Supernatural Sikhs, what do you think is it true? What is your opinion?

Randip Singh · #19 (**permalink**) 26-May-2012, 14:13 PM

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Martyrdom - Two Versions

According to the Sikh legend, Baba Deep Singh had vowed to avenge the desecration of the

Harmandir_Sahib

by the

Military_of_Afghanistan

. In 1757, he led an army to defend the Golden Temple. The Sikhs and the Afghans clashed, in the battle of

Amritsar

, at the village of Gohalwar on November 11, 1757,^[9] and in the ensuing conflict Baba Deep Singh was decapitated.^[10]
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Version One

The first version has it that Deep Singh continued to fight after having been decapitated, slaying his enemies with his head in one hand and his sword in the other.^[10] In this version, only upon reaching the sacred city of

Amritsar

did he stop and finally die.^[11] This tale recalls the words of the first Guru,

Guru_Nanak_Dev_Ji

:

Shouldst thou wish to play the game of love,
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come unto my Path with thy head on thy palm.
And, once you step unto this path,
You may well give up thy head, rather than the cause.^[12]

Version Two

In the other version it is said "Fighting bravely Singhs pushed the army back and reached village Chabba where General Attal Khan came forward and inflicted a blow on Baba Deep Singh ji which made his neck lean to one side. A Sikh reminded him, "You had resolved to reach the periphery of the pool." On hearing the talk of the Sikh, he supported his head with his left hand and removing the enemies from his way with the strokes of his double-edged sword with his right hand, reached the periphery of Harmindar Sahib where he breathed his last. The Singhs celebrated the Bandhi-Sor Divas of 1757 A.D. in Harminder Sahib".^[13]
The Sikhs recovered their prestige by defeating the Afghan army and the latter were forced to flee.^[14]
The spot where the legend Baba Deep Singh's head fell is marked in the

Harmandir_Sahib

complex, and Sikhs from around the world pay their respects there. Baba Deep Singh's 30 kg^{[ citation needed
Wikipedia:Citation_needed ]}Khanda (double-edged sword), which he used in his final battle, is still preserved at

Takht_Sri_Hazur_Sahib

, one of the five centers of temporal Sikh authority.