,

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all she cared about was to follow the hukam of [br]Guru Angad Dev Ji and Guru Nanak Dev Ji.

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Then you can see Bibi Bhani Ji doing parchaar[br]of Sikhi, going village to village,

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being the head of Manji and doing parchaar of Sikhi.

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Then you can see Mata Sahib Kaur Ji and Mata Sundri Ji being the forefront of Khalsa Panth.

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Taking care of the political, economical aspect of Sikhi[br]in Delhi.

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And giving Hukamnaame to Khalsa Panth as well.

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And then you can see people like Mai Bhago Ji,[br]who fought in the battle,

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who became the personal bodyguard of [br]Guru Gobind Singh Ji.

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Who led one of those bibi who fought with the [br]Chaali Mukte, who inspired the Singhs as well

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to fight for Guru Gobind Singh Ji.

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This is what a woman can do.

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And never for once think that you have no power[br]in your hands.

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We have the power in our hands to build our panth as well.

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As a woman, as a mother, as a wife we have that [br]choice,

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what kind of family do I want to build.

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What kind of children that I want to bring up.

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We have that choice in our hands.

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And so I hope that we are inspired by these [br]mothers in our Khalsa Panth

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and we can take some advice, take some examples[br]from their life

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that are practical in our life as well.

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We can practise, follow the steps of these mothers [br]as well.

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How they have become Sohagan, they have [br]made Parmatma happy.

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They have become so virtuous, the are called Gunvanti,[br]that they are called sohagan.

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How we can become like that as well.

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I hope that this series of 'Mothers of the Panth' has been an inspiring one,

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For especially all the Sikh women out there as well.

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There's so much that we can learn and I urge all the Sikh woman

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to go and do research, to read about the lives of other[br]Sikh women as well and be inspired from their Jeevan.

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So please forgive me for any mistakes I've made.