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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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