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Greetings on Khalsa Sajna Diwas & Vaisakhi

On Vaisakhi Day, in 1699, at Anandpur Sahib, the Tenth Master Guru Gobind Rai founded the "Khalsa Panth" by blessing the Sikhs with divine Nectar (Amrit).

By instituting the ceremony of Amrit and offering the Divine nectar to His beloved followers, Guru Gobind Rai conferred a unique honor upon them. He gave them the status of Guru Panth (the Khalsa collectively, as the Guru), i.e., organization of the divine persons.

People would be astonished to know that the bestower of the divine nectar upon His disciples (Sikhs), then Himself bowed before the 'Five Beloved Ones' (Panj Piaras) and requested them with folded hands to bestow upon him the Divine Nectar (Amrit). The 'Five Beloved Ones' (Panj Piaras) remarked that they had received the Divine Nectar by offering their heads to the Guru. They said, "What would You offer for getting the Divine Nectar?"

He replied that He would offer His whole family for the divine cause of Khalsa Panth. After getting initiated from His 'Five Beloved Ones,' the Guru was renamed from Gobind Rai to Gobind Singh. After that, thousands of men and women got initiated with Amrit. The men had the word 'Singh' (Divine lion) and the women, the word 'Kaur' (Divine princess) suffixed to their names.



Source: 'Sikh Faith - An Epitome of Inter-Faith for Divine Realisation,' written by Shiromani Panth Ratan Baba Iqbal Singh ji