Q:-When was Banda Singh Bahadur born ? A:-October 27, 1670 A.D. Q:-What was his name in childhood ? A:-Lachhman Das Q:-What does Bairagi mean ? A:-One who gives up worldly life; a sect of Vaishanavs. Q:-Name the Bairagi who captivated the heart of Lachhman Das and made him his disciple. A:-Janaki Prasad Q:-What was Lachhman Das named by the Bairagis ? A:-Madho Das Bairagi Q:-Name the old Yogi that Madho Das met in Nasik and learnt Tantric Science (secrets of yoga and occultism) from. A:-Aughar Nath Q:-When and where did Guru Gobind Singh Ji meet Madho Das ? A:-Autumn of 1708 in Nanded Q:-What did Guru Gobind Singh Ji name Madho Das after administering Amrit (Pahul) to him ? A:-Banda Singh Q:-What does Banda mean ? A:-Slave Q:-What title was given to Banda Singh by Guru Gobind Singh Ji before he left for Punjab ? A:-Banda Singh Bahadur ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ One day he killed a doe which immediately delivered itself of two cubs which expired in his presence. The sight shocked him. He renounced worldly life and became a bairagi sadhu or a wandering hermit and ultimately settled at Nander on the banks of river Godavari in Maharashtra. He won great fame as a sorcerer under the name of Madhodas and commanded thousands of followers. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Guru Gobind Singh went to his hermitage. Madhodas was away. The Guru ordered his disciples to kill a few goats of the Bairagi and cook meat there and then. The matter was reported to Bairagi. The Guru asked him who he was. Madhodas replied, he was Banda or Gurus slave. The Guru inquired, if he knew whom he was talking to. He said he was none other than Guru Gobind Singh. At that time Banda was 38 years old and Guru ji 42. The Guru encouraged him to give up his present way of living and resume the duties of a real Rajput. In few days the Guru held a durbar, conferred the title of Banda Bahadur on him and appointed him his military lieutenant to punish the Governor of Sarhind who had killed his two youngest sons, and was mainly responsible for the death of his two elder sons, his mother and thousands of Sikhs and Hindus. He was given a council of advisers of Five Sikhs who on their arrival in Punjab were to assure the Sikhs that Banda was Gurus nominee and deputy to organize them in order to lead an expedition against Sarhind. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ At a durbar held at Nander about the middle of September 1708, the Guru conferred the title of Bahadur on Banda and invested him with full political and military authority as his deputy to carry on the national struggle in the Punjab and to punish Wazir Khan of Sarhind and his supporters. He was supplied with a standard arrow and a drum as symbols of temporal authority. He was given an advisory council of five devoted Khalsa: Baj Singh, a descendant of the family of third Guru, Amar Das, his brother Ram Singh, Binod singh, who descended from Guru Angad Dev second Guru, his son Kahan singh and Fateh Singh. Twenty five soldiers were given to him as his bodyguard. A prescript called Hukumnamah or a letter of authority in the handwriting of the Guru instructing Sikhs to join Banda Bahadur in his national war against Mughal tyranny was provided. As an insignia of his temporal authority invested in him, Guru gave Banda Bahadur his own sword, green bow and Five arrows from his quiver. Three hundred Sikh cavaliers in battle array accompanied Banda to a distance of eight kilometers to give him final send off. =======================================================
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