Guru Har Gobind Sahib Ji - from 1606 to 1644
Born in 1595, Guru Har Gobind was the son of
Guru Arjan Dev. Sikhs has always been called as ‘Sant Sipahi’. HarGobind Saheb
ji was known as a "soldier saint," as he organised a small army,
explaining that extreme non-violence and pacifism would only encourage evil and
so the principles of Miri-Piri were established. Guru Hargobind
carried the same light of Guru Nanak; but he added to it the lustre of the
sword.
He taught that it was necessary to take up the sword in order to
protect the weak and the oppressed. Guru ji was first of the Gurus to take up
arms to defend the faith. At that time it was only emperors who were allowed to
sit on a raised platform, called a takhat or throne.
At
the age of 13, Guru Hargobind erected Sri Akal Takhat Sahib, ten feet
above the ground and adorned two swords, Miri and Piri, representing temporal
power and spiritual power, one which would smite the oppressor and the other
which would protect the innocent.
Guru Hargobind was a teacher and protector of his disciples.
He realised the gravity of the situation and prepared his followers for the
coming struggle. He created a war-like spirit among his followers. He
told his followers: "In the guru's house spiritual and mundane
powers shall be combined". "My rosary shall be the sword-belt and on
my turban I shall wear a Kalgi" (an ornament for the turban,
which was then worn by Mughal and Hindu rulers).
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