Y I Nrue Guru, Magnificent Guru Gobind Singh created 'Ideal Men5 (Khalsa) JL in 1756 Indian calendar i.e. 1699 A.D. Peace loving Sikh community is now brave swordsmen community.
Brave swordsmen need diplomacy. In diplomacy people do not mind telling lies, deceiving and hypocrisy as a tool. Their thinking is that they must succeed in their plan, they must fulfill their target. They must succeed, may be in whatever way. They will not care for duty, character, cleverness or money. This was the way of the world.
But the1 true Guru did not approve of this type of diplomacy when he armed the 'Ideal Men' with swords and guns. He showed a new path to the world. He told his disciples not to abandon goodness, duty, character or good conduct. Take support of the Lord, the Holy Scripture and Name of the Lord. Then be courageous and brave.
Magnificent Guru and all incarnations never compromised truth with underhand machinations. In the last battle at Anandpur the invaders made false vows and showed meanness but the true Guru remained steadfast on truth. The invaders won but with lies and viciousness. The true Guru stuck to his promises and stood on truth. He did bear the loss although outwardly in the eyes of the world it was 'Loss' but Magnificent Gum has mentioned it as 'Victory5. He wrote a letter to Auraagzeb. He named it 'Sign of Victory'. According to the world it should have been (Sign of Loss). But from the moral point the Guru was victorious. From the moral point of view Aurangzeb and his accomplices had lost. It was their loss.
At that point of time one Could not perceive how the Emperor of India has lost but the seeds of his loss had been sown and the moment he passed
away, his empire crumbled like the broken string of ^ kite. That is how the Guru named it 'Sign of Victory'.
It meant: O King! This letter is a sign of your loss and my victory.
For the true Guru, duty, moral character, good conducts were of primary importance to his mind. He taught the same principle^ to his brave men. He had shown to the world that in words and in actions oie can remain religious in the world. Religiousness, piousness and bravery can go together. In his times and even afterwards the Guru disciples demonstrated the truth to the world. True Guru had molded the Sikh culture in the die of pure moral character. The Ideal Man' (Khalsa) was created and| the entire community was rejuvenated to 'Ideal Men' (Khalsa). Those who were tolerant and enduring tyranny became merciful and eradicators of tyranny, ^arlier those who were at service in this way were selected ones and lesser in] numbers. But now the Guru ordered every disciple to drink the sacred nectar and keep arms. The result was that everyone became a swordsman and became skilled in gunshooting and swordsmanship.
Poet Santokh Singh writes: Those who had never §ven dreamt of fighting, who were afraid even to listen to the name of fighting, they drank the sacred nectar and became valiant. They became eager to keep arms. They became so alert that they kept arms on their body day and night.
Previously, when the disciples came and were harassed on the way, they endured. But now they resisted any harassment and fcjught even if they had to die. They did not fear.
Noh village existed on the way to Anandpur. Th^ Ranghars inhabited it.
When a group of Guru-disciples passed from ther^, the Ranghars decided to loot them. They thought: They seem to carrying lot[ of money that they are taking with them for the Guru.
All of them got together and encircled the group. Those, in the group, who were armed, were few. They fought back but coud not bring them under control. The Ranghars looted the entire money of thq Guru-discipies.
The disciples who had become penniless reached Anandpur in great distress. Some were in wounded condition.
On listening to their heart-rending experience the true Guru in a challenging tone said to the valiant: See! This is great injustice mqted out to my disciples. We must give punishment to the looters. The 'Idejal Men' (Khalsa) were already in great enthusiasm and in high spirits. Immediately they got ready to retaliate. Quietly they mounted an attack on Noh village.
The Ranghars of the village never expected that they will get the fruit of their sin so soon. They did not consider the cIdeal Men5 (Khalsa) to be so , brave. They were caught unawares.
The musicians were beating the drums and 'Ideal Men' were following. It appeared that they are going for hunting as they were not too many. When they reached Noh the villagers saw that some 'Ideal Men5 have come but they just saw them and kept standing unmindful. When the disciples attacked them, then only they realized that they have come to retaliate. Then they ran to bring their swords and guns and came to fight. Without talking to the Gurudisciples they started firing. The Guru-disciples became sure that they do not wish to compromise, they want to fight. Now from this side also the Gurudisciples shot from their guns and fought with swords. This side some Gurudisciples fell dead and that side some Ranghars fell dead. Now from one side the Ranghars came forward to fight. On the second side the Gujjars of the village came forward to fight. When some Guru-disciples fell dead then the rest of them went into rage to fight. They moved forward so swiftly that the Ranghars could not even use their guns. They were overpowered and they shouted: For the sake of your Guru forgive us.
The valiants did know what was the Guru's order? So they kept on fighting.
The true Guru was waiting at a distance and watching.
Meanwhile Bhai Daya Singh arrived and advised the Ranghars, "Fall at the Guru's feet if you want forgiveness'5. So most of the Ranghars and Gujjars threw their weapons and fell at the Guru's feet
True Guru said: You are forgiven. But live in peace. If you loot any Guru-disciple again then I will not forgive you again.
In this way, the Guru-disciples got all their looted money back. This quick punishment had a salutary effect in the entire area and people started respecting Guru-disciples (Khalsa). Many criminals who used to harass and loot Gurudisciples in connivance with officials started fearing.
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