Madho Das fell at the Guru’s feet. But the Guru did not ask for magic. He asked for steel.
Without the bricks of Sirhind, there would have been no arrows of Banda Singh. Without the innocence of Fateh Singh, there would have been no fury of the Khalsa. chaar sahibzaade the rise of banda singh bahadur
According to contemporary chronicles, the Guru was a mountain of spiritual resilience, but the pain was visceral. After the battle of Chamkaur (where Ajit and Jujhar fell), the Guru retreated to the jungles of Machhiwara. Madho Das fell at the Guru’s feet