ਸਰਹੰਦ ਦੀ ਆਖ਼ਰੀ ਸੇਵਾ
The Last Seva at Sirhind
Bilingual Punjabi + English From Sikh history: the family of Diwan Todar Mal at Sirhind All ages
ਜਦੋਂ ਹਾਕਮ ਨੇ ਸਭ ਨੂੰ ਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਦੇ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਦੀ ਮਦਦ ਨਾ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਚਿਤਾਵਨੀ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਹੋਈ ਸੀ, ਤਾਂ ਦੀਵਾਨ ਟੋਡਰ ਮੱਲ ਦਾ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਮਾਤਾ ਗੁਜਰੀ ਜੀ ਅਤੇ ਛੋਟੇ ਸਾਹਿਬਜ਼ਾਦਿਆਂ ਦਾ ਅੰਤਿਮ ਸੰਸਕਾਰ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਅੱਗੇ ਆਇਆ।
When the governor had warned everyone not to help Guru Ji's family, the family of Diwan Todar Mal came forward to perform the antim sanskar of Mata Gujri Ji and the younger Sahibzade.
, ਸਰਹੰਦ । ਰਹਿੰਦੇ ।
It was the month of Poh, and a cold wind blew over Sirhind. Thousands of people lived in that city.
ਚਿਤਾਵਨੀ ਹੋਈ , ਵਾਲਿਆਂ ਸਜ਼ਾਵਾਂ ਹੋਇਆ ।
The governor had warned everyone not to give shelter to Guru Gobind Singh Ji's family, and had promised harsh punishment to anyone who did.
, ਜ਼ੋਰਾਵਰ ਫ਼ਤਿਹ । ।
After the Shaheedi of Mata Gujri Ji, Baba Zorawar Singh Ji and Baba Fateh Singh Ji, the people of the city were afraid. To perform the antim sanskar, the last rites, of the Guru's family meant facing the governor's anger.
ਸਰਹੰਦ ਟੋਡਰ । ਪੈ , । , ਬਾਗ਼ ਕੋਲ, -ਸਤਿਕਾਰ ਨਾਲ ।
Then the family of Diwan Todar Mal, one of the great families of Sirhind, stepped forward. They knew what this seva might cost them, and still they put everything they had at risk. Behind the fort, near a garden, they performed the antim sanskar of Mata Gujri Ji and the two Sahibzade, with love and respect.
ਸੁਸ਼ੋਭਿਤ । ਹੱਥੋਂ ।
Today Gurdwara Jyoti Sarup Sahib stands on that spot. And there is no doubt that Akal Purakh took this seva through their hands.
। , ਬਾਗ਼ ਕੋਲ, ਆਖ਼ਰੀ ਨਿਭਾਈ । ।
The cold of Poh was still in the air. Behind the fort, near the garden, a family had given the last seva. The sangat remembers them still.
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਅਰਥ · Glossary
- ਸਾਖੀ sakhi
- A true story from the lives of the Gurus and Gursikhs, told to teach and inspire.
- ਸਾਹਿਬਜ਼ਾਦੇ Sahibzade
- The four sons of Guru Gobind Singh Ji: Baba Ajit Singh Ji, Baba Jujhar Singh Ji, Baba Zorawar Singh Ji and Baba Fateh Singh Ji.
- ਸ਼ਹੀਦੀ Shaheedi
- Giving one’s life for what is right, without giving up one’s faith.
- ਅੰਤਿਮ ਸੰਸਕਾਰ antim sanskar
- The last rites performed for someone after they leave this world.
- ਦੀਵਾਨ diwan
- A senior official who advised a ruler.
- ਪਨਾਹ panah
- Shelter and protection.
- ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ ਜੋਤੀ ਸਰੂਪ ਸਾਹਿਬ Gurdwara Jyoti Sarup Sahib
- The gurdwara at Sri Fatehgarh Sahib where the antim sanskar was performed.
- ਸੇਵਾ seva
- Selfless service, given without wanting anything back.
- ਪੋਹ Poh
- A winter month in the Sikh calendar, around December and January.
- ਸੰਗਤ sangat
- The company of the Guru’s Sikhs, who come together to remember Waheguru.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who performed the antim sanskar of Mata Gujri Ji and the younger Sahibzade?
- The family of Diwan Todar Mal of Sirhind. They gave it behind the fort, where Gurdwara Jyoti Sarup Sahib stands today.
- Why is the Todar Mal family remembered?
- Because when the people of Sirhind were afraid of the governor, they stepped forward and performed the antim sanskar of Mata Gujri Ji and the younger Sahibzade with love and respect, putting everything they had at risk.
