Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji
1621 - 1675
Ninth Guru
Youngest son of Guru Hargobind Sahib & Bibi Nanaki
Born in Amritsar in 1621Trained as a soldier & horse riderReligious education from Baba
Budha ji & Bhai Gurdas ji
Life Story
Married to Mata Gujari Ji in 1633
Nine years later settled down in a village called Bakala
Meditated for many years
Leader
Guru Teg Bahadur accepted the role of leading the Sikhs.
Set out on a number of journeys….
Kiratpur, Goindwal, Khadur Sahib, Amritsar and Taran Taaran Sahib…
Preached honest work and charity
Settled at Patna where he left his family for a while & went to eastern states of India
Birth of Gobind Rai
His son Gobind Rai was born in 1666 at Patna
He met his son after several years
Finally in 1672 he came to Anandpur Saheb where he settled
Shaheedi
The Muslim emperor Aurangzeb wanted to convert everybody to Islam
Ordered Hindu Pandits of Kashmir to be converted
Pandits asked Guru Teg Bahadur to help
Shaheedi contd…
Gobind Rai asked Guru ji the reason for Pandits
visit
Guru ji replied that unless a holy man lays his life
the Hindus can not be saved
Gobind Rai suggested to his father that there can
not be a bigger saint than him and suggested
him to go and face Mughals challenge
Tortures
Starved Kept behind iron bars Made to watch shaheedi of
– Bhai Mati Das
– Bhai Sati Das
Finally beheaded publicly in Delhi (gurdwara Sees Ganj)
Cremation
Lakhi Shah Vanjara took Guru ji’s body and in order to cremate him set fire to his house!
Bhai Jaita took Guru ji’s Sis to Anandpur Saheb to hand over to Guru Gobind Singh ji
Teachings
Honesty, devotion, self less service.
Kurbani
Shabads gurbani
Khalsa
His son Guru Gobind Singh ji became guru at a young age of nine layers
He later laid the Khalsa panth learning from the teachings of guru Tegh Bahadur Ji
Vaheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Vaheguru Ji Ki Fateh
vwihgurU jI kw ^wlswvwihgurU jI kI Pqih
Sis Dea Par Sirar Na Deea
Dharam Het Saka Jin Keea
Tilak Janjhu Rakha Prabh Taa Kaa
Keeno Bado Kaluu mai Saaka
Sadhan Het Iti Jin Kari
Sis Deaa Par See Na Uchari
Sadhan Het Iti Jin KariMeaning – he who sacrificed himself for the sake of sadhus
Sis Deaa Par See Na UchariMeaning – he sacrificed his life
Natak Chetak Keeye Kukaja
Prabh Logan Ke Aavat Laaja
Dhan Guru Teg Bahadur Saheb