Mata Sundari

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Mata Sundari
Mata Sunder Kaur Gurdwara Bajwara Hoshiarpur.JPG
Birth Place of Mata Sundari
Died1747
Spouse(s)Guru Gobind Singh
Children
  • Ajit Singh (biological)
  • Juhjar Singh (stepson)
  • Zorawar Singh (stepson)
  • Fateh Singh (stepson)
  • Ajit Singh (adopted)
Parent(s)Ram Saran, a Khatri of Bajwara[1]

Mātā Sundarī (Punjabi: ਮਾਤਾ ਸੁੰਦਰੀ) was the daughter of Ram Sarana, a Punjabi Soni Khatri of Bijwara Soni - in present-day Hoshiārpur district. She was the wife of Guru Gobind Singh.[2] The couple married at Anandpur on 4 April 1684 and had one son, Ajit Singh, born in Pāoṇṭā on 26 January 1687.[1] After the death of her children, she adopted a son also named Ajit Singh who was later killed on a false accusation that he had killed a Muslim dervish.[3]

She holds a special place in Sikhism for the role she played in leading Sikhs after the ascension of Guru Gobind Singh. A memorial in her honour stands in the compound of Gurdwara Bala Sahib, New Delhi.

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Singh, Harbans (ed.). Sundari, Mata. Retrieved 23 October 2020. {{cite encyclopedia}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. Surinder Singh Johar (1999). Guru Gobind Singh: a multi-faceted personality. M.D. Publications. p. 139. ISBN 978-81-7533-093-1.
  3. Grewal, J. S. (2019-07-25). Guru Gobind Singh (1666–1708): Master of the White Hawk. Oxford University Press. p. 160. ISBN 978-0-19-099038-1.
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