Heritage of Martyrdom - 7
The mutilated body of Guru Teg Bahadur lay in Chandni Chowk of Delhi and no one dared to come forward to claim for fear of reprisal from moguls. But the nature manifested her sorrow and that night a storm came to provide cover to Guru's Sikh so that a dignified funeral could be given to their Master. The martyrdom was not a small happening its magnitude and immense consequences were far reaching in its impact. The Akal Purakh had prepared Guruji for this moment and was given that moral strength to execute an act of self-giving in order to safe guard the religious rights of people. He showed the spiritual insight and moral discipline that was descended from Guru Nanak in highest order. Like Guru Nanak he did not believe in those outwardly symbols of tilak and Janeyu but he still set out to give challenge to the tyrant for his co-fellows. It was not a passive decision but a deliberate act of sacrifice to confront a challenging situation. The tyrant could not convert him to Islam so he had to honour his challenge and the sufferings and fear of conversion started deluging. Soon after the execution the emperor left for south never to come back. The supreme act of martyrdom has no parallels in the human history an act of philanthropy, nobly motivated, deeply spiritual an act to give one's life under God's will.
The mutilated body of Guru Teg Bahadur lay in Chandni Chowk of Delhi and no one dared to come forward to claim for fear of reprisal from moguls. But the nature manifested her sorrow and that night a storm came to provide cover to Guru's Sikh so that a dignified funeral could be given to their Master. The martyrdom was not a small happening its magnitude and immense consequences were far reaching in its impact. The Akal Purakh had prepared Guruji for this moment and was given that moral strength to execute an act of self-giving in order to safe guard the religious rights of people. He showed the spiritual insight and moral discipline that was descended from Guru Nanak in highest order. Like Guru Nanak he did not believe in those outwardly symbols of tilak and Janeyu but he still set out to give challenge to the tyrant for his co-fellows. It was not a passive decision but a deliberate act of sacrifice to confront a challenging situation. The tyrant could not convert him to Islam so he had to honour his challenge and the sufferings and fear of conversion started deluging. Soon after the execution the emperor left for south never to come back. The supreme act of martyrdom has no parallels in the human history an act of philanthropy, nobly motivated, deeply spiritual an act to give one's life under God's will.
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