The Legacy..

ਆਵਧਹ ਗੁਣ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਰਮਣੰ ਓਟ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦ ਕਰ ਚਰਮਣਹ ॥
aavadhheh gun gobindh ramanan outt gur sabadh kar charamaneh ||
Their weapons are the Glorious Praises of the Lord which they chant; their Shelter and Shield is the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

ਬਿਚਰਤੇ ਨਿਰਭਯੰ ਸਤ੍ਰੁ ਸੈਨਾ ਧਾਯੰਤੇ ਗ+ਪਾਲ ਕੀਰਤਨਹ ॥
bicharathae nirabhayan sathra sainaa dhhaayanthae guopaal keerathaneh ||
They walk fearlessly through the armies of their enemies; they attack them with the Kirtan of God's Praises.

ਆਰੂੜਤੇ ਅਸ੍ਵ ਰਥ ਨਾਗਹ ਬੁਝੰਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਮਾਰਗਹ ॥
aaroorrathae asv rathh naageh bujhanthae prabh maarageh ||
The horses, chariots and elephants they ride are their way to realize God's Path.

Sri Guru Gobind Singh and His Arabian Horse 'Neela' and the 'baaj 'flying above with the backdrop of Shri Anandpur Sahib.

This picture was painted by my father , Mr. Darshan Singh , during his school days(mid 1960s)

Still hung on the walls of my home, I consider this painting a classic work of art, depicting Guru ji in all his majestic strive.

Serving 30 years as a teacher, professor and now retiring as a Principal, this picture is also in a reflection of my father's birthplace ,Shri Anandpur Sahib where he spent his childhood and teenage.

A tribute to Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji, this post is my tribute to my father's masterly strokes of the brush.