Guru
Gobind Singh was weak from loss of blood and near death.
When his Sikhs came to say their last farewell, they asked
him who was to succeed him. He replied, "Wherever
there are five Sikhs who abide by the Guru's teachings,
I am there. My mental and physical strength are one with
the Siri Guru Granth Sahib and the Khalsa." He then
opened the Granth Sahib, and placing the five paise and
coconut before it, bowed to it as his successor. Singing,
'Wahe Guru Ji Ka Khalsa! Wahe Guru Ji Ki Fateh!', he circumambulated
the sacred volume. To his sangat he said, "Let he
who desires to behold me, behold the Siri Guru Granth
Sahib. Forevermore, it is the visible body of the Guru.
He who wishes to find me must search for me there."
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