Ranjeet Nagara(Kettledrum)

Guru Gobind Singh has rightly been called

A saint soldier of India, having qualities of both

God sends saviours from time to time

To destroy evil and uphold righteousness

He thought that he had  a mission 

To perform in his own country where 

People suffered under the yoke of

Religious and political tyranny of Mughals

Aurangzeb didn't allow anyone to ride 

a horse grow beard and wear a turban

Guru Gobind Singh defied him by using canopy, 

Throne, flag, nagara and wearing turban

He got made one big leather studded drum

It was played in routine twice a day to summon

The gathering of sikhs by him at Anandpur

It's sound was heard by all far and wide

This drum was called 'Ranjeet Niagara and

 it is still kept in some of the gurdwaras

It is played with sticks during Sangat's ardas

Sangat's ardas is a group prayer by all  present

The Hindu rulers of adjoining mountain ranges

Nurtured fear as well as jealous on this account

They feared  Aurangzeb could question for not 

stopping it and they also feared aggression

They thought that Guru Gobind Singh was 

About to challenge them politically as a rival

Though Guru had no such plan and intention

His motives were purely social and spiritual

The worldly show off and grandeur was to

Enthuse his followers with confidence 

Courage and dignity to be able to stand 

against any sort of suppression and tyranny

Ranjeet means  victorious in battlefield

Ranjeet nagara  means drum of victory

Such practices helped awaken the

Consciousness ot the  general masses