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One day Jetha came across a party of Sikhs who were on their way to Goindwal to pay homage to Guru Amar Das. Jetha continued to become a handsome young man. When he was of 7 Years his father died so her maternal grandmother took him to Basarke, near Amritsar. As he was growing up and in his teens, he could always be found in the company of religious men. Jetha’s simple and God-fearing parents, Hari Das and Anup Devi of Lahore were delighted at this precious gift from Waheguru. Soon after birth, he was given the name Jetha, meaning the first born. Jetha ji was born at Chuna Mandi Bazaar, Lahore at the site of the present shrine on 24 September 1534 where he spent the first seven years of his life. Very little is known about the early years of Bhai Jetha who later became the fourth Sikh Guru, Guru Ram Das. Planned & created the township of Ramdaspur (later Amritsar).Author of Laava, the hymns of the Marriage Rites.The fourth Sikh Guru contributed the following to the people of the world:.Gurbani: The Guru contributed a total of 688 Shabads/hymns to the Sri Guru Granth Sahib.Became Guru at age 40 years and had life span of 47 years.Sons: Baba Prithi Chand ji, Baba Mahadev Ji, Guru Arjan Dev Ji.Mother: Mata Daya ji (also known as Anoop Davi).Birth Place: Chuna Mandi, Lahore, Punjab (Present day Pakistan).Before Guru Ji died, he nominated his youngest son as the next Guru of the Sikhs – Guru Arjan Dev. He was planner and creator of the township of Ramdaspur which became the Sikh holy city of Amritsar. Additionally, he was the author of Laava, the four hymns of the Sikh Marriage Rites.
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They had three sons: Prithi Chand, Mahadev and Guru Arjan.Īs a Guru, one of his main contributions to Sikhi was organizing the structure of Sikh society. His wife was Bibi Bhani, the younger daughter of Guru Amar Das. Guru Ram Das (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਰਾਮ ਦਾਸ) (Friday Octo– Saturday 16 September 1581) was the fourth of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism and became Guru on Monday 16 September 1574 following in the footsteps of Guru Amar Das ji.