Preparations At Anandpur
Preparations At Anandpur
Guru Gobind bore a great loss at tender age
The martyrdom of father with patience n courage
Sikhs to learnt to accept courageously this loss
Popularity of Sikhism in North India rose manifold
People came to Anandpur to learn more about
Sikhism and inspiration behind the martyrdom
They paid homage to the new Guru Gobind Rai
And brought all types of numerous gifts for him
The Sikhs of Kabul sent him a beautiful canopy
Made of richly embroidered heavy silk studded
With precious n semi precious stones of different
Colours for protecting his throne from sun n rain
Those who saw it were wonderstruck by its beauty
Different landscapes n designs were so appealing
And soon its fame had spread far and wide to the chagrin of some jealous kings of the mountains
Guru Teg Bahadur met Raja Ram Rai a feudal
Lord of Goripur who was helped by the Guru
To gain influence in the King's court and thus
Secure the future of his son and his family
Raja Ram Rai died and his wife Swaranmati
Came all the way from Assam to Anandpur
With her son Rattan Rai to express her
gratitude to the Ninth Guru Teg Bahadur
She found the same glory and bliss in the
Tenth Guru Gobind Rai and offered a gifted
Elephant which was trained to do many actions
Along with many other gifts to Guru Gobind Rai
Raja Ratan Rai also presented Guru a fivefold
Weapon which looked like a small sword and
On pressing a button turned into a gun and on
Turning from joint converted into a spear
Raja Ram Singh of Mughal court was in Assam
At the time of Guru Teg Bahadur's martyrdom
He came to Delhi and Aurangzeb went to Ajmer
He visited Anandpur and presented five horses.
Guru Gobind Singh like Guru Hargobind indicated
That most welcome gifts would be weapons, horses and money to raise a strong army keeping
In mind the need of coping with the turbulent times