April 1, 1621 Amritsar - Nov 24, 1675 Delhi
A Sketch by His Truly Servant showing the State of Dhan Shri Guru Teg Bahadur the Ninth Sikh Guru who was the only Guru born at Amritsar.
Guru Tegh Bahadur was brought up in Sikh culture and trained in archery and horsemanship. He was also taught the old classics such as the Vedas, the Upanishads and the Puranas. He preferred prolonged spells of seclusion and contemplation. He spent most of his time in meditation, but was not a recluse, and attended to family responsibilities. He meditated for long 26 years 11months and 13 days.
Poetic Hymns by Shri Guru Teg Bahadur are registered in the Shri Guru Granth Sahib marking the true spirit of Sikhi Spirit laid down by Guru Nanak. His works include 116 shabads, 15 ragas and his Bhagat's are credited with 782 compositions that are part of bani in Sikhism. They cover a wide range of topics, such as the nature of God, human attachments, body, mind, sorrow, dignity, service, death and deliverance.
He never laughed through out his life. But he laughed only at the time when the cruel sward was ready to behead his head.
Guru Teg Bahadur attained Martyrdom for defending freedom of conscience and Human Rights.
The cruelty was at its unprecedentedly at its peak when the associates of the Guru were also tortured for refusing to convert: Bhai Mati Das was sawn into pieces and Bhai Dayal Das was thrown into a cauldron of boiling water, and Bhai Sati Das was burned alive, while Guru Tegh Bahadur was held inside a cage to watch his colleagues suffer.
He founded the cities of Anandpur Sahib and Patiala.
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