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'''Mata Damodari''', the wife of Guru Hargobind Ji, was the daughter of Narain Das of village Talla. It is said that [[Ani Rai]], [[Bibi Viro]] & [[Baba Gurditta]] were all born to Mata Damodari. The descendants of Mata Damadari live near [[Gurdwara Daroli Bhai, Dist. Firozpur]]. They are the custodians of some rare personal belongings of Guru Hargobind Ji, as well as,  a handwritten copy of [[Sri Guru Granth Sahib]] that also bears the personal seal of [[Guru Gobind Singh]].


Some misled historians claim that Mata Damodari was the wife of [[Guru Hargobind]]. This distortion has arisen as a consequence that non-Sikhs recorded the Sikh history and many of the historians had their own agendas, world-views, perspectives and also mis-read information.  
Some modern scholars say that [[Guru Hargobind]] had only one wife, whose name was [[Mata Nanaki]] but this is not supported by old historical texts. These same people claim that [[Guru Gobind Singh]] also had only one wife, but again this is an issue that has not been totally resolved.  


It is said that [[Ani Rai]], [[Bibi Viro]] & [[Baba Gurditta]] were born to Mata Damodari. Gurdwara Daroli Bhai, Dist. Firozpur where the family of the Gurus wife Mata Damodari still live here and are custodians of some rare personal belongings of Guru Hargobind as well as a handwritten copy of Sri Guru Granth Sahib bearing the personal seal of Guru Gobind Singh.
==See also==


Some says Guru Hargobind Ji was married to one wife, who was [[Mata Nanaki]] ji.
* [[Guru Gobind Singh's wife or wives]]
 
''''eikaa naaree jatee hoe, par naaree dhee bhain vakhaanai.''''
"Having  one women as wife he (the Sikh) is a celebate and considers any other's
wife his daughter or a sister."
(Vaar 6, Bhai Gurdaas Ji, Contemporary and Maternal Uncle of [[Guru Arjan Dev]] ji)




[[Category:Guru's Family Members]]  
[[Category:Guru's Family Members]]  
[[Category:Famous Sikh Women]]
[[Category:Famous Sikh Women]]

Latest revision as of 15:12, 4 July 2010

Mata Damodari, the wife of Guru Hargobind Ji, was the daughter of Narain Das of village Talla. It is said that Ani Rai, Bibi Viro & Baba Gurditta were all born to Mata Damodari. The descendants of Mata Damadari live near Gurdwara Daroli Bhai, Dist. Firozpur. They are the custodians of some rare personal belongings of Guru Hargobind Ji, as well as, a handwritten copy of Sri Guru Granth Sahib that also bears the personal seal of Guru Gobind Singh.

Some modern scholars say that Guru Hargobind had only one wife, whose name was Mata Nanaki but this is not supported by old historical texts. These same people claim that Guru Gobind Singh also had only one wife, but again this is an issue that has not been totally resolved.

See also