8ਅੱਠਵੀਂ ਪਾਤਸ਼ਾਹੀ · 8th Guru · 1656 – 1664 CE
Sri Guru Har Krishan Ji
ਸ੍ਰੀ ਗੁਰੂ ਹਰਿਕ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਨ ਜੀ
The embodiment of youthful purity and healing grace (Bala Pritam), who ministered to the plague-stricken citizens of Delhi at the cost of his own life.
Earthly Lifespan
1656 – 1664 CE
Prakash (Birthplace)
Kiratpur Sahib (Rupnagar, Punjab)
Joti Jot (Eternal Merger)
Delhi (1664 CE)
Major Historical & Spiritual Contributions
- Assumed spiritual stewardship at the young age of five, answering profound theological questions with astonishing wisdom and maturity.
- Comforted and personally treated thousands of citizens during deadly smallpox and cholera epidemics in Delhi, distributing clean healing water from the well now at Gurdwara Bangla Sahib.
- Contracted the smallpox disease while serving the impoverished, joyfully accepting the divine will and departing this earth at age seven.
- With his final words “Baba Bakale”, indicated that the next Guru resided in the village of Bakala, pointing the Sangat to Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji.
Sacred Gurbani Guidance
ਸ੍ਰੀ ਹਰਿਕ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਨ ਧਿਆਈਐ ਜਿਸ ਡਿਠੈ ਸਭਿ ਦੁਖਿ ਜਾਇ ॥
“Remember Sri Guru Har Krishan Ji, by whose vision all suffering and affliction is dispelled.”
ArdasFrequently Asked Questions
Why is Gurdwara Bangla Sahib in Delhi associated with Guru Har Krishan Ji?
Gurdwara Bangla Sahib stands at the residence where eight-year-old Sri Guru Har Krishan Ji selflessly served smallpox and cholera patients in 1664 CE, providing blessed water and care to all regardless of caste.