Bhai Dyala ji (Template:Lang-pa, Template:Lang-hi; died 9 November 1675), also known as Bhai Dyal Das, was an early martyr of Sikhism[1] He was martyred alongside his Sikh companions Bhai Mati Das and Bhai Sati Das and the Ninth Guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur.
Service of Guru Har Krishan
Dhyal Das was born in a Moudgil Brahmin family. Bhai Dayala was one of the twenty five or so Sikhs, alongside Mata Sulakhni (Mata Kishan), that accompanied Guru Har Krishan when he left Kiratpur to visit King Aurangzeb in Delhi in 1604.[2]
Service of Guru Tegh Bahadur
Bhai Dayala was one of the Guru's most dearest and closest companions.Template:Sfnp Bhai Dayala was the chief of the sangat (holy congregation) at Patna Sahib and enlisted incharge of all the masands in the east,[3] and when the Guru's son Gobind Rai (Gobind Singh) was born it was him who sent Guru Tegh Bahadur a letter, who was at Dacca, informing him of his son's birth.Template:Sfnp
Bhai Dayala helped take care of the Guru's son with the help of Bhai Kirpal[4] and was with the Guru at Lakhnaur where the Guru was with his family and son Gobind Rai when they came from Patna and headed to Baba Bakala around 1672.Template:Sfnp
When the Guru left Anandpur Sahib on July 11, 1675 where he would head towards Delhi to meet Aurungzeb he was accompanied by Bhai Dayal Das, Bhai Mati Das, and Bhai Sati Das.Template:Sfnp
Arrest
Bhai Dayala was one of the accomplice who accompanied Guru Tegh Bahadur when the latter left Anandpur for Delhi on 11 July 1675, the other two were brothers---Bhai Mati Das, a Dewan and Bhai Sati Das, a Scribe at Guru’s court. Along with the Ninth Guru, they were arrested on orders of Emperor Aurangzeb at Agra.
Martyrdom
Template:Main On November 11, 1675 after Bhai Mati Das' execution Bhai Dayala refuted with temperament against the Mughals calling Aurangzeb a tyrant and cursed him for committing atrocities in the name of God and religion and said there would be a demise of the Mughal empire.[5] Bhai Dayala was tied with an iron chain like a bundle then was made to stand erect into a big cauldron full of water with only his head and shoulders seen.[6][7] The vessel was then heated to the boiling point as Bhai Dayala began to recite Japuji Sahib.Template:R He was then roasted into a block of charcoal.[8][9]
See also
References
- ↑ The Construction of religious boundaries : culture, identity, and diversity in the Sikh tradition{{#if:Oberoi, Harjot.|, Oberoi, Harjot.}. University of Chicago Press(1994). ISBN 0-226-61592-8
- ↑ History of Sikh Gurus Retold II: 1606-1708 C.E{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Atlantic Publishers & Dist(2007). ISBN 978-81-269-0858-5
- ↑ Guru Tegh Bahadur: A Bibliography{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Abhinav Publications(1997). ISBN 978-81-7017-030-3
- ↑ The Ninth Nanak: A Historical Biography{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. K. Lal(1975)
- ↑ Short Sketch of the Life and Works of Guru Gobind Singh{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Asian Educational Services(1995). ISBN 978-81-206-0576-3
- ↑ Soul of Sikhism{{#if:Siṅgha|, Siṅgha}. Fusion Books(2003). ISBN 978-81-288-0085-6
- ↑ Saints of India: Guru Gobind Singh{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Criterion(2002)
- ↑ History of the Sikhs: The Sikh Gurus, 1469-1708{{#if:Gupta|, Gupta}. Munshiram Manoharlal(1984)
- ↑ Punjab District Gazetteers: Rupnagar{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Revenue Department, Punjab(1987)