Martydom of four sons an ordeal (India’s real Bal Divas)

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Martydom of four sons an ordeal (India’s real Bal Divas)

S. Harmohinder Singh

12/21/2019 11:06:30 PM

Indian history of valor and dignity is replenished with sacrifices and renunciation since centuries when our land was attacked and plundered by mighty foreign forces. Unleashed intense aggression on the passive populace and looted our country which was called (sonay ke chidiya) golden sparrow.
It was an ordeal for Shri Guru Gobind Singh ji the 10th Guru of Sikhs when after the formation of Khalsa Panth an 13th April 1699 at Kesh Garh Sahib in Anandpur Sahib in Punjab the then arrogant Mughal Ruler of India Aurangzeb felt uncomfortable and saw through his debacle in the coming days.
He appointed a ruthless governor of Punjab namely Wazir Khan and directed him to start persecution and mass annihilation of Sikhs and official dictate announced a reward for fetching severed heads of Sikhs.
Apart from this removal of religious places of Hindus and Sikhs and imposed a tax called jazia on non Muslims. Abduction of ladies folk and later sold in the markets of Gazni was rampant as an official manifesto.
It is pertinent to mention here after the supreme sacrifice attained by fifth Guru Arjun Dev ji in Lahore by the orders of the then Mughal ruler Jahangir. The sixth Guru Hargobind Sahib ji took a decision of armed struggle against the tyrants of that foreign regime imposed forcibly in India. Guru sahib constructed Akal Takhat at Amritsar against Delhi Takhat.
To accomplish the persecution agenda of Mughals some small Hindus kings of mountainous regions of Himachal Pradesh were also hand in glove with Wazir Khan to teach a lesson to Guru Gobind Singh ji who was hell bent to finish the tyrannical methods of tyrants.
In year1704 Shri Guru Gobind Singh ji was in Anandpur Sahib, Punjab along with family of four sons two wives and mother Gujar Kaur ji and hundreds Sikhs warriors.
Under the conspiracy of Bhim Chand king of mountainous regions and governor Wazir Khan laid a siege of all five forts around Anand pur Sahib with heavily arms, ammunition and man power for eight months from May to December 1704. A furious battle took place for a month but enemies suffered casualties heavily. There was complete curfew outside the forts no movement of any body was allowed strict embargo was enforced. Guru ji and his warriors Sikhs ran short of essentials and war material badly, only some pulses and grams were available in the fort after that Sikhs started boiling and eat peels of trees. The horses and elephants also starved. The enemies also felt tired for this long period of eight months since siege and embargo laid.
The enemy sent letters on oaths that they will not harm Guru ji or any body and directed come out of fort (Guru Gobind Sahib ji had written about these false oaths and perfidy to Aurangzeb in his victory letter called( ZAFARNAMA).
On seeing the serious situation inside the fort Guru Sahib ji vacated the fort along with family and man power and on 21 december 1704.
Hardly they had reached Kiratpur the enemy forces back stabbed clandestinely. some how Guru Sahib, family and warrior Sikhs reached near a river called SARSA NADI. The river was already heavily flooded in benumbing cold of December it was quite impossible to cross river, scores of Sikhs, precious history ,treasure, war material drowned and washed away. Guru ji's two sonse 42 warriors crossed the mighty river and stayed in the big house (HAVELI) of a devotee Hindu (Budhi Chand) .later this haveli called (Kachhi Garhi) in Chamkor Sahib.
Mata Gujar Kaur ji mother of Guru Sahib along with small two grand sons also managed to cross river with their domestic cook (Gangu Brahmin). Besides this two wives of Guru Sahib Mata Sunder Kaur ji and Mata Sahib Kaur ji went Delhi with Bhai Mani Singh ji.
This was the tremendous segregation of entire family and was seriously painful tantamount to an ordeal started here.
Next day on 23 Dec. 1704 the Mugal forces attacked forcefully on the big house (Haveli). Guru Gobind Sahib ji started sending army of five warriors Sikhs in battle field and pounced upon the Mughal army like lions on jackals.
After that elder son Baba Ajit Singh desired for going to battle field to annihilate them, he was allowed and showed the velour and grit by killing hundreds of enemies. At last elder son gained martyrdom.
On seeing the velour of elder brother second son of Guru Sahib Baba Jhujar Singh ji mere age 14 year decided to go battle field and set exemplary courage by killing men of mighty army while fighting bravely was encircled by inimical Mughals. At last 2nd son attained martyrdom along with flock of five Sikhs.
As the dusk started the battle stopped, the enemy had laid siege intensely. Next morning the remaining Sikhs advised Guru Sahib to leave the fort along with five Sikhs to continue the moment and eradicate Mughal Empire from Indian soil. So Guru Sahib accepted the order of Sikhs.
After time of segregation of family Mata Gujar Kaur grand mother ,small sons of Guru Sahib ji both Baba Zorawar singh and Baba Fathe Singh went in the house of family cook Gangu. For receiving a reward Gangu complained the presence of family to the Mughal police and government. All three were arrested and made captive and brought in the fort of SARHIND littler (Head of India)in Punjab.
There after small sons of Guru Sahib summoned to the court of wazir Khan and enticed for embracing Islam. But true to salt gullible brothers put down his offer and showed their feet to the ruthless governor of Punjab . Wazir lost his cool and sent for two (executers). The present advisor to Wazir Khan namely Pundit Sucha Nanda vindicated the (Fatwa) of governor and ordered these two sons of Guru Gobind Singh be bricked alive and killed by suffocation immediately.
On 27 Dec. 1704 they sent back to the fort with their grand Mother and narrated whole ordeal of the day in coldest night without any food, cloths.
A devotee namely Moti Ram Mehra clandestinely brought milk for the beleaguered brothers. later he was caught and sent to gallows along with his family in Sarhind.
On 28 Dec. 1704 the barbarians started bricking alive both tender aged brothers till suffocation, two executers cut the throats of both brothers Baba Zorawar Singh and Baba Fateh Singh thus they attained martyrdom.
Mata Gujar Kaur mother of Guru Gobind Singh ji was thrown down from the top of SARHIND fort, all three bodies were thrown in open fields.
In this way entire family of Shri Guru Gobind Singh ji wiped out in the shortest span of mere 8 days from 21 December 1704 to 29 Dec. 1704.
A jeweler devotee of Guru Sahib name Shri Diwan Toder Mal took away the bodies of three for cremation and last rites on 29 Dec. 1704. But Mughal forces prevented him from doing so. Wazir Khan ordered for purchase of cremation land by giving gold coins in lieu of land. So Shri Diwan Toder Mal arranged gold coins and purchased land and cremated the bodies .This is the costliest land ever purchased in the world. There is a Gurdwara Jayoti sarup now. When guru Gobind singh ji heard about martyrdom he said.
(IN PUTRAN KE SIS PE, VAAR DIYE SUT CHAAR, CHAAR MUAY TO KYA BYHA, JEEVAT KAI HAZAAR)
Here author advises the whole Indian Nation to celebrate the martyrdom days from 21 Dec. to 29 Dec.every year by giving befitting tribute to the great great four sons of Guru Gobind Singh ji and this is (Real Bal Divas) and every mother should give knowledge and imbibe spirit to her children the cause of martyrdom and renunciation for righteousness, country and follow their foot steps.

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