Did you know Sikhism has only been around for 500 years yet it's the fifth largest religion with 25 million Sikhs world wide?
Guru Gobind Singh took Sahib Devi as his spiritual consort after her father proclaimed their betrothal. The Guru refused to father children but initiated her as Mata Sahib Kaur the revered mother of the Khalsa Nation and countless descendants.
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When his issue less wife Sahib Devi expressed her deep desire for children, Guru Gobind Singh promised her she that would become the mother of millions. Sahib Devi drank the nectar of immortality in the Amrit initiation ceremony and took rebirth as Mata Sahib Kaur, becoming forever immortalized as mother of the entire Khalsa Nation. Happy Mother's Day Mata Sahib Kaur.
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