Glimpse – July 2019

COVER STORY

T

he House of Bagrian has been
in the service of the Panth
almost for four centuries. The
Gurus have blessed the House
to render service to humanity and
spread the teachings of the Gurus far
and wide. The benediction of langar was

bestowed upon Bhai Roop Chand by the

sixth Guru Har Gobind Sahib ji. The

first Langar ever, was served at Bagrian

Fort, more than 300 years ago, by Rup

Chand. That tradition continues even

today. More than 300 people are served

Dal and Roti every single day. The House

of Bagrian has served the cause of Sikh

faith for centuries. The House of Bagrian

has been held in high esteem by all

the Sikh Maharajas. From cradle to the

cremation, all ceremonies of the Sikh

Royals are performed by the Bhai Sahib

of Bagrian. Guru Teg Bahadurji decided

that Bhai Roop Chand will perform the

marriage ceremony of Guru Gobind

Singh ji.So this legendary service was

showered upon Bhai Sahib and He

performed the marriage ceremony.

In august 1631 Guru Hargobind Sahib

ji, with 3000 warriors visited Bhai Roopa

and stayed there for three months.

The Guru in recognition of devotion ,

honoured Roop Chand with The title

of "Bhai" (own brother) and put him in

charge of the spiritual welfare of the new

region of Malwa and the country south

of Sutlej. With his own hands Guru Ji

made Bhai Roop Chand the MASAND

of the area and put on his forehead the

TILAK, (saffron mark of leadership)

and gave a KARCHHA, a long spoon ,

asking him to run LANGAR to feed the

poor and the needy. This KARCHHA is

a symbol of veneration for the family.

The Guru also remarked that even fresh

cut wood would burn like dry wood in

the Langar fire. This can be seen even

now at Dyalpura Bhai village at any time.

In august 1631 Guru Hargobind Sahib ji

, with 3000 warriors visited Bhai Roopa

and stayed there for three months.

The Guru in recognition of devotion ,

honoured Roop Chand with The title

of "Bhai" (own brother) and put him in

charge of the spiritual welfare of the new

region of Malwa and the country south

of Sutlej. With his own hands Guru Ji

made Bhai Roop Chand.

The Bagrian state is a continuation

of a tradition of religious service from

the times of Bhai Rup Chand, who was

blessed by sixth Guru in 1634.

In 1754, the Mughal Governor

presented to the family the village of

Bagrian along with 29 other villages.

Bagrian became a seat of Sikh spiritual

thought and has been prominently

associated with various Panthic and

public institutions and the Sikh Sabha

movement, especially under the

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