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The Guru's mother,
Gujjari Devi, from whom the two kids had been snatched away, broke
her heart and died.
The tone of the
historic epistle which the Guru wrote some time later to Aurangzeb
is evidence of the majestic equanimity and the supremely high moral
posture he maintained even in the wake of such dire calamities:
"I know you believe neither in God nor in your prophet, nor do
you know the worth of an oath on Koran. Did your God ask you to
tyrannise over others? Fie on your sovereignty and on your regard
for God and religion! Fear God, who is the Master of earth and
heaven and Whose vengeance is terrible. What if you have killed my
four sons? By putting out a few sparks, you cannot quench the
blazing fire. My protection is God than Whom there is no one
higher."
The Guru bore all
the cruel blows of Fate with an invincible will and fortitude and
pressed forward in rousing and organizing his countrymen in the
cause of Swadesh and Swadharma. He moved from the
north to the southern parts of the country contacting and trying to
string together the various patriotic forces. Finally, in the south
he found a great warrior turned into a yogi, Maadhav Daas by name,
and charged him with the task of proceeding to Punjab to lead the
struggle there. Maadhav Daas, known in history as Bandaa Bairaagi,
abided by the Guru's command and carried out the war of liberation
with such remarkable ability and was crowned with such rare success
- finally falling a martyr to the cause in the true tradition of the
Gurus - that even to this day he stands as a glowing testimony to
the magic touch of Guru Govind Singh.
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