ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>T&#256R&#362 POPA&#7788</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="TRj,POPAl"> <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">&#65279T&#256R&#362 POPA&#7788 is listed in Bh&#257&#299 Gurd&#257s, <i>V&#257r&#257&#7749</i>, XI.13, among prominent Sikhs of the time of Gur&#363 N&#257nak (1469-1539). Bh&#257&#299 Man&#299 Si&#7749gh <i>Sikh&#257&#7749 d&#299 Bhagat M&#257l&#257</i>, elaborating the reference in Bh&#257&#299 Gurd&#257s says that T&#257r&#363 Popa&#7789 was only a young boy of ten when he presented himself before the Gur&#363 and made the submission, "Friend of the poor, I have heard that whosoever meets a saint obtains peace. I have taken refuge at thy feet !" The Gur&#363 said, "You are yet too young and have hardly seen anything of this life. Where from have you learnt to think of these things." Spoke Popa&#7789, "One day I watched my mother make a fire. I saw that the smaller logs caught fire sooner than the bigger ones. It occurred to me that I should see a saint as soon as possible so that I secure happiness. Who knows when death might strike?" The Gur&#363 pronounced the blessing, "T&#257r&#363 (lit. 'swimmer'), thou shalt be the salvager of thy clan. Learn to make an honest living and learn to share the fruit of thy labour with others. Remember thy Creator always." Acting upon the Gur&#363's word T&#257r&#363 Popa&#7789, says Bh&#257&#299 Man&#299 Si&#7749gh, attained liberation.</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>Sr&#299 Gur Prat&#257p Suraj Granth</i>, Amritsar, 1927-35<BR> <li class="C1"> Macauliffe, M.A., <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>