Heritage of Martyrdom - 2
Guru Arjun Devji had taken many bold steps in consolidating Sikh tenets and increasing his sphere of influence it was evident that his actions will be observed by the rulers. Since he was a great visionary he could foresee the very near future. On one side he was challenging the Hindu values and superstition ridden society and doing missionary work in accordance with the house of Nanak on the other side he was preparing his son Hargobind with weapon training like archery, swordsmanship and horse riding. When the summons came from Lahore he knew exactly his fate and he told Baba Budhaji and his son to take over his work and that now time has come that you take weapon to protect your rights with sword. At his succession ceremony Guru Hargobind wore two swords and dressed like a soldier. He called these two swords as Miri and Piri - that means temporal and spiritual. One a symbol of power and the other of his spiritual inheritance. He was young ( 11 years) in age and rose to the occasion and held people in awe because of his extreme physical strength and excellent horsemanship. He performed his spiritual duties with diligence. He sent messages through his masands that from now onwards the offerings should be in the form of horses. Soon he had a force of five hundred swordsmen and horses.A new impulse of chivalry, spirit of faith and courage was seen in Punjab. He started forging a revolutionary streak in his till now peaceful Sikhs because community was now being prepared to fight the injustice, tyranny and violation of human rights. He was a very good military general that he proved with his several small battles with local Mogul Subedars that he won. Though Emperor Jahangir arrested him and kept him at Gwalior Fort but he started becoming friendly with the Guru and allowed him to carry on his missionary work and Guru travelled outside Punjab to Kashmir, Himachal and far off to east.
Guru Arjun Devji had taken many bold steps in consolidating Sikh tenets and increasing his sphere of influence it was evident that his actions will be observed by the rulers. Since he was a great visionary he could foresee the very near future. On one side he was challenging the Hindu values and superstition ridden society and doing missionary work in accordance with the house of Nanak on the other side he was preparing his son Hargobind with weapon training like archery, swordsmanship and horse riding. When the summons came from Lahore he knew exactly his fate and he told Baba Budhaji and his son to take over his work and that now time has come that you take weapon to protect your rights with sword. At his succession ceremony Guru Hargobind wore two swords and dressed like a soldier. He called these two swords as Miri and Piri - that means temporal and spiritual. One a symbol of power and the other of his spiritual inheritance. He was young ( 11 years) in age and rose to the occasion and held people in awe because of his extreme physical strength and excellent horsemanship. He performed his spiritual duties with diligence. He sent messages through his masands that from now onwards the offerings should be in the form of horses. Soon he had a force of five hundred swordsmen and horses.A new impulse of chivalry, spirit of faith and courage was seen in Punjab. He started forging a revolutionary streak in his till now peaceful Sikhs because community was now being prepared to fight the injustice, tyranny and violation of human rights. He was a very good military general that he proved with his several small battles with local Mogul Subedars that he won. Though Emperor Jahangir arrested him and kept him at Gwalior Fort but he started becoming friendly with the Guru and allowed him to carry on his missionary work and Guru travelled outside Punjab to Kashmir, Himachal and far off to east.
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