Before we start reading the manifold account of Sri Guru Gobind Singh
Ji, the Tenth Guru of the Sikhs who sacrificed his father, mother, all
his four sons, his beloved associates and even himself for the sake of
establishing Dharma and upholding " Righteousness’, it would be better
if we could know in brief the background of Sikh Religion founded by
Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji in Fifteenth Century and flourished by his eight
successors before Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji took command.
BLord Krishna describes
in Bhagwad Geeta: - ""Whenever and wherever there is a decline in
religious practices and a predominant rise of irreligion-at that time
I descend Myself.” It is an established truth that whenever the Dharma
has been in peril and un-doings of the evil-doers have multiplied to
the extreme, then the Almighty God has sent his emissaries to land in
order to nullify the negativity: As such Lord Rama emerged in Treta
Yug, Lord Krishna in Dwapar Yug and likewise Guru Nanak Dev Ji
appeared in the arena in Kali Yug. Guru Nanak Sahib (1469-1539) was
born when strife and oppression were rampant in our country and he
gave his clarion call to, end all strife and devote to Nam Smran and
be at peace with the people all the world over irrespective of any
distinction of caste, colour, creed, community, sex or financial
status. He traversed the very Globe a number of times to preach the
Divine Mission. Humanism was his religion. He sang the gospel of Love.
May he be Baber - the Mughal King; Kauda - the Rakhsh (demon); Waii
Kandhari - the Muslim Saint; Qazi of Mecca or Madina, Pandit of
Haridwar or Jaggannath Puri; whosoever came in his contact; became his
disciple. His teachings were of universal appeal.
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