PARKASH OF

SRI GURU
RAM DAS JI
MAHARAJ

Background
Full Name :
Bhai Jetha
Personal Details
Birth : Friday October 9 1534, Chuni
Mandi, Lahore, Punjab
Guruship :

Monday 16 September 1574,

When his age was 40 years

Joti Jot :

Saturday 16 September 1581

Family
Parents :
Haridas & Mata Daya Kaur
Brother/Sisters :
Spouse :
Children :

-N.ABibi Bhani
Sons - Baba Prithi Chand ji,
Baba Mahan Dev Ji, Guru Arjan
Dev

Other Details
Bani in SGGS:
{{{Bani in GGS}}}
Other Info: Laava, 688 Shabads/hymns,
founded the city of Amritsar

Background
Bhai Jetha Jis mother (Mata Daya Kaur) passed away when baba
ji was age of 1year 4 months
Baba Har Das took care of Bhai Jetha Ji
When Babaji was 7 years old. His Father, Baba Har Das ji also
passed away.
Bhai Jetha Ji may not remember of see the Saskar of his mother
but he did the saskar of his Father at age of Seven
- Kids was refused to play with Babaji as he had bad karam which his parents passed away.

Bhai Jetha Ji sold boiled grains in Lahore.

Babaji moved to Basarke with his Grandmother Nani (now in the
district of Amritsar) which was the native place of the third Guru
Guru Amardas Ji was also the place to which Jetha's mother Mata
Daya ji belonged - When she was moving to Basarke, no1 in the village stop them and ask where they was going

Meeting with Guru Amar Das ji

Bhai Jetha Ji and His Nani Ji was welcome by Guru Amar Das Ji.
Bhai Jetha Ji felt so blessed when He meet Guru Ji for the first
Time

Guroo Mukh Dhaekh Garoo Sukh Paayo ||

Gazing upon the Face of the Guru, I find peace.

Huthee J Piaas Pioos Pivann Kee Banshhath Sidhh Ko Bidhh
Milaayo ||
I was thirsty, yearning to drink in the Nectar; to fulfill that wish, the
Guru laid out the way.

Meeting with Guru Amar Das ji

Pooran Bho Man Thour Baso Ras Baasan Sio J Dhehan Dhis
Dhhaayo ||
My mind has become perfect; it dwells in the Lord's Place; it had
been wandering in all directions, in its desire for tastes and
pleasures.

Gobindh Vaal Gobindh Puree Sam Jalyan Theer Bipaas Banaayo ||

Goindwal is the City of God, built on the bank of the Beas River.

Gayo Dhukh Dhoor Barakhan Ko S Guroo Mukh Dhaekh Garoo

Sukh Paayo ||6||10||
The pains of so many years have been taken away; gazing upon the
Face of the Guru, I find peace. ||6||10||

Marriage & Family

Mata Mansa Devi, the wife of Guru Amar Das, happened to notice
the orphan Bhai Jetha.
Impressed by his enterprising and spiritual nature, she looked
favorably on him as a prospective bride groom for her younger
daughter, Bibi Bhani Ji. She was born when Guru Amar Das ji
was 60 years old. (Guruji was 50years when Jetha ji was born)
Talk about marriage criteria

A betrothal was arranged and Bhai Jetha became part of the

Guru's household. At about age 20, HE wed the Guru's daughter
Bibi Bhani.

After marriage, Bhai Jetha remained in his father-in-law's house

and became the Guru's most ardent disciple. Bhai Jetha Ji and
Bibi Bhani had three sons,
Prithi Chand,
Maha Dev
Arjun Dev.

Marriage
1. House of the boys family
2. Household income, working / Food
3. Family background
1. House of the boys family
- Sanggat will come non-stop (millions)
2. Household income, working / Food
- Langgar will be served 24hrs to millions
3. Family background
- Sodhi of Guru Lineage

Marriage & Family

Mughal Emperor
Mughal Emperor Akbar was at Lahore, a small representative of hostile
Brahmins and Khatris lodged a serious complaint against Guru Amar Das
The substance of the complaint as follows:
Abandoned the religious and social customs of the Hindus
Guru established the repetition of Wahguru instead of Ram
His followers eat together from his kitchen, irrespective of cast
Emperor sent a special messenger to Goindwal asking Guru Amardas to
see him.
The Guru did nor agree to go personally on account of his old age but
commissioned Bhai Jetha to meet the Emperor and to answer the
allegations made against him at the court.
Bhi Jetha appearing at the Mughal court answered all the charges contained
in the complaint to the entire satisfaction of the Emperor.
Greatly pleased with the skill and confidence with which he had trounced
the adversaries, the Emperor dismissed the complaint outright and
requested the Jetha to convey his deep respects to the Guru.

Founding of the Harmandir Sahib

Jetha purchased a tract of land. He

was given an adjacent parcel that
Akbar, a Mughal emperor, had given
to Bibi Bhani as a wedding gift.

Under the direction of Guru Amar Das,

B.Jetha began the excavation of two
sarovars, or tanks of sacred water,
called Santokh-sar and Amrit-sar.

He laid out the foundation site of a

township around the latter which
would eventually become the Golden
Temple of the Harmandir Sahib
complex in present day Amritsar,
India.

Perseverance
One day the Guru Amardas Ji asked Bhai
Jetha and his brother-in law, Rama, to build
platforms by the river bank so that he could
over see the construction of a well.
After the platforms were built, the Guru found
that they could be improved and requested
that they be torn down and rebuilt.
Bhai Jetha and Rama rebuilt them. The Guru
asked that they be torn down and rebuilt
again. Rama abandoned the task.
Bhai Jetha rebuilt his platform seven times
each time, begging the Guru's forgiveness
and pleading for his instruction. Guru Amar
Das ultimately rewarded Jetha's
perseverance.

Succession to Sikhism:
Succession and Contributions to Sikhism:

B. Jetha served Guru Amar Das faithfully helping him with all
of his projects. Guru Amar Das named Jetha Raam Daas
meaning "Servant of God," appointed him to be his successor
and fourth guru.

Guru Raam Das carried on with efforts to organize the structure

of the growing Sikh community and it's outposts.

He appointed masands, or directors, to collect and distribute

offerings made to the Guru at various manjis, the established
provincial seats of Sikhism. Guru Ram Das manage the
communal kitchen.

Guruship Date: September 16, 1574

Jothi Jott
Goindwal September
16, 1581, Guru Raam
Das names his
youngest son, Arjun
Dev, his successor.
Total 7 Years of Sikh
Guru..