Guru Hargobind Sakhis (Stories)

Guru Hargobind (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਹਰਿਗੋਬਿੰਦ) was the fifth Sikh Guru.

Guru Hargobind was the son of Guru Arjan Sahib and was known as a "soldier saint", Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji organised a small army, explaining that extreme non-violence and pacifism would only encourage evil and so the principles of Miri-Piri were established.

Guru Ji taught that it was necessary to take up the sword in order to protect the weak and the oppressed. Guru Ji was first of the Gurus to take up arms to defend the faith. At that time it was only emperors who were allowed to sit on a raised platform, called a takhat or throne.

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  Guru Hargobind's Early Life

  The Sakhi (story) of Guru Hargobind's early life and where he was born.

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  Miri and Piri

  The concept of "Miri Piri" was highlighted by the sixth Sikh Guru, Guru Hargobind Ji. At the Guruship (succession) ceremony, the Guru asked for two kirpans to be donned on him; one to symbolize the concept of Miri or temporal authority and the second to symbolize the concept of Piri or spiritual authority. The wearing of two swords was a departure from the previous Guruship tradition.

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