ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>SUKKH&#362</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="SUKKHj"> <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">&#65279SUKKH&#362, <i>s&#257dh&#363 </i> of the Div&#257n&#257 (lit. madmen) sect, was incited by his mentor, Ghudd&#257, to attack Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh to avenge the death of one of his followers at the hands of a Sikh. The deceased had been mortally wounded while attempting to force his entry into Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh's tent near Mal&#363k&#257 village, in present-day Far&#299dko&#7789 district, where the Gur&#363 was then camping. Now, while Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh was staying at B&#257jak, in Ba&#7789hi&#7751&#7693&#257 district, Ghudd&#257 collected 50 Div&#257n&#257 <i>s&#257dh&#363s </i> to attack him, but all but two of them, Sukkh&#363 and Buddh&#363, deserted him on the way. When Sukkh&#363 and Buddh&#363 came into the Gur&#363's presence, they were so impressed by his demeanour that all intent of harm vanished out of their hearts. They humbly made their obeisance and started entertaining the <i>sa&#7749gat</i> with their ditties. As records the anonymous author of <i>S&#257kh&#299 Poth&#299</i>, their refrain was : "The beloved (soul) resides in a mud hut (body); neither one's parents last nor does one's youth." The Gur&#363 was amused and rewarded them with a square-shaped silver coin. As the Gur&#363 set out from B&#257jak, Sukkh&#363 and his companion asked for and were granted the privilege of carrying him on an improvised palanquin for some distance.</p> </font> <p class="BIB"> BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"><i>M&#257lv&#257 Desh Ra&#7789an d&#299 S&#257kh&#299 Poth&#299</i>. Amritsar, 1950<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"> Gi&#257n Si&#7749gh, Gi&#257n&#299, <i>Tw&#257r&#299<u>kh</u> Gur&#363 <u>Kh</u>&#257ls&#257</i>, [Reprint]. Patiala,1970<BR> <li class="C1"> Macauliffe, Max Arthur, <i>The Sikh Religion : Its Gur&#363s, Sacred Writings and Authors</i>. Oxford, 1909<BR> </ol><p class="CONT">Pi&#257r&#257 Si&#7749gh Padam<br></p><BR> </font><img src="counter.aspx" width="1px" height="1px" alt=""></HTML></BODY>