The Durga legend had in it all the elements which, as Guru Ji perceived, could serve as an allegory of the situation into which the people of India were thrown for centuries under the heels of arrogant and ruthless invaders. Guru Ji was conceived to be the divinely-inspired hero, fighting for a higher ideal and not for a worldly objective. Sikhism gave poignant reality by the martyrdom of two Gurus and the tribulations faced by Guru Gobind Singh Ji and countless Sikhs to the idea of Dharam-vir or the Crusade for the faith. Sikhism recognised the inevitable necessity of a bitter struggle involving deep suffering and martyrdom for God’s saints in the war against evil. The story of Durga (Chandi) appears to have fascinated Guru Gobind Singh Ji, as symbolising the might of the Divine Arm in chastising and castigating evil doers. Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib - The Reason behind Chandi Di Vaar.
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