Bhai Jiva

JIVA,   BHAI,  a  Sikh  living near  Khadur Sahib  in  Amritsar  district of the  Punjab,  who used to bring daily khichan (a dish of rice mixed with lentils) and curds for  Guru  Angad's I an gar or community kitchen. One evening as a severe dust storm was raging, he, according to  Bhai  Man!  Singh,  Sikhdn di  Bhagat  Maid, said to the  Guru,  "May it please you, Lord, to stop this storm so that I may be able to bring the usual victuals tomorrow morning." The  Guru  remarked: "God's Will is supreme and no one may try to intervene in it. How does it matter if the meal gets

delayed a little." BhaiJiva bowed before the Guru and learnt cheerfully to abide by the Divine Will.

JIVAN, BHAI, the younger son of Bhai Bhagatu (d. 1652), a Sikh reputed for his piety, was a devotee of Guru Har Rai (163061). While his elder brother, Gaura, was a warrior and leader of the SiddhuBrars of the area around Bathinda (30"14'N, 74°59'E), Jivan remained in attendance upon Guru Har Rai. He died young. His descendants are settled at Bhuchcho, in Bathinda district, and at Kot Bhai, in Faridkot district of the Punjab.