Mata Sundari

Mata
Sundari
Ji
Mata Sundari Ji
ਮਾਤਾ ਸੁੰਦਰੀ
	File:Mata Sundari.jpg
Pronunciation	mātā sudarī
Died	1747
Spouse	Guru Gobind Singh
Children	Ajit Singh; Juhjar Singh; Zorawar Singh; Fateh Singh; Ajit Singh (Adopted);
Parent(s)	Ram Saran, a Khatri of Bajwara

Mātā Sundarī (Template:Lang-pa) was the daughter of Ram Sarana, a Punjabi Soni Kumarāv Khatri of Bijwara Soni - in present-day Hoshiārpur district.^[2] She was the wife of Guru Gobind Singh.^[3] After the martyrdom of her children, she adopted a son named Ajit Singh who was later killed on a false accusation that he had killed a Muslim dervish.^[4]

She holds a special place in Sikhism for the role she played in leading Sikhs after the ascension of Guru Gobind Singh. A memorial in her honour stands in the compound of Gurdwara Bala Sahib, New Delhi.

References

^ Singh, Harbans (ed.). Sundari, Mata. Punjabi University Patiala. Retrieved 23 October 2020. {{cite encyclopedia}}: |work= ignored (help)
^ "ਸੁੰਦਰੀ, ਮਾਤਾ - ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਪੀਡੀਆ" [Mata Sundari]. punjabipedia.org (in Punjabi). Retrieved 2022-08-22.
^ Surinder Singh Johar (1999). Guru Gobind Singh: a multi-faceted personality. M.D. Publications. p. 139. ISBN 978-81-7533-093-1.
^ Grewal, J. S. (2019-07-25). Guru Gobind Singh (1666–1708): Master of the White Hawk. Oxford University Press. p. 160. ISBN 978-0-19-099038-1.

[eos-1] Singh, Harbans (ed.). Sundari, Mata. Punjabi University Patiala. Retrieved 23 October 2020. {{cite encyclopedia}}: |work= ignored (help)

[2] "ਸੁੰਦਰੀ, ਮਾਤਾ - ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਪੀਡੀਆ" [Mata Sundari]. punjabipedia.org (in Punjabi). Retrieved 2022-08-22.

[3] Surinder Singh Johar (1999). Guru Gobind Singh: a multi-faceted personality. M.D. Publications. p. 139. ISBN 978-81-7533-093-1.

[4] Grewal, J. S. (2019-07-25). Guru Gobind Singh (1666–1708): Master of the White Hawk. Oxford University Press. p. 160. ISBN 978-0-19-099038-1.

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