Mata Sundari Explained
| Honorific Prefix: | Mata |
| Sundari |
| Honorific Suffix: | Ji |
| Native Name: | ਮਾਤਾ ਸੁੰਦਰੀ |
| Death Date: | 1747 |
| Native Name Lang: | pa |
| Parents: | Ram Saran, a Khatri of Bajwara[1] |
| Signature: | Signature or autograph of Mata Sundari from a hukamnama (edict).jpg |
| Children: | - Ajit Singh (son)
- Jujhar Singh (step-son)
- Zorawar Singh (step-son)
- Fateh Singh (step-son)
- Ajit Singh Palit (adopted son)
|
| Spouse: | Guru Gobind Singh |
Mātā Sundarī (died 1747, Panjabi; Punjabi: ਮਾਤਾ ਸੁੰਦਰੀ) was a wife of Guru Gobind Singh.[2]
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]
See also
References
- Encyclopedia: Sundari, Mata. Punjabi University Patiala . 23 October 2020 . Encyclopaedia of Sikhism . Singh, Harbans.
- Book: Guru Gobind Singh: a multi-faceted personality . Surinder Singh Johar . 978-81-7533-093-1 . M.D. Publications . 1999 . 139 .
- Web site: ਸੁੰਦਰੀ, ਮਾਤਾ - ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਪੀਡੀਆ . Mata Sundari . 2022-08-22 . punjabipedia.org . Punjabi.
- Book: Grewal, J. S. . Guru Gobind Singh (1666–1708): Master of the White Hawk . 2019-07-25 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-099038-1 . 160 . en.
- Book: The encyclopaedia of Sikhism . 1992–1998 . Punjabi University . Harbans Singh . 0-8364-2883-8 . 1 . Patiala . 31–32 . 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..
- Web site: Mata Sundri college for women - About us.
