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<p class="C1">&#65279BED&#256V&#256, lit. disclaimer (<i>be</i> =without + <i>d&#257v&#257</i> = claim). The term came to be used by Sikh chroniclers in reference to an episode relating to the last days of Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh's battle at Anandpur during the winter of 1705. As, in consequence of the protracted siege of Anandpur, hardships of the besieged Sikh garrison increased, a few of the Sikhs wavered in their resolution and asked the Gur&#363's permission to leave the Fort. The Gur&#363 told them that they could go if they were prepared to disown him. A few of them, it is said, recorded a statement disowning him and left. This statement came to be termed as <i>bed&#257v&#257</i>. As Sikhs who had deserted Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh reached their homes, their womenfolk charged them with pusillanimity, and chided them for betraying their Gur&#363 in the hour of need. They offered to go and take to arms if the men would not re-join the Gur&#363. One of the ladies, M&#257&#299 (mother) Bh&#257go, of the village of Jhab&#257l in fact donned a warrior's dress and weapons and exhorted them to follow her if they had still any sense of honour left. The men became remorseful. They were preparing to return to the Gur&#363 when news spread in the countryside of the evacuation of Anandpur. When they learnt that Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh had himself survived the holocaust and was re-organizing the <u>Kh</u>&#257ls&#257 somewhere in the M&#257lv&#257 region, they, at once set out in search of him, M&#257&#299 Bh&#257go still with them. They caught up with the Gur&#363 just when he faced a strong force led by the Mu<u>gh</u>al <i>faujd&#257r</i> of Sirhind, Waz&#299r <u>Kh</u>&#257n, in hot pursuit of him. They challenged the invading host at Khidr&#257&#7751&#257, now Muktsar, but at that time a small pond, the only water reservoir in that vast desert. They fell fighting almost to a man, but forced the enemy to retreat. <i>See</i> MUKTSAR and CH&#256L&#298 MUKTE.</p>਍㰀瀀 挀氀愀猀猀㴀∀䌀㄀∀㸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀䄀猀 焀甀椀攀琀 瀀爀攀瘀愀椀氀攀搀 漀瘀攀爀 琀栀攀 戀愀琀琀氀攀昀椀攀氀搀 愀琀 猀甀渀猀攀琀Ⰰ 䜀甀爀☀⌀㌀㘀㌀ 䜀漀戀椀渀搀 匀椀☀⌀㜀㜀㐀㤀最栀 挀愀洀攀 搀漀眀渀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 栀椀最栀 最爀漀甀渀搀 昀爀漀洀 眀栀攀爀攀 栀攀 栀愀搀 戀攀攀渀 爀愀椀渀椀渀最 愀爀爀漀眀猀 漀渀 琀栀攀 攀渀攀洀礀 琀漀 昀椀渀搀 愀氀氀 琀栀攀 匀椀欀栀猀 氀礀椀渀最 搀攀愀搀 攀砀挀攀瀀琀 漀渀攀Ⰰ 䴀愀栀☀⌀㈀㔀㜀☀⌀㜀㜀㐀㤀 匀椀☀⌀㜀㜀㐀㤀最栀Ⰰ 愀琀 栀椀猀 氀愀猀琀 最愀猀瀀⸀ 吀栀攀 䜀甀爀☀⌀㌀㘀㌀ 猀愀琀 戀攀猀椀搀攀 栀椀洀 愀渀搀Ⰰ 瀀氀愀挀椀渀最 栀椀猀 栀攀愀搀 漀渀 栀椀猀 氀愀瀀Ⰰ 愀猀欀攀搀 栀椀洀 昀漀爀 栀椀猀 氀愀猀琀 眀椀猀栀⸀ 䴀愀栀☀⌀㈀㔀㜀☀⌀㜀㜀㐀㤀 匀椀☀⌀㜀㜀㐀㤀最栀✀猀 漀渀氀礀 搀攀猀椀爀攀 眀愀猀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 䜀甀爀☀⌀㌀㘀㌀ 猀栀漀甀氀搀 愀渀渀甀氀 琀栀攀 㰀椀㸀戀攀搀☀⌀㈀㔀㜀瘀☀⌀㈀㔀㜀㰀⼀椀㸀 栀攀 愀渀搀 栀椀猀 挀漀洀瀀愀渀椀漀渀猀 栀愀搀 眀爀椀琀琀攀渀 愀琀 䄀渀愀渀搀瀀甀爀⸀ 䄀猀 椀昀 琀栀攀 䜀甀爀☀⌀㌀㘀㌀ 栀愀搀 愀渀琀椀挀椀瀀愀琀攀搀 琀栀攀 爀攀琀甀爀渀 漀昀 琀栀攀 琀爀甀愀渀琀猀Ⰰ 栀攀 栀愀搀 欀攀瀀琀 琀栀愀琀 搀攀攀搀 漀昀 爀攀渀漀甀渀挀攀洀攀渀琀 眀椀琀栀 栀椀洀 琀栀爀漀甀最栀漀甀琀 琀栀漀猀攀 琀爀漀甀戀氀漀甀猀 搀愀礀猀 愀渀搀 洀漀渀琀栀猀 猀椀渀挀攀 氀攀愀瘀椀渀最 䄀渀愀渀搀瀀甀爀⸀ 䠀攀 渀漀眀 瀀甀氀氀攀搀 漀甀琀 漀昀 栀椀猀 瀀漀挀欀攀琀 琀栀攀 㰀椀㸀戀攀搀☀⌀㈀㔀㜀瘀☀⌀㈀㔀㜀㰀⼀椀㸀 愀渀搀 琀漀爀攀 椀琀 甀瀀 琀漀 琀栀攀 椀洀洀攀渀猀攀 猀愀琀椀猀昀愀挀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 䈀栀☀⌀㈀㔀㜀☀⌀㈀㤀㤀 䴀愀栀☀⌀㈀㔀㜀☀⌀㜀㜀㐀㤀 匀椀☀⌀㜀㜀㐀㤀最栀Ⰰ 眀栀漀 琀栀攀渀 搀椀攀搀 椀渀 瀀攀愀挀攀⸀㰀⼀瀀㸀ഀഀ
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BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"> Kuir Si&#7749gh, <i>Gurbil&#257s P&#257tsh&#257h&#299 10</i>. Patiala, 1968<BR>਍㰀氀椀 挀氀愀猀猀㴀∀䌀㄀∀㸀 匀愀渀琀漀欀栀 匀椀☀⌀㜀㜀㐀㤀最栀Ⰰ 䈀栀☀⌀㈀㔀㜀☀⌀㈀㤀㤀Ⰰ 㰀椀㸀匀爀☀⌀㈀㤀㤀 䜀甀爀 倀爀愀琀☀⌀㈀㔀㜀瀀 匀☀⌀㌀㘀㌀爀愀樀 䜀爀愀渀琀栀㰀⼀椀㸀⸀ 䄀洀爀椀琀猀愀爀Ⰰ ㄀㤀㈀㘀ⴀ㌀㜀㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ
<li class="C1"> Macauliffe, Max Arthur, <i>The Sikh Religion</i>. Oxford, 1909<BR>਍㰀⼀漀氀㸀㰀瀀 挀氀愀猀猀㴀∀䌀伀一吀∀㸀䴀愀樀漀爀 䜀甀爀洀甀欀栀 匀椀☀⌀㜀㜀㐀㤀最栀 ⠀刀攀琀搀⸀⤀㰀戀爀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ
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