North India Statesman
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News India Live, Digital Desk: Today, when we think of the most expensive land in the world, perhaps the names of posh areas of New York, London or Mumbai come to our mind. But there is a place in Punjab, India, whose value is far above any real estate property in the world. we are talking Fatehgarh Sahib Of that holy land, where the last rites of the younger Sahibzadas of the tenth Guru of the Sikhs, Guru Gobind Singh Ji, were performed.
It is not just a historical place, but it is a witness to such sacrifice and unwavering faith, which even today brings tears to the eyes.
Big trouble arose after martyrdom
It is about 1704. When Mughal Governor Wazir Khan very cruelly got Sahibzada Zorawar Singh and Sahibzada Fateh Singh buried alive in the wall, then the question of finding a place for their bodies came up. The Mughals had decreed that government land would not be used for this ritual. That means, under the Mughals, it was prohibited to perform the last rites on that land.
Dewan Todar Mal and that strict condition
History says that at that time a big businessman named Diwan Todar Mal and a special servant of Guru Ghar came forward. He asked for land from Wazir Khan, but Wazir Khan put forward a condition which seemed impossible. The condition was that-“The entire land on which the rites are to be performed should be completely covered with gold seals (coins).” Not only this, coins should not be kept lying down but in vertical position (coins standing up).
earth covered with gold coins
Diwan Todar Mal did not delay at all. In the honor of Sahibzadas and Mata Gujri ji, he invested his entire life’s earnings and all his treasure. Thousands of gold pieces were set up for four yards of land so that the area could be covered. Today we know that place as ‘Gurudwara Jyoti Swaroop’.
If the value of that gold is calculated according to today’s value, then it is many times more than any luxurious property in the world. That is why that land of Fatehgarh Sahib is called the ‘world’s most expensive land’.
The price was not of money, it was of emotions
The truth is that Diwan Todar Mal had given that price not for the land, but for the spiritual love he had for his Guru. On this occasion of Veer Bal Diwas, this story reminds us that there have been people in history who risked everything to protect truth and religion.
The martyrdom of Sahibzads is priceless, but dedication like Diwan Todar Mal also teaches us that bravery and service have no age or limit.
