ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>PRITH&#256 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="PRITH,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">&#65279PRITH&#256, BH&#256&#298, and Bh&#257&#299 Khe&#7693&#257, both Soin&#299 Khatr&#299s, who figure in Bh&#257&#299 Gurd&#257s' list of the leading Sikhs of Gur&#363 N&#257nak(<i>V&#257r&#257&#7749</i>,XI. 13),first met the Gur&#363 at Kart&#257rpur. As they arrived, Gur&#363 N&#257nak, says Bh&#257&#299 Man&#299 Si&#7749gh, <i>Sikh&#257&#7749 d&#299 Bhagat M&#257l&#257</i>, was speaking with his disciples. Prith&#257 and his companion sat down and listened attentively. At the end, the Gur&#363 enquired of them the purpose of their visit. Bh&#257&#299 Prith&#257 said, "Pray, grant us the gift of contentment so that we need to seek nothing whatsoever. Refuge at thy feet is all we ask for." The Gur&#363 spoke, "Seek refuge in <i>sa&#7749gat</i>, fellowship of the holy. The body is material (hence, impermanent); it is the <i>sabad</i> (the Word) that is everlasting. So is union with <i>sabad</i>. Simultaneously, do not neglect to apply yourself diligently to earning your living and to sharing your victuals with the needy." Bh&#257&#299 Prith&#257 and Bh&#257&#299 Khe&#7693&#257 took the precept and, as says Bh&#257&#299 Gurd&#257s, led a life of <i>sukh-sahaj</i>, i.e, peace and equipoise.</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>Gur&#363 N&#257nak Prak&#257sh</i>. Amritsar, n.d.<BR> </ol><p class="CONT">Gurnek Si&#7749gh<br></p><BR> </font><img src="counter.aspx" width="1px" height="1px" alt=""></HTML></BODY>