ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>D&#256T&#362 B&#256B&#256 (1537-1628)</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="DTj,BB,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">&#65279D&#256T&#362, B&#256B&#256 (1537-1628), son of Gur&#363 A&#7749gad and M&#257t&#257 Kh&#299v&#299, was born in 1537 at Kha&#7693&#363r S&#257hib in present-day Amritsar district of the Punjab. Like his elder brother, D&#257s&#363, he too was not reconciled to Gur&#363 Amar D&#257s succeeding his father as Gur&#363. But whereas D&#257s&#363 had soon realized his error and acknowledged Gur&#363 Amar D&#257s as true inheritor of Gur&#363 N&#257nak's spiritual legacy, D&#257s&#363 remained hostile. He took to yogic practices to attain supernatural powers and thereby to create a following of his own. One day he went to Goindv&#257l and, as says Bh&#257&#299 Santokh Si&#7749gh, <i>Sr&#299 Gur Prat&#257p S&#363raj Granth</i>, he gave vent to his malice by administering Gur&#363 Amar D&#257s a kick as he sat amid his disciples after the evening service. The <i>sa&#7749gat</i> was stunned, but Gur&#363 Amar D&#257s turned round, grasped D&#257t&#363's foot and caressing it said, "Pardon me, my Master's son ! Your tender foot may not have been hurt by my aged bones. " Instead of being put to shame by the Gur&#363's humility, D&#257t&#363 flew into a rage, called him a usurper and told him to quit Goindv&#257l. Gur&#363 Amar D&#257s quietly left for his native B&#257sarke. Next morning, D&#257t&#363 and his men collected whatever they could lay their hands on. He had his eyes especially on Gur&#363 Amar D&#257s's mare, but it would not let him mount it. In his effort to control it, he injured his leg. As he was returning to Kha&#7693&#363r, he was waylaid by robbers and deprived of the booty he was carrying. D&#257t&#363 limped back to Kha&#7693&#363r empty-handed. Yet he was unrepentant and it was not until Gur&#363 Arjan's time that he realized his error and made amends. B&#257b&#257 D&#257t&#363 lived up to a ripe old age. In September 1628, he visited Amritsar to condole with Gur&#363 Hargobind on the passing away of his son, A&#7789al R&#257i, but died soon after his return to Kha&#7693&#363r.</p> </font> <p class="BIB"> BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"> Bh&#257ll&#257, Sar&#363p D&#257s, <i>Mahim&#257 Prak&#257sh</i>. Patiala, 1971<BR> <li class="C1"> Santokh Si&#7749gh, Bh&#257&#299, <i>Sr&#299 Gur Prat&#257p S&#363raj Granth</i>. Amritsar, 1926-37<BR> <li class="C1"> V&#299r Si&#7749gh, Bh&#257&#299, <i>Sr&#299 Asha&#7789gur Chamatk&#257r</i>. Amritsar, 1971<BR> <li class="C1"> Macauliffe, Max Arthur, <i>The Sikh Religion</i>. Oxford, 1909<BR> </ol><p class="CONT">Major Gurmukh Si&#7749gh (Retd.)<br></p><BR> </font> <img src="counter.aspx" width="1px" height="1px" alt=""> </HTML></BODY>