Sikh Sakhis · Origins & Gurus · Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji
The Delegation from Kashmir
A group of Kashmiri Brahmins, led by Pandit Kirpa Ram, arrived in tears. They described the brutal forced conversions ordered by Aurangzeb. The Guru sat in deep thought until his son, Gobind Rai, asked the cause. The Guru said a great man must sacrifice his head to stop this. The 9-year-old replied, 'Who is more worthy than you?' The Guru knew then that his time for the ultimate sacrifice had come.
A group of Kashmiri Brahmins, led by Pandit Kirpa Ram, arrived in tears. They described the brutal forced conversions ordered by Aurangzeb. The Guru sat in deep thought until his son, Gobind Rai, asked the cause. The Guru said a great man must sacrifice his head to stop this. The 9-year-old replied, 'Who is more worthy than you?' The Guru knew then that his time for the ultimate sacrifice had come.
- When
- 1675
- Where
- Anandpur Sahib