Gurfateh
Work Das did for Bhai Akashdeep Singh Ji and Gyani Sahib.
I have doubts that Bhai Mani Singh ji ever wrote that letter.
Bhai Mani Singh ji were martyred in 1734 AD. This so called letter which people say that Bhai Mani Singh Ji wrote to Mataji mentions the rumor of Banda Singh Bahadar escaping the prison. Banda Singh Bahadar was martyred in 1716 AD. Therefore, if this letter was written (which people argue) then it could only have been written between 1716 AD - 1734 AD. Now lets see some issues associated with this so called letter.
In all the Gurmukhi prose writings of that period (e.g., the Hukamnamas of Guru Gobind Singh and Banda Singh Bahadar), words constituting a sentence were joined together, without leaving blank spaces between them. And, this method of writing continued to be followed right upto 1867 A.D., as shown by a copy of the newspaper 'Akhbar Sri Darbar Sahib' published in that year. But the words in the so-called letter of Bhai Mani Singh are not joined together, and are separated by blank spaces.
The following are different from the writings of Bhai Mani Singh's period.
The shape of letters, and
The liberal use of bindi of the Gurmukhi script in the letter.
Trying to associate the name of a learned person like Bhai Mani Singh ji with Chritro pakhyan through this letter puts the final stamp on fakenss of this letter. It is unimaginable that a learned person like Bhai Mani Singh ji could ever send something like Chritro pakhyan to Mataji. No respectful Sikh can read Chritro Pakhyan in the presence of a lady or in sangat, then how can a learned person like Bhai Mani Singh send that to Mataji?
Sat Shri Akaal,
-Akashdeep
Gurfateh
Let us talk of rumour regarding Banda.
Bhai Sahib were sent to settle the matter between Tat Khalsa and Bandai Khalsa.
As per Pracheen Panth Prakash,version as per Bhai Veer Singh Ji.
Due to meditation, Banda was alive and where his limbs were thrown he threatened the passer bye to join his body.So his body was joined.
He fled to Jammu, by threatening some man married his daughter and had sons,who used sodi surname,claiming to be adopted son of Guru.
Apart from the book,we still have a community of Bandai Sikh in Haryana(they celebrate their function during monsoon).Thier seat is at Rohatk under Baba Teja Singh Sodi.Also there is place related to Banda Singh at Jammu and that is after his death.
Akal knows the truth but there was a hoax like this and still is.
Comng to the style.
But Banda getting free and running away may also means his fleaing the fort surrounding him.As per Sau Sakhi,it is written that he fled and gone into Indus.
And before that there were instances that say in Fort near present day Haryana Himachal border.He escaped the Moghuls but reappeared later to take over some parts in Majha region.
So timing after his death on the bases of sentence"hoax is that Banda has run away after getting librated" may not sound fool proof.As there had been a history of Moghuls to officially declare their foe dead,while he could be still alive.(as they did with Guru after heft Chamkaur Sahib).
Muslims did use lies in past,like converting rajput queen to Islam,after lieing her that her father is also agreeing,while father use to be in custody.They tried such things on young Sons of Lord at Sirhind. Before killing Anup Kaur also as per legend,they told her to be Muslim as her Father Guru is dead.
Das visited museum of Gurudwara Bangla Sahib and Saw manuscripts written by Fifth Master,Sixth Master,Ninth Master,Tenth Master and letter we are talking about.
Before das writes more about that das will say that carbon dating is the best way to get the time of any thing organic in nature or else we have nuclear dating also for in organic things.When Panth has ample fund or when cost of such testing decreases,then we can carry that out.Das say,the sooner the better,But result from that also das doubts could effect bigot supporters or opposers,They will cook a new story.
Das saw the letters and seals also of that time.
Coming to staye.
Das saw singnatures of the Gurus an writing of Bhai Gurdas JI.
Singatures are in form of Mool Mantra as well as of SatiGuru Prasad(for Tenth Master).
5th Master had all letters broken.
Bhai Gurdas Ji as you have told in line without break.
6th Masters as das wanted it to be.
9th Master one signature without break.
Tenth Master’s signature with Mool Mantra and Satiguru Prasad,with letters broken.
Das swa manuscripts of text and sometime teekas or explations but all were in one line.
1816,1878,1833,1800,1865,1876.All were as you have told.but this passes the time 1867.
So in line as you told continued after time you have given,yet if letter is forged after 1867 then also imposter could have given a al in line.
But main thing to come is that is there any proof that broken existed before 1867.
Answer is yes.
On the third copy of Bhai Bannu Wali Beerh,one page(which is compiled) does has mool Mantra as signature of Ninth Master.This was the time when Seventh Master were Guru.
1750 Vikrami and we can rectfy the date in aD with factor of 56.That is broken and is having the same style that of the letter of Bhai Mani Singh Ji.Words are as single unit and and there is space between them.
1. It is a signature.
2.Mool Mantra is not a poetry and no Gurbani is at all poetary.
Das is aware that when mind is biased then,it is not easy to convince,that applies to das also.So das took help of some text from Ganda Singh Ji Huqmnammah book.Over there das would like to add,that das has seen photo copies of manuscripts and gives more wight on them.While only printed text from Decca’s manuscripts das will only mention but it may not be same so.Reson is that sometimes das also saw in print did not existed over the manuscript so it could not deemed as authentic.So only what das saw on the manuscript and verified could be under stood to be OK for reference.
Das in the first look saw in Gurudwara Bangla Sahib,writings of Bhai Mani Singh Ji nearest to Ninth Master.Way of letters,gap between words and lastly about Bindi,all is common,with that of Ninth Master.
Letters are similar and now das wil talk about Gap in ,with that letter to other writng related to Ninth Master.Das would like to add that Bhai Sahib were two years elder to Tenth Master,so Bhai Sahib,had to have got some education at the time of Ninth Master.
So here we go.
Publication year 1999.
By Punjabi university Patiyala.
Page 1.Has Mool Mantra by Fifth Master. Words are more broken then joined and due to refill of ink few letters are seen broken.
Then from central Sikh meusium Amritsar Sahib another Mool Mantra perhaps by Sixth Master.Here letters are broken.
Another letter by Sixth Master but most letters are broken. And 3 and 4(this has Baba Gurditta’s letter).
Coming to Ninth Master’s writng which shows the broken words ie spave between the words.
Page 75,manuscript 7 and date 11.08.1671.But they are Mool Mantra.
(sikh refreance library Amritsar Sahib).
Page 76 ,Manuscript 8 and letter to Sangat of Patan(Pak Patan?) on Dewali.
Writing of Guru.80% and more words have space between them.
(Sikh reference library).
Page 80.We have 60% space.
Page 84We have 60% again.
Page 86 has faint copy but words of Guru again 80% with space.
Page 92 and Manuscript 16,to Benaras ‘s Sangat.At Gurudwara Barhi Sangat Benaras.
Here 90% and plus both Guru’s and scribe words have gap of spaces.This one das with confidance can give as a proof of words not joined with bar but letters of word are joined.
(das agrees that there are majority of text in this book,where all sentence is in line joined by a bar but in many of them also Bar is sometime broken.Das is not touching them as breaking of bar is unintentional.Das only finds some touching in space over here also as unintentional.).
page(p) 94 and Manuscript(m) 17 again both scribe and Gurus writing is broken into disjoin words 80%.
P 96 and M 18 again both Guru and scribe have left space intiontaoly witj 80%plus.
Page 98 and Manuscript 19 we have proof as whole by Guru and there 100% disjoint.At Gurudwara Barhi Sangat,Benaras.(das can well understand that outside Punjab,due to Nagri or Farsi scripts influence,we have more of disjoint sentences in Gurmukhi.Bhai Sahib also stayed in Delhi for long,serving Mata Ji).
Again a letter at Patna Sahib,we have page 102 and m 21.It has 99% intentional gap.
P104,m22,Message upward 100% broken.Names of addressees 99% broken.
P106 M23,we have same as above but some message with names.But print of both of the above are not good..
P108,M24 at Patna Sahib and to Bhai Diyal Das and Bhai Ram Rai.100% broken bars at top.
P 110 and M 25.60 too 50 % broken at top only ie by Guru scribe has joined bars.
P112 and M26 at Sikh reference library.100% again broken bar and more space between words.
P114 and M27 at same place as above,Upper
Writing of Guru broken and scribes are in line,un broken.
P116 and M28,upper broken with 90% but lower scribe work is unbroken.
Again at P118 and M29,we have Gurus text as above part with 100%.Lower scribe part is in continues lines.
After the above related to Ninth Master
Let us see of Tenth Master’s letter in that style.P136 and M38,100% space between words as intended.
Das has not yet verified one Huqqm Nammah sent to Kabul by Tenth Master.
There is a Huqnammah,again at P234 amd M87,that is from Patna Sahib.4.2.1762.
There some words are broken but most is joint with bar at top.
Das has given at least 3 examples with 100% intentional space between the letters.
So saying that it started to give space only in mid nineteen centuary may not hold good.
Coming to Bindi Affair.
In Japu Ji Sahib we have term Bhanda Bhau Amrit Tat Dhal.Bhanda has Bindi.
Namo Bank Banke has bindi at Bank of Japu Sahib. Has Bindi at Bank.
Then Manjh at start of Barah Maha has Bindi and Gond in Raagmala also has bindi.
Das can give more reference from Guru Granth Sahib Ji of Bindi.
But were they used in letters?
Yes.
First das will write about pages were tippi is shown as Bindi,Page114,148,125 and 235 and see the manuscripts.
Then on pages 107 and 109.We have letter associated with Ninth Master and is Bindi there?
In 107
Term Kanatan has bindi.But first appearance Bindi is joined to bar unlike Tippi in Panj,which is more like a dot.Next Kanatan again does not has very prominent Bindi.It appears more of thicknening of bar.Arhas Matra is also shown as Bindi but below the line.
In 109
Bindi should appear in three places ie Khanche,Saif Khan and Kahran.But Bindi is missing but there in Khanchai we have two bindis,one for Arha and another for nasal.But that is not very convinsing.
Page 114,125,137and 235 has tippi as Bindi
Page 148 has fadly on top right corner bindi over Satran and over here tippi also is there in other words and distinct.
Page 147 Maunscript 43,dated 2.8.1696.we have distinct tippi in word sangat line 2 and distict bindi in line 5’s end in word Dekhdiyan.Letter is in Burj Baba Alam Singh Qila Mubaraq Patiyala and letter is from Tenth Master to Bhai Tiloka and Bhai Rama.
Page 162 and Manuscript 51.Dated 4.11.1700.To Sangat of Patan Sheikh Fareed.By Tenth Master.
One left top margin,First line Jan has distinct Bindi and Tan also has the same,next line has Masanddiye,with tippi.
Very faded Satran also has faded Bindi with left bottam corner.
Page 173 and Manuscript 56,we have Bindi distinctively at bottam left in word Sataran.
It is from Tenth Master to Sangat Pirag at Sikh refreance library Amritsar.Terms like Sangat,Panj etc. has Tippi also given as it is.
Page 230,Manuscript 85.From Mata Sahib Devi to Bhai Man Singh.Dated,30 December 1734.
From Sikh refreance library Amritsar Sahib.
Word Singh at first line has dot in Sihari,weather it is Tippi or not,das can not say.
Line for has word Navan.A hemisphere above the bar,represent Bindi.
But at bottam right side Satran has Single Bindi.Arha no where else has been shown as Bindi in this letter but is shown as shaft bar like half of this "| " while Bindi is like . So we can not say that it is Bindi or Arha.
So far das has given some examples of Bindi and space and also informed that letters are more like that of Ninth Master as of Bhai Mani Singh Ji.
As Bhai Mani Singh Ji,had scribed the Damdami version of Guru Granth Sahib Ji and compiled the Dasham Granth.We can say without doubt that he can or his scribe can do improvisation of Calligraphy or Khushnavisi.It is art encouraged by Muslims but Sikhs,who deemed word as Guru also had liking to it.Das will ot write much about that or else writing will expand a lot.
So Bhai Sahib or his scribe can use Bindis or space also.
Language of that letter is nearer to that time.
Another thing das noted was alo slang of Farsi.Guru use Sitabi a lot in Dasham Granth and Letters also.Bhai Sahib use term Biban.People tend to take it for Jungle.While any person who know farsi knows that Biyaban is meant for desert.Sikhs did got into desert and hills.Such slang Sikh used for language in farsi as they did for Sanskrit.
But after talking more about,all such good things related to grammer and writing.Ds would recommend that,we should carry out Carbon or Nuclear dating of letters mentioned.So could be done of copies of Dasham Granth.It is more work or forensic expert.But will the opposer be ready to accept the result?Same could be done for Rahit Nammah Bhai Desa Singh Ji,Work S. Kesar Singh Ji and work of Bhai Mani Singh Ji(other then this letter,some other manuscript is there in Patiyala),should be dated.
If das gets time and resources,das will try for that.Four version of Dasham Granth Sahib,at Delhi,Nabha,Amritsar and Patna can also undergo that.
And there will be many shocking things coming out.
Lastly coming to the part of a Idealogical thing from techniqulities.
How can so called Flimsy or so called pornographic text as Triya Charitars or Chaitar Pakhayan are deemed to be,can be sent to Mother by Bhai Mani Singh Ji.
Three reasons to answer that.
1.Unlike popular propaganda to make Bhai Mani Singh Ji or Bhai Vachitar Singh from high caste Rajput Ancestors.He was actually from Nomands ot Blacksmiths and were not from high caste ancestory.Due to this reason ,he appreciated the language used by Guru at per with lower castes.And he did not bring in Sanskritised Standards of upper castes.Which is more nearer to Brahmanism,which is cursed.He was not biased that Guru was to work with higher caste Brahmanical standards.
2.He was Sikh and Sikhs are objective to tell truth.And not subjective out look.
3.Most important. He as Singh from the time of Gurus. He had no gender bias. They way son could talk to Father, so could son talk to mother. Mother is weak, female should be covered and all such Nordic values(Aryan,Semtic and Caucasians has such thing).But Austriloids or Mongolods or Negoriods have differn
things. Lower castes are either Nordic with influence of Austrilods or with some family relation.Caste in India is itself racialism.Such racial and gender biased things have nothing to do with Sikhs.
At present as in past,young boys are told as well young girls in third world countries,to not let any of their family member come to nearer to them.Police,School staff tells parents to avoid such things.Child abuse,even by father raping minor dougther is common in Third World.If Guru made manual for such info for us,then we should be greatfull to him.40 children and women have died at Nithari.Killer raped their dead bodies,Ate their flesh,both raw and roasted.Das is not encouraging that but only describing that objectively.So that others could be carefull of evil.Same is there in Charitar Pakhyans.
When Guru nanak ji establsihed His sucessor guru..Bhai lehana Ji into Guru angad Ji..and up till Guru Gobind Singh ji....no MEHL of any Guru Sahib was ever in any "leadership".."consultation" position. There is no evidence that Guru Angad ji ever sent any letters to Mata Tripta Ji..or ever "consulted" her on any matters....same for Mata Khivi ji.. Mata Ganga Ji...Mata Gujree Ji..or any others. Guru Hargobind Ji was a BALAK GURU..but there is No evidence that He ever depended on his mother Mata ganga Ji for any advise on SIKHISM..Guru Gobind Singh ji was also a BALAK GURU...there is absolutley no evidence that mata gujjari Ji advised Him or changed any of His decisons..Guru Har Krishan ji was also Balak Guru....no evidence He asked any advise etc from the Mata Jis.
Guru GOBIND SINGH JI passed on His Gurgadhi to Guru Garnth ji Sahib and the KHALSA PANTH ( Punj Piyaras). In His LIFE TIME guru Ji BOWED to the PUNJ on many ocassions to Clearly ESTABLISH this FACT of Gurgadhee - at Vasakhi 1699, At Chamkaur..and also at the Grave of some Muslim Pir.
Such stories and FALSE LETTERS, sent out under august shaheeds names like Bhai mani Singh ji are an attempt to UNDERMINE the Gurgadhee of SGGS and Guru Khalsa Panth by bringing in "Mata Ji"..... Equally nefarious stories were put out that this same Mata Sundari ji, couldnt stand the death of Her Sahibzadah Ajit Singh and "ADOPTED" a boy who looked like Ajit Singh...and later on this boy SHAMED his ADOPTED MOTHER and made her REGRET her action of adopting him. This is an attempt to make out Mata sunder Kaur Ji as an "ordinary mortal" who PINES for Her sons..and NOT as Guru Gobind Singh Ji declared..Chaar moeeah to kia hooa.JEEVAT kaee HAZAAR...so what if my FOUR sons dies..the Khalsa Lives on in its Thousands..all my SONS !! and this same "mortal" mata ji is pursuing the "Human dream" of collecting her husbands literature,banis etc ?? ( Everything that Guru Gobind Singh ji threw away in the Sirsa River )
The Truth is that Mata Ji lived in "house arrest" in Delhi under the watchful eyes of the Mughal Govt ( as the wife of Mortal Eenmy of the State Number One)..and the Govt was successful in DIVIDING the SIKHS into Two groups and thus DEFEAT the Mighty baba banda Singh bahaduir and avert the danger from SIKHS in one stroke. IF one group of SIKHS had NOT DESERTED Banda Singh..he wouldnt have been defeated and the Mughals would have lost earlier. Mata sundari Jis name is also connected to thsi DIVIDE and RULE trategy of the Mughals.
Gyani jarnail Singh
Respected Gyani Sahib,When First Master use to go to Udasis,who use to take care of Kartarpur Sahib or house hold?when Second Master was away at first Master place who took care of his shop?
Our Mothers(wives of Masters) were no where less in any work and Mata Khevi Ji did take care and there is mention of her in Guru Granth Sahib Ji.Also there is something being told about her kheer(pudding of rice and milk with suger) of Ghee(purified butter).
There is an instance also which tells that Third Master got attracted to Gurmat after listening to Gurbani sung by a lady,who was his doughter in law and doughter of Second Master.(this proves that ladies wee aware of Gurbani at that time).Then Service done by doughter of Third Master to him.And there is story of a lady who use to bring rice lintil Khichairi for him.One day he did not eat as that lady prayed to Akal,to let way be paved and thunder strom is over.Guru told that it was will of God and Sikh should not give self wishes to Akal.
Wife of Fifth Master is mentioned doing service to great Sikhs(that could be only thing and getting Son as blessing from Baba Budda Ji is made up).
There many huqamnamah attributed to Mata Gujari Ji and Mata Sundari Ji and Mata Sahib Devi Ji regarding the matter of funds.
Mata Gujari took good care of her Son at Patna Sahib.Then there is an instance perhaps in one old book(das is forgetting the name but will try to privde the name as soon as possible but das did read that,it could be Sau Sakhi but das is not sure).There when Guru asked for heads of people.Masands said that Guru has gone insane after meditation under eye peak and Guru Gaddi should be as Tikka be given to elder Sahib Zada.
Guru adrresed his mother (das may not be putting it exactly)Sun Mata Gujari,Sun Jag Ujari.
Later words tell of that Khalsa will forward the name of him and Khalsa is perhaps given the Guruship.
Masands going to Mata tells the position of lady in Gurmat.Then as per Bhangu’s book Mata Sahib Devi put sweet suger cakes in Amrit.
Later Mata Gujari had unprecedented tests.
1.To motivate her Grand Sons to make ultimate sacrifise.\
2.She herself made suprime sacrifise(it is as per missionaries wrong that she died but was killed).
Then coming to Mata Sundari Ji
From historical facts mentioned above three things das wanted to prove.
1.Sikh ladies did take part in logistics of Guru Panth including the Mata Khivi as from family of Guru.
2.Sikh ladies including the family member of Guru knew Gurbani as we see that family member of Second Guru,interoduced Third Guru to Gurmat.
3.Sikhs ladies were well versed to take unto unforeseen circumstances.Mata Gujari motivaded young princes to sacrifise and her gave sacrifise.If this did not happen before then that does mean that it can not happen later.
Say if previous Nine Gurus did not make baptism of saber or surname as Singh,then Tenth can not make so.
Mata Sahib Devi her self was a party of bestowing Guruship to Panth.
So coming to weather Bhai Mani Singh ji got verification of Dasham Granth by Mata Sundari Ji,yes or no.Let us see.
Previously Gurus were there to verify or get the Bani collected but now Guru were not there and Guru Panth under the Bhai Mani Singh Ji did the work.Though more then verification,only progress report is given,to mother.
Mother did know what is Gurbani.As history of Sikh Lady shows.
She was also ready to counter unforeseen circumstances.
She did work for logitics of Panth.If Mata Khivi can take care of langer of food,then why can not Mata Sundari take care Gurbani’s Langer distribution,in the aspects of Meeri and Peeri..
More likely is Bhai Sahib were abiding the order of mother as we see in Letter then say telling her to verify.
So far we had no verses unto female in Guru Granth Sahib and Panth may not like approve Bhai Bannu Beerh with text by Meera Bai.
Yet vide Dasham Granth he have chance to prove woman’s contribution to Sikh texts.But due to Arya Samaji and protestant influence,who talk of male God and use term he for God.It may not be OK for many pro male lobbies.
Anyway another question.Were mothers in house arrest in Moghuls Delhi?
Was she at all working on behest of Moghuls and Causing divide?
Let us see.
Well her Father in Law,Mother in law,Sons and Husbands,all died but did not conceded of being bullied.So why should she be bullied?
There are a few proofs of her acting independently.
1.She opposed Vaishanavim and Dehdhari Gurudom entering into Panth vide Banda.Tat Khalsa helped Moghuls to end Banda(Bhangu’s book).
2.She there after as Bhai Mani Singh Ji went into Amritsar Sahib,made funds of tenthy to go to Punjab ,over there instead of Patna(Bihar was state,where Moghuls were strongers then Sikhs while Sikhs were their rivals at Punjab)(Bhangu’s book).
3.Further in Ganda Singh Ji’s Huqamnammah book,das sees good lot of funds management being done by Mata.(it may not be possible for an arrested person).
4.She went to Delhi after leaving Anandpur Sahib(with Bhai Mani Singh Ji),came back to Guru later and then went to Deccan(Mata Sahib Devi did go but not sure about Mata Sundari).But she did came back to Delhi while Guru went to Sachkhand.
A few more facts on that.
Some Sikhs say that Matiya Mahal in Delhi does mean Matya(Mothers)Palace but not Mud Palace and mother lived there.That place would have been better then Kucha Dilwali Singh(an).Das will talk about that later.
Later her house was shifted to present day Mata Sundari Gurudwara,where old weapons are still kept.That place is out side the walled city of Shahjahanbad.Can some one be jailed outside the city?
Then during the attack of Nadir Shah,Mother was shifted to Mathura(which was more under the jaat control then Moghuls).Later she came back to Delhi and left for Sachkhand and created where Gurudwara Bala Sahib is located.Why should she come back to Delhi,if she was arrested?
Onr more thing.Duirng the time Nadir Shah was plundering India,Parrallel to him did Singhs under Nawab Kapur Singh,made an expeiditon to south.Looted Bahadur Garh,Jhajjer,Pataudi,Mehrauli and Faridabad,this makes circle fo Delhi from north west to south.Over here they were paid tribute.Then he crossed Jamuna and attacked Farukhbad.Bangash of that Area raised Jehad and first time Sikhs were challenged in this expedition.Over here as expected Sikhs one.Welath obtained was so much that they decided to go back,as only way to take care of wealth correctly.From this wealth only later Sikhs defeated Nadir Shah,starting mission from Akhnur and librating all slaves(Nawab Kapur Singh,a book by person with surname Hoti Mardan).
Well if Mata was at Mathura and Nawab passed Faridabad,then had Mata was arrested Khalsa had have librated her?
Then coming to some more facts.
Mata lost her husband and sons in young age.She was taking care of Khalsa’s affair.If she had capability to raise more Khalsa sons with funds,education and motherly care then Sahib Zada are all Sikhs.
In ltter there has been instance by Bhai Mani Singh Ji about ornaments of 4 tolas about wife of Sahib Zada and from Guru Ke Khadur.Some old text say that Eldest Sahibzada was married and had son Hati Singh.But even if that is in correct,we need to know that mothers keep the ornaments for son’s bride even when son is unmaaried.Das’s Punjab mother has kept such stuff,while das is yet to marry.So talk of ornaments should be taken in that account and that 4 tola was to be used for some other work.
There are three other young men who were taken care of by Guru or mother,
1.Jorawar Singh perhaps,who had carpenter ancestors and,he died fighting Rajputs in Rajasthan,while moving with Guru.(Guru went with Bahadur Shah in Rajputana).
2.Another son who also had past family history with carpenters and Mother took care of him.He was killed in Delhi fighting some Muslims.(this could be story made up of ,to conceal the death of Hati Singh(Grand Son of Guru) fighting Muslims or perhaps this is OK).
3.Last but not the least.First Sikh King.Sultan Al Qaum Jassa Singh of Ahlu from Kalal(lower caste making wine) ancestors spent his child hood under the motherly shadow of Mata Sundari.After making him well educated,he was sent to Nawab for practice military life by Mata.
As he lived in Hindi speaking Delhi,he spoke Hindi,Khalsa use to make fun of him.He complained to Nawab.Nawab Said,"respect the views of Guru’s Army and be humble to them,They made me Nawab,if they are happy,they will make you Sultan".This did happen.How can such child be raised in house arrest?
Mother’s place in Delhi was more a centre to preach Sikhi,Gather info about moghul court,having knowledge and contact with other rising powers.
Then what made moghuls not putting hand on mother?
1.Sikhs like higher caste of Kucha Delwali were weak hearted and caste affected.So they were on fringe.But lower castes like Banjaras around were ample strong in faith.They were and are around Delhi.And had good money power then due to work of blacksmith and trade.Moghuls needed mony
ey.
2.Moghul couort by that time became hub of conspiracy.Some kings were more bothered to have wine and women.Courters like Sayyad Brothers,nizam etc. encouraged weak kings and sometime kings were killed by court people.They were more busy with pulling each other legs or dealing with other powers like Marathas.State of Punjab was more autonoumus under Abu Samda Khan and Zakariya Khan.Who also has Sikh employees like Subeg Singh and father of Jassa Singh Ramgarhiya(who fought against Nadir Shah in Army of Zakariya Khan,his village was Ichhogil).Each Sikh was targeted a bit later then Moghuls giving Nawabi of Dipal pur to Nawab Kapur Singh Ji.Under Moghuls meer mannu vide Kauramal was not Anti to Sikhs,All changed after Abdali took over.
3.Sikhs around Delhi were strong and moghuls been weak and not affecting Sikhs say in Deccan and Patna Sahib outside Punjab also tells about Sikhs being OK in Delhi,then.
4.But there were some great Hindu allies of Sikhs,who were on the door of Delhi and Moghul and Muslims could not touch mother.
a)Jaats of Braj.South of Delhi about 20 kilo meter,there is fort called Ballabhgarh.Named after king Balu or Baldev,who was one of the rescuded king from Gwalior fort.He made a village Dayalpur named after mercy(daya) of Sixth Master.Village is there and Gurudwara is there and their attachment to Gurmat is still there.Ninth Guru was secretly transferred from
Agra to Delhi,fearing these jaats rebelling to rescue Guru.Later on as per Bhangu’s book,there are mnay instances of Sikhs uniting with jaats againsts Ruhellas,Afghans and Marathas.Last king of Ballabgarh died ,at Delhi,in freedom struggle/mutiny of 1857 and was known as Nahar Singh.
b)Gujars of West UP were highly pro Sikhs(from the time of Banda to later Sikhs tribute Area going uptill Kasganj in mid UP).
c)King of Jaipur,Kushwaha Rajput,was host of Eight Master,Later Ram Singh took Ninth Master to Assam,as his Guru.Later when Sikhs attacked Jaipur,their agent said,that we are Sikh of same Guru and Sikhs left that state peacefully(Bhangu’s book).As per Taksal 48 person,who got enlightened at Guru Ki Kashi, one was King of Jaipur and another one was kinig of Jodhpur.
Das has seen one Gurudwara each related to Tenth Master at Jaipur and Pushkar.
Boundary of Khushwaha kingdom also is not much far from Delhi.
Both Tewatiaya Jaats and Kushwaha rajputs were a great power in Moghul court.Had Moghuls touched Mother,they would have created hell for Moghuls.(Jaat churaman also fought a battle against Banda but old book talks of Tat Khalsa also fighting Banda*)
3). Were only Hindus pro to mother?
No!.
In Delhi there are places like Sis Mahal and Matiya Mahal,where Punjabi Muslims live.They were those Khatris,who claim that they were going to Haridwar and met Shamas Tabrez en route.He told then to close their eyes and when they opmed they found themselves at Haridwar.They became Muslim.They are a great force still in Delhi.They have grave yard near Idgah,where they do ot allowe non Punjabi to be buried.
They have great sufi ideology at back.As they became Muslim with the influence of Shamas tabrez.Sufi as we know were main guys behind release of Sixth Master from Gwalior fort.(Moghuls were conselled by Chisti of Punjab,at the place of Hazrat Nizamudeen Chisti(RA) at Delhi.
Till this day,das sees this Muslims with Malhotra,Chawla,Bathla surname bowing to Prabhat Pheris or welcoming the Nagar Kirtan of First Master wide old Delhi. Being from RSS past,das use to feel uneasy,but after knowing brotherly relation of PAnth with Sufis das understood that not the Punjabi Khatri factor but Sufi factor makes them pro Gurmat else Lakhpat,was also a Punjabi Hindu Khatri,who caused the lesser holocaust of Sikhs.
There nearness to Matiya Mahal points about a strong Muslim Class and that was pro mother.
With all that theory that mother was under house arrest seems weak.
* note.In Maas Maas Kar Murakh Jhagre,the conflict of Sikhs with Banda is mentoned by Kala Afghan Sahib Ji. He seems to potray himself nearer to Tat Khalsa vegis near Bandai.Sucham,personal worship,removal of Banda from seat or Gaddi at Darbar Sahib.etc is been talked about by some regarding Banda.Bhangu’s book can be of some help on that.
