Above is a water coloured painting depicting the ninth Guru, Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji who was the youngest son of Sri Guru Hargobind Ji and also the Grand uncle of the eighth Guru, Sri Guru Har Krishan Ji. Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji composed some of the most moving compositions in the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji which were made in order to propagate dispassion within and individual. The most popular of he works is the Saloks read with the completion of a full recital of the Guru Granth Sahib. Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji were also the creator of a musical measure by the name of Jaijaiwanti.
The greatest achievement of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji performed was that they became the first martyr to die to assist another faith. In history there have been many martyrs of every faith but no other martyr has given their life for the sake of another faith, creed and religion. Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji gave up his life in order to protect the Hindus who had come from Kashmir.
The next two stanzas are numbered twenty first and twenty second are written in the Sri Nanak Parkash by Kavi Santokh Singh Ji as an invocation to Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji. The translation of the two stanzas is below;
ਦੋਹਰਾ ॥ ਤੇਗ ਬਹਾਦਰ ਧਰਮ ਧੁਜ ਹਰਤਾ ਤੁਰਕਨ ਮੂਲ ॥ ਚਰਨ ਸ਼ਰਨਿ ਤਾਰਨ ਤਰਨ ਨਮੋ ਹੋਇ ਅਨਕੂਲ ॥
Couplet – Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji you are the sign or flag of righteousness. Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji uprooted the tyrannical roots of the Moghul Empire. The feet of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji are similar to a ship as they can ferry an individual from this world to liberation crossing the worldly ocean. Bhai Santokh Singh Ji says that he is taking refuge at the feet of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji and bowing in reverence to the holy feet. 21.
ਸ੍ਵੈਯਾ ॥ ਬਰ ਕੀਰਤਿ ਜੌਨ੍ਹ ਅਮੀਗਤਿ ਭੌਨ ਸੁਸੀਤਲਤਾ ਸੁਖ ਤੌਨ ਸੁਭਾਈ ।
ਗਤਿ ਸਾਧਨ ਕੈਰਵ ਕੋ ਬਿਗਸਾਵਤਿ ਦਾਸ ਰਿਦਾ ਨਭ ਬੀਚ ਸੁਹਾਈ ।
ਤਪਤੰ ਦੁਖ ਤੀਰ ਨ ਆਵਤ ਹੈ ਚਿਤੁ ਚਾਰੁ ਚਕੋਰੁ ਰਹੈ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਈ ।
ਗੁਰ ਤੇਗ ਬਹਾਦਰ ਸੋਹਤਿ ਚੰਦ ਸੇ ਹੀਨ ਕਲੰਕ ਇਹੀ ਅਧਿਕਾਈ ॥੨੨॥
Savaiya – (Again with this stanza the last line needs to be expounded prior to the other lines) Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji’s face is radiant like the moon however the moon suffers from a blemish while the Guru is perfect in every way. Just as the moon has luminosity so does Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji has luminosity from praise and glory. As the rays of light from the moon contain Amrit so does Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji who are the residence of liberation. As the moon is able to give a person a feeling of peace so does the glory of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji. In the way the nocturnal lotuses bloom due to the moon, the devotee blooms due to the gift of liberation granted by Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji. In the way the moon brings radiance to the sky, Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji brings radiance to the hearts of the devotee. By being close to the moon one does not feel feverish in the same way being close to Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji the devotee does not ever feel any pain. In the way a Chakor is totally engrossed in the moon the hearts of the devotees are also totally engrossed in Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji. In this way Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji are glorious in a way similar to the moon however the big difference between the two is that the sun has a blemish whilst the Guru is perfect. 22.
Couplet – Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji you are the sign or flag of righteousness. Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji uprooted the tyrannical roots of the Moghul Empire. The feet of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji are similar to a ship as they can ferry an individual from this world to liberation crossing the worldly ocean. Bhai Santokh Singh Ji says that he is taking refuge at the feet of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji and bowing in reverence to the holy feet. 21.
ਸ੍ਵੈਯਾ ॥ ਬਰ ਕੀਰਤਿ ਜੌਨ੍ਹ ਅਮੀਗਤਿ ਭੌਨ ਸੁਸੀਤਲਤਾ ਸੁਖ ਤੌਨ ਸੁਭਾਈ ।
ਗਤਿ ਸਾਧਨ ਕੈਰਵ ਕੋ ਬਿਗਸਾਵਤਿ ਦਾਸ ਰਿਦਾ ਨਭ ਬੀਚ ਸੁਹਾਈ ।
ਤਪਤੰ ਦੁਖ ਤੀਰ ਨ ਆਵਤ ਹੈ ਚਿਤੁ ਚਾਰੁ ਚਕੋਰੁ ਰਹੈ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਈ ।
ਗੁਰ ਤੇਗ ਬਹਾਦਰ ਸੋਹਤਿ ਚੰਦ ਸੇ ਹੀਨ ਕਲੰਕ ਇਹੀ ਅਧਿਕਾਈ ॥੨੨॥
Savaiya – (Again with this stanza the last line needs to be expounded prior to the other lines) Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji’s face is radiant like the moon however the moon suffers from a blemish while the Guru is perfect in every way. Just as the moon has luminosity so does Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji has luminosity from praise and glory. As the rays of light from the moon contain Amrit so does Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji who are the residence of liberation. As the moon is able to give a person a feeling of peace so does the glory of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji. In the way the nocturnal lotuses bloom due to the moon, the devotee blooms due to the gift of liberation granted by Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji. In the way the moon brings radiance to the sky, Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji brings radiance to the hearts of the devotee. By being close to the moon one does not feel feverish in the same way being close to Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji the devotee does not ever feel any pain. In the way a Chakor is totally engrossed in the moon the hearts of the devotees are also totally engrossed in Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji. In this way Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji are glorious in a way similar to the moon however the big difference between the two is that the sun has a blemish whilst the Guru is perfect. 22.
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