Mata Sahib Kaur - Mother of the Khalsa

Dadi**: "Guddu, can someone become a mother without giving birth?"

Guddu**: "Like adoption?"

Dadi**: "Something even bigger. Mata Sahib Kaur became the mother of millions - every single Sikh who was ever initiated into the Khalsa calls her their spiritual mother."

Guddu**: "How did that happen?"

Dadi**: "In 1699, when Guru Gobind Singh created the Khalsa at Vaisakhi, he performed a revolutionary ceremony. He mixed water and sugar in an iron bowl with his two-edged sword, creating Amrit - the nectar of immortality."

Guddu**: "I've heard about the Five Beloved Ones!"

Dadi**: "Yes! But here's what many don't know. The Guru was preparing this sacred Amrit when Mata Sahib Kaur - who had just married him - entered the room. She saw the bowl and added patasas - sugar puffs - to it."

Guddu**: "She put sugar in the Amrit?"

Dadi**: "With her simple act, she transformed the mixture. The Guru declared: 'Just as these patasas have sweetened the Amrit, so shall Mata Sahib Kaur be the Mother of all the Khalsa.' From that moment, every initiated Sikh became her child."

Guddu**: "That's why they're called Kaur and Singh - from her name?"

Dadi**: "Kaur means 'princess' - given to all Sikh women. Singh means 'lion' - given to all Sikh men. And all who take Amrit become the children of Guru Gobind Singh as father and Mata Sahib Kaur as mother."

Guddu**: "She has millions of children!"

Dadi**: "Millions upon millions, across centuries! But her life wasn't easy. She never had biological children, yet her contribution created a spiritual family that stretches around the world."

Guddu**: "Did she do other things?"

Dadi**: "After Guru Gobind Singh passed away at Nanded, she continued his mission for decades. She guided the Sikh community through difficult times, gave direction to leaders, and preserved the Guru's legacy."

Guddu**: "Like a mother protecting her family."

Dadi**: "Exactly! She was present during the creation of the Khalsa's code of conduct. She helped determine which practices the community would follow. Her wisdom shaped Sikhism."

Guddu**: "For how long?"

Dadi**: "She served the panth until 1747 - over forty years after the Guru's passing! She lived simply, never seeking glory, always focused on her 'children' - the Sikh community."

Guddu**: "Where is she remembered?"

Dadi**: "She spent her final years in Delhi, where Gurudwara Bala Sahib now stands. She passed away peacefully, having fulfilled a unique role in religious history - a mother to an entire faith."

Guddu**: "Dadi, that's so beautiful. She showed that motherhood isn't just about biology."

Dadi**: "That's exactly right, beta. Motherhood is about nurturing, protecting, and loving. Mata Sahib Kaur had no children from her womb, but she has more children than any woman in history. Every Sikh is her legacy."

Guddu**: "I never knew women were so important in creating Sikhism."

Dadi**: "Many religions forget their women. Sikhism remembers. Mata Sahib Kaur is called 'Mai Bhago de Nirmata' - the creator of the divine spirit. Without her sweetening of the Amrit, the Khalsa wouldn't be complete."

Guddu**: "Next time I see Amrit, I'll think of her patasas!"

Dadi**: "And remember that the sweetness in Sikh character comes from a mother's touch. Sleep now, child of the Khalsa."