ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>PARDH&#256N KAUR (1718-1792)</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="PARDHN,KAUR,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">&#65279PARDH&#256N KAUR (1718-1792), Pa&#7789i&#257l&#257 princess, better known as B&#299b&#299 Pardh&#257n, was the daughter of B&#257b&#257 &#256l&#257 Si&#7749gh, founder of the family. She was born in 1718 at Bhadau&#7771, in present-day Sa&#7749gr&#363r district of the Punjab. She was married to Mohar Si&#7749gh Randh&#257v&#257, of the village of Ramd&#257s in Amritsar district. Her only son, R&#363p Si&#7749gh, died young, and her husband also met with a premature end. These tragedies led B&#299b&#299 Pardh&#257n, to retire to her parental home at Barn&#257l&#257 where she spent her time in prayer and meditation. The motto in her personal seal read "<i>n&#257m jape se&#299 pardh&#257n&#8221</i> &#8212 he alone who spends his time repeating God's Name is the ranked one. B&#257b&#257 &#256l&#257 Si&#7749gh gave her a <i>j&#257g&#299r</i> and appointed Bh&#257&#299 Nikk&#257 Si&#7749gh a disciple of B&#257b&#257 La&#7749gar Si&#7749gh, who started the M&#257gh&#299 fair at Muktsar in memory of the Forty Martyrs, to teach her Punjabi and Sanskrit. For the residence of Bh&#257&#299 Nikk&#257 Si&#7749gh, B&#299b&#299 Pardh&#257n had a <i>dharams&#257la</i> built at Barn&#257l&#257 which is now famous as &#7693er&#257 B&#257b&#257 G&#257ndh&#257 Si&#7749gh. She had four more <i>dharams&#257l&#257s</i> built, one each at M&#257lerko&#7789l&#257, Jagr&#257o&#7749, R&#257iko&#7789 and Pa&#7789i&#257l&#257. She is said to have written a commentary of <i>Yoga Va&#347i&#7779&#7789ha</i>, a Sanskrit work, into Bh&#257kh&#257, i.e, earlier Hindi. She also started a school for religious instruction and a free la&#7749gar.</p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pardh&#257n Kaur died at Sekh&#257 in 1792 where a <i>sam&#257dh</i> honours her memory.</p> </font> <p class="BIB"> BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"> Kirpal Singh, <i>Maharaja Ala Singh Ji of Patiala and His Times</i>. Amritsar, 1954<BR> <li class="C1"> &#256tm&#257 Si&#7749gh, <i>Pa&#7789i&#257l&#257 Sh&#257h&#299 Ghar&#257ne d&#299&#257&#7749 S&#363rb&#299r Dev&#299&#257&#7749</i>. Patiala, n.d.<BR> <li class="C1"> Gurcharan Si&#7749gh, Gi&#257n&#299, <i>Itih&#257s, &#7693er&#257 B&#257b&#257 G&#257ndh&#257 Si&#7749gh</i>. Barnala, 1978<BR> </ol><p class="CONT">Sard&#257r Si&#7749gh Bh&#257&#7789&#299&#257<br></p><BR> </font><img src="counter.aspx" width="1px" height="1px" alt=""></HTML></BODY>