Khalsa Mahima (Dasam Granth)

Khalsa Mahima of Dasam Granth, is a religious hymn in praise of Khalsa, composed by Guru Gobind Singh, is present in second sacred scripture of Sikhs, The Dasam Granth .

• This Composition contains comparative analysis of two religious figures Khalsa and Hindu Pundit.
• This Composition is different from Khalsa Mahima composition present in Sarabloh Granth.
• The Composition contains three stanzas in one Swaiya and a couplet (Dohra).
• Guru Gobind Singh also transferred his will to Khalsa in this hymn.
• This composition is historical piece of information when guru Gobind Singh ji was distributing robe of honor to Khalsa Warriors. According to Traditions, Brahmin was first who was given robe of honor but Guru Gobind Singh ji mistakenly ignored brahmin(Mishar Ji) and started distributed it to Khalsa warriors. When Mishar Ji get angry then Guru Gobind Singh conveyed that he mistakenly ignored Mishar Ji and showed his inclination towards fearless Khalsa warriors who do both jobs, on one side fight like Kashatriyas(Defenders of Faith) and on other side preach religion like Brahmins i.e Sant Sipahi. This hurts Brahmin(Mishar Ji) but when he searched that Brahmins even left the Jobs of Brahmins(Brahm Vichar) then he felt ashamed and wept.

Hymn

Punjabi Text

Hindi Text

ੴ स्री वाहिगुरू जी की फतह ॥
स्री मुखवाक पातिशाही १०॥
स्वैया ॥
जो कछु लेख लिखिओ बिधना सोई पाईयत मिसर जू शोक निवारो ॥
मेरो कछू अपराध नही गयो याद ते भूल नह कोपु चितारो ॥
बागो निहाली पठै दैहो आजु भले तुम को निसचै जीअ धारो ॥
छ्त्री सभै क्रित बि्पन के इनहूं पै कटाछ क्रिपा कै निहारो ॥१॥
जु्ध जिते इन ही के प्रसादि इन ही के प्रसादि सु दान करे ॥
अघ अउघ टरै इन ही के प्रसादि इन ही क्रिपा फुन धाम भरे ॥
इन ही के प्रसादि सु बि्दिआ लई इन ही की क्रिपा सभ श्त्रु मरे ॥
इन ही की क्रिपा के सजे हम हैं नही मोसो गरीब करोर परे ॥२॥
सेव करी इन ही की भावत अउर की सेव सुहात न जीको ॥
दान दयो इन ही को भलो अरु आन को दान न लागत नीको ॥
आगै फलै इन ही को दयो जग मै जसु अउर दयो सभ फीको ॥
मो ग्रहि मै मन ते तन ते सिर लउ धन है सभ ही इन ही को ॥३॥
दोहरा ॥
चटपटाइ चित मै जरयो त्रिण जयों क्रु्धत होइ ॥
खोज रोज के हेत लग दयो मिसर जू रोइ ॥४॥

History

At Kapal Mochan, Guru Gobind Singh gave robes of honour(Siropa) to warriors who fought in Battle of Bhangani and other Sikhs. There was a traditional way of giving honor(Siropa) to Brahmin before giving to others. When Guru Gobind Singh started giving Siropa, he mistakenly forget to give it to Head priest, reffered as Mishar Ji, and started distributed among warriors and Sikhs. Brahmin felt insulted with this, when Guru Sahib noticed that brahmin looks anxious and then Guru Gobind Singh politely said that he did not ignored him knowingly because these Sikh warriors do same work of Brahmins(learning and preaching spiritual wisdom). That's why for him they are above Mishar Ji because where they fight like warriors(Kashatriyas) there they also learn and preach Spiritual wisdom to Mankind(like Brahmins).

Guru Gobind Singh also announced that he would be fond of giving donations to these Khalsa because only these Sikh warriors values the given donations and use it appropriately for Mankind. He also announced his purpose of taking Human body is to create Khalsa Panth(Under directions of Hukam). When Brahmin heard all this he first became angry and when he actually discovered on what Guru ji said and wept on the fact that Brahmin have left the works of Brahmins and turned Ritualistic and lost the wisdom and these Kashatriya-Brahmins i.e Sant Sipahi Khalsa has replaced them in realm of religion.

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