ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>BHAGV&#256N D&#256S BH&#256&#298</TITLE> <style type="text/css"> .BODY { background-color: #EAF1F7; background-image: url('images/gtbh.jpg'); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed; background-position: center; color: #0066CC;} .C1{text-align: justify;color: #0066CC;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} .BIB{text-align: center;color: #000099;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} .CONT{text-align: right;color: #FF0000;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} </style><META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="BHAGVN,DS,BH*"> <META http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></HEAD> <BODY class="BODY" oncontextmenu="return false" ondragstart="return false" onselectstart="return false"> <FONT ALIGN="JUSTIFY" FACE="Tahoma"> <p class="C1">&#65279BHAGV&#256N D&#256S, BH&#256&#298, a devoted Sikh of Burh&#257npur (21º-18'N, 76º-14'E), on the bank of the River T&#257pt&#299, once travelled to Amritsar along with Bh&#257&#299 Bodal&#257, Bh&#257&#299 Malak Ka&#7789&#257r&#363, Bh&#257&#299 Prith&#299 Mall, Bh&#257&#299 Bhagat&#363, Bh&#257&#299 &#7692all&#363, Bh&#257&#299 Sundar D&#257s and Bh&#257&#299 Sv&#257m&#299 D&#257s to seek instruction from Gur&#363 Hargobind. The Gur&#363, says Bh&#257&#299 Man&#299 Si&#7749gh, <i>Sikh&#257&#7749 d&#299 Bhagat M&#257l&#257</i>, told them to construct a <i>dharams&#257l</i> in their town where they should gather morning and evening for prayer and to raise charities for the needy. He taught them to overcome their <i>haumai</i>, i. e. egoity, and to learn to be humble. Bh&#257&#299 Bhagv&#257n D&#257s and his companions followed the Gur&#363's instructions and established a <i>sa&#7749gat</i> at Burh&#257npur to which Bh&#257&#299 Gurd&#257s refers in his <i>V&#257r&#257&#7749</i>, XI. 30.</p> </font> <p class="BIB"> BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"> Man&#299 Si&#7749gh, Bh&#257&#299, <i>Sikh&#257&#7749 d&#299 Bhagat M&#257l&#257</i>, Amritsar, 1955<BR> <li class="C1"> Santokh Si&#7749gh, Bh&#257&#299, <i>Sr&#299 Gur Prat&#257p S&#363raj Granth</i>. Amritsar, 1926-37<BR> </ol><p class="CONT">Bhagat Si&#7749gh<br></p><BR> </font> <img src="counter.aspx" width="1px" height="1px" alt=""> </HTML></BODY>