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The Guru had founded
the creed for the achievement of all-round glory of Hindu society
and Hindu Dharma. He thundered: Sakala jagat me Khaalsa panth
gajei (may the creed of the pure and the dedicated flourish the
world over) and Jagai dharma Hindu sakala bandha bhajai. (may
the wickedness vanish and the Hindu dharma live for ever.)
The five signs the
Guru prescribed for the Khaalsas signified the highest
virtues of heroic Hindu manhood; unshorn hair like that of the
ancient sages and kshatriyas as a pledge of dedication, a
comb to keep it clean, a steel bracelet indicating the universality
of the Almighty, an underwear to denote chastity, and a steel dagger
to remind him of his role as the defender of Faith.
The Guru knew the
potency of ancient Hindu epics and Puraanas and had organized
a Poets' Council to translate the Puraanas into Hindi. His
own poetry composed in Hindi, in its Braj form, overflowed with the
essence of Raamaayana, Mahaabhaarata and all the Puraanic
legends and their Gods and Goddesses and radiated the lofty
spiritual message of Upanishads and Bhagavadgeeta. Sarvakaal
was to him the father and Devi Mahaa Kaali the mother. The Guru
Granthsaheb which he re-edited contained the hymns and couplets
of saints of various regions. Neither the Sikhs nor the rest of
Hindus ever considered themselves distinct or separate from each
other. Right up to the recent times, every Hindu family used to
nominate one of its boys as a Sikh. Blood relationship between the Keshadhaaris
and non-Keshadhaaris continues undisturbed even to this day.
Brother belonging to both sections living under a common paternal
roof is not an uncommon sight even today.
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