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Guru Har Krishan Ji: The Eighth Guru

Solve the crossword on Guru Har Krishan Ji — the child Guru who served the sick of Delhi during a smallpox epidemic and gave his own life.

Across

  1. 2The village where the Guru made an unlettered boy explain verses of the Gita.
  2. 3The epidemic the young Guru gave relief for in Delhi, then caught himself.
  3. 7The Delhi gurdwara that now stands where the child Guru stayed — Gurdwara ___. — two words.
  4. 9Guru Har Krishan's father, the seventh Guru, who chose him over his elder brother — Guru ___. — two words.
  5. 10The Raja, ___ Singh, at whose Delhi palace the young Guru stayed. — two words.
  6. 12The Guru's final words, 'Baba is in ___', pointed to the next Guru's home.
  7. 13The town where Guru Har Krishan was born.

Down

  1. 1The Delhi gurdwara, ___ Sahib, that marks where the young Guru was cremated. — two words.
  2. 4The city to which Aurangzeb summoned the child Guru.
  3. 5The prince Aurangzeb sent to meet Guru Har Krishan, who received spiritual guidance.
  4. 6The tender age, in years, at which Guru Har Krishan became the eighth Guru.
  5. 8The Mughal emperor the child Guru refused to meet.
  6. 11The unlettered water-carrier who, by the Guru's grace, explained the Gita's slokas.

What you'll learn

  • The child Guru who led the Sikhs at just five years old
  • His selfless service during the Delhi smallpox epidemic
  • The final words ‘Baba is in Bakala’, pointing to the next Guru

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