ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>TILOK&#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="TILOK,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">&#65279TILOK&#256, BH&#256&#298, a Suha&#7771 Khatr&#299 officer in the Mu<u>gh</u>al army at <u>Gh</u>azn&#299, once waited on Gur&#363 Arjan and said, "Soldiering being my profession, violence is my duty. How shall I be saved?" The Gur&#363 spoke, "Remain firm in your duty as a soldier, but let not your mind be touched by violence." Tilok&#257 received initiation as a Sikh and went back to <u>Gh</u>azn&#299. One day, as says Bh&#257&#299 Santokh Si&#7749gh, <i>Sr&#299 Gur Prat&#257p S&#363raj Granth</i>, Tilok&#257 slayed during the chase a pregnant doe. As he slashed his prey, twin embroys, almost fully developed, were discovered, both dying after a few convulsive movements. Bh&#257&#299 Tilok&#257 was filled with remorse and took a vow never to kill again. He started wearing a sword with a wooden blade, but a proper hilt for show. A complaint reached the ears of the governor, who ordered a parade. As he started inspecting the soldiers' weapons, Bh&#257&#299 Tilok&#257 prayed the Gur&#363 for succour. Amazingly, tells the chronicler, Tilok&#257's wooden sword, when unsheathed, turned out to be gleaming steel. When Bh&#257&#299 Tilok&#257 next visited the Gur&#363, he narrated the story to the <i>sa&#7749gat</i>.</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 S&#363raj Granth</i>. Amritsar, 1927-35<BR> <li class="C1"> Gurd&#257s, Bh&#257&#299, <i>V&#257r&#257&#7749</i>, XI. 18<BR> </ol><p class="CONT">T&#257ran Si&#7749gh<br></p><BR> </font><img src="counter.aspx" width="1px" height="1px" alt=""></HTML></BODY>