Mata Sahib Kaur Ji | Mothers of the Panth | By Bibi Gurprit Kaur

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.