ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>DARG&#256H&#256 SI&#7748GH BH&#256&#298 (1713-1823)</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="DARGH,SIDGH,BH*,Person,Person"> <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">&#65279DARG&#256H&#256 SI&#7748GH, BH&#256&#298 (1713-1823), a Nirmal&#257 saint, was born in 1713 the son of Bh&#257&#299 Nig&#257h&#299&#257 Si&#7749gh of the village of Lau&#7749gov&#257l, in present-day Sa&#7749gr&#363r district of the Punjab. Nig&#257h&#299&#257 Si&#7749gh was known to be the elder brother of Bh&#257&#299 Man&#299 Si&#7749gh, the martyr. For the <i>d&#299v&#257l&#299</i> festival of 1725, Nig&#257h&#299&#257 Si&#7749gh along with his seven sons went to Amritsar where the whole family received the initiatory rites of the <u>Kh</u>&#257ls&#257 at the hands of Bh&#257&#299 Man&#299 Si&#7749gh. Three of the brothers remained in Amritsar, among them Darg&#257h&#257 Si&#7749gh who showed marked aptitude for scholarly learning as well as for the martial arts. He gained proficiency in both fields, though he was more inclined towards religious pursuits. He left Amritsar and went to Kurukshetra where he became a disciple of Pa&#7751&#7693it M&#257n Si&#7749gh, a noted Nirmal&#257 scholar of the time. Later, he moved to Haridv&#257r and settled at Kankhal where he established his <i>&#7693er&#257</i> or monastery on an extensive piece of land gifted by the Muslim chief of Ju&#257l&#257pur. He also built a shrine dedicated to Gur&#363 Amar D&#257s (1479-1574) who had visited Haridv&#257r several times. The <i>&#7693er&#257</i> of Bh&#257&#299 Darg&#257h&#257 Si&#7749gh, patronized by R&#257j&#257 S&#257hib Si&#7749gh and Mah&#257r&#257j&#257 Karam Si&#7749gh of Pa&#7789i&#257l&#257, developed into a prominent centre of the Nirmal&#257 sect. Bh&#257&#299 Darg&#257h&#257 Si&#7749gh died there in 1823.</p> </font> <p class="BIB"> BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"> Ga&#7751esh&#257 Si&#7749gh, Mahant, <i>Nirmal Bh&#363shan arth&#257t Itih&#257s Nirmal Bhekh</i>. Amritsar, n. d.<BR> <li class="C1"> Jagg&#299, Rattan Si&#7749gh, <i>Bh&#257&#299 Man&#299 Si&#7749gh</i>. Patiala, 1983<BR> </ol><p class="CONT">Balb&#299r Si&#7749gh Viyog&#299<br></p><BR> </font> <img src="counter.aspx" width="1px" height="1px" alt=""> </HTML></BODY>