The Meaning Of Life.indd - Raj Karega Khalsa Network

The Meaning Of LifeBhai Taru Singh jee’s scalp with the full set of hair wasremoved instead. He continued meditating and lived for manymore days. He said to the executioner, “You will be punishedfor your deeds.”Everyday Bhai Taru Singh jee asked if the executioner haddied yet. On the last day he was beaten with shoes, he died.Bhai Taru Singh jee then left his own body too.(Translator’s Note : Bhai Taru Singh jee - was a devoted servantof the Khalsa Panth and a hard working resident of villagePulla (district Lahore). On Harbhagat Naranjania’s complaint,Bhai Taru Singh was arrested and accused of providing rationsto the Sikhs. Bhai Taru Singh didn’t deny it.Nawab Zakaria Khan ordered the removal of his scalp. BhaiTaru Singh said that the Governor would also suffer as muchtorture. And Bhai Taru would take Zakaria Khan along withhim to the other world.The Nawab’s orders were carried out on June 27, 1745. Thatsame day Zakaria Khan’s urinary system stopped functioning,putting him in great pain.The Qazi addressed Bhai Taru Singh “Oh Kafir (unbeliever),what have you done? The Nawab can’t urinate. He is in greatpain.”Bhai Taru Singh told him to take his shoe and beat it on Zakaria’shead to make him urinate. On the fifth day of shoe beating,Zakaria Khan died (July 1, 1745). After hearing that, Bhai28