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<p class="C1">&#65279ANAND, B&#256B&#256, was the second son of B&#257b&#257 Mohr&#299 and a grandson of Gur&#363 Amar D&#257s. He received his name from the Gur&#363 himself who also uttered a long hymn in R&#257mkal&#299 measure calling it <i>Anandu. </i> The hymn has since formed an important part of Sikh liturgy. B&#257b&#257 Anand lived up to the time of the Sixth Gur&#363, Gur&#363 Hargobind (1595-1644), who held him in high esteem. He once sent messengers, with a palanquin, to escort B&#257b&#257 Anand to K&#299ratpur. The Gur&#363 himself came out to receive him as he arrived. Offerings were heaped up before him by the Gur&#363 as well as by the <i>sa&#7749gat. </i> B&#257b&#257 Anand, however, declined saying, "You are the Gur&#363 - the same as Gur&#363 N&#257nak and his successors. You alone are competent to receive offerings. I shall not touch them. "</p>
<p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B&#257b&#257 Anand returned to Goindv&#257l where he spent the rest of his days. The palanquin in which he travelled is still kept as a relic at Goindv&#257l.</p>
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BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"><i>Gurbil&#257s Chhev&#299&#7749 P&#257tsh&#257h&#299. </i> Patiala, 1970<BR>
<li class="C1"> Bhall&#257, Sar&#363p D&#257s, <i>Mahim&#257 Prak&#257sh. </i> Patiala, 1971<BR>
<li class="C1"> Macauliffe, Max Arthur, <i>The Sikh Religion. </i> Oxford, 1909<BR>
<li class="C1"> Gupta, Hari Ram, <i>History of the Sikhs</i>, vol. I. Delhi, 1973<BR>
</ol><p class="CONT">Balb&#299r Si&#7749gh Dil<br></p><BR>
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