Just days after Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji’s martyrdom, the humble villagers who had secretly cremated his sacred remains arrived at the feet of young Guru Gobind Rai Ji. With tender sorrow, they recounted their daring mission: how they smuggled the Guru’s body from Delhi’s Chandni Chowk hidden in a cart of ashes, burned their own huts in Rakabganj to create a funeral pyre, and buried the remains in an unmarked grave—all while concealing their identities under the shadow of Aurangzeb’s tyranny.
Moved by their devotion, Guru Ji declared, “When the time is right, a monument will rise there.” Then he made a vow: “I will create such Sikhs—recognizable among millions, like a peacock among crows, a stallion among donkeys, a lion among hyenas.”
But the most astonishing revelation came next. On the very night of the martyrdom, Bhai Mati Das Ji—who had been savagely sawn alive—appeared in Aurangzeb’s dream. He seized the emperor, sat on his chest, and thundered, “We will not let you remain in Delhi!”
Terrified, Aurangzeb fled through his palaces, desperate for protection. Even a powerful mystic he consulted warned him: “The soul of Bhai Mati Das is unconquered. Leave Delhi, or you will not survive.”
Guru Gobind Rai Ji listened calmly and said, “Aurangzeb will now flee south. He will never return to Delhi.”
The martyrs had triumphed without drawing a sword—their spirit held an emperor prisoner in his own fort. Sat Sri Akal.
