Mata Sundari

Mātā Sundarī (died 1747, Punjabi: ਮਾਤਾ ਸੁੰਦਰੀ) was a wife of Guru Gobind Singh.[2]

Mata

Sundari

Ji
ਮਾਤਾ ਸੁੰਦਰੀ
Died1747
SpouseGuru Gobind Singh
Children
  • Ajit Singh (son)
  • Juhjar Singh (step-son)
  • Zorawar Singh (step-son)
  • Fateh Singh (step-son)
  • Ajit Singh Palit (adopted son)
Parent(s)Ram Saran, a Khatri of Bajwara[1]
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Biography

She was the daughter of Ram Sarana, a Punjabi Soni Kumarāv Khatri of Bijwara Soni - in present-day Hoshiārpur district.[3]

After the martyrdom of her child, Ajit Singh, she adopted a son named Ajit Singh Palit who was later executed on a accusation that he had killed a Muslim dervish.[4][5]

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.

Mata Sundri College for Women located in Central Delhi is named after her.[6]

  • A hukamnama (historically refers to issued edicts, injunctions, or orders by the Sikh gurus and their officiated followers and associates) issued by Mata Sundari (wife and widow of Guru Gobind Singh) from the Bhai Rupa Collection
    A hukamnama (historically refers to issued edicts, injunctions, or orders by the Sikh gurus and their officiated followers and associates) issued by Mata Sundari (wife and widow of Guru Gobind Singh) from the Bhai Rupa Collection
  • Birthplace of Mata Sundari
    Birthplace of Mata Sundari

See also

References
  1. Singh, Harbans (ed.). "Sundari, Mata". Encyclopaedia of Sikhism. Punjabi University Patiala. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  2. Surinder Singh Johar (1999). Guru Gobind Singh: a multi-faceted personality. M.D. Publications. p. 139. ISBN 978-81-7533-093-1.
  3. "ਸੁੰਦਰੀ, ਮਾਤਾ - ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਪੀਡੀਆ" [Mata Sundari]. punjabipedia.org (in Punjabi). Retrieved 2022-08-22.
  4. 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.
  5. The encyclopaedia of Sikhism. Vol. 1. Harbans Singh. Patiala: Punjabi University. 1992–1998. pp. 31–32. ISBN 0-8364-2883-8. OCLC 29703420. AJIT SINGH PALIT (d. 1725), adopted son of Mata Sundari, the mother of Sahibzada Ajit Singh. Little is known about the family he came of except that Mata Sundari took him over from a goldsmith of Delhi and adopted him because of his striking resemblance with her son, Ajit Singh, who had met a martyr's death at Chamkaur.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  6. "Mata Sundri college for women - About us".
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