ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>NATTH&#256 BH&#256&#298 2</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="NATTH,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">&#65279NATTH&#256, BH&#256&#298, a successor of the Ud&#257s&#299 saint Almast, was, during the time of Gur&#363 Har R&#257i, in Bengal to preach the message of Gur&#363 N&#257nak. He made &#7693h&#257k&#257 his headquarters and preached mostly in what now comprises Bangla Desh. At &#7693h&#257k&#257 he built a <i>Gurdw&#257r&#257</i> now called Gurdw&#257r&#257 Sa&#7749gat &#7788ol&#257. He also dug a well of which some remains still exist. He possessed a kind heart, but was short-tempered and had a rough tongue. When Gur&#363 Te<u>gh</u> Bah&#257dur visited &#7693h&#257k&#257 during the late 1660's, some Sikhs complained to him of Bh&#257&#299 Natth&#257's abusive nature. "This brother Natth&#257 keeps calling us names. He does not spare even <i>masands</i>, exalted by the Gur&#363 himself. He quarrels with everyone and keeps amity with none. He speaks foully." The Gur&#363 sent for Natth&#257 and said, "Natth&#257 brother, everyone here has a complaint against you You abuse everybody. You take not their counsel. And you speak out what comes to your tongue." "They are fools sans all sense," answered the inveterate Bh&#257&#299 Natth&#257. "I have never abused anyone." The Gur&#363 laughed and told the Sikhs : "Mind not what he says. He has no malice in him. His words are harsh but his heart is pure. He is dyed in God's love. Do not be upset by what he says. Try to be pure-hearted like him."</p> </font> <p class="BIB"> BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"> Bhall&#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, 1927-35<BR> <li class="C1"> Trilochan Singh, <i>Guru Tegh Bahadur : Prophet and Martyr</i>. Delhi, 1967<BR> <li class="C1"> Harbans Singh, <i>Guru Tegh Bahadur</i>. Delhi, 1989<BR> </ol><p class="CONT">A. C. Banerjee<br></p><BR> </font><img src="counter.aspx" width="1px" height="1px" alt=""></HTML></BODY>