PIRAGA, BHAI, A devoted Sikh of the time of Guru Arjan (1653-1606) mentioned by Bhai Mani Singh in his Sikhdn di Bhagat Maid.

PURO, BHAI, was a devoted Sikh of the time of Guru Ram Das. Bhai Puro. accompanied by Bhai Manak and Bhai Bishan Das, once came to visit the Guru. They sought instruction as to how they might save themselves and their families. Guru Ram Das, as says Bhai Mani

TARU, BHAI, devoted Sikh of the time of Guru Ram Das whose name occurs in Bhai Gurdas, Varan, XI. 17.

TOTA MAHITA, BHAI, a devoted Sikh contemporary of Guru Arjan and of Guru Hargobind. During latter`s time, he, along with Bhai Tiloka, came to be known as a soldier, adept in handling musket, sword and javelin. Bhai Tota Mahita and Bhai Tiloka fell fighting in the battle of Amritsar

TRETA YUGA In Treta, one-fourth of the merit of Dharma was lost, Dharma-Bull had only three feet and the fourth was replaced by duality. The enlightened person talked of Truth and the self-willed wasted himself in useless talk. (Maru M. l, p. 1023) In Treta one-fourth of the merit

ATAR SINGH ATLEVALE, SANT (d. 1937), Sikh holy man and preacher, born in early fifties of the nineteenth century, was the eldest son of Bhai Kishan Singh and Mai Naraini, a devoted couple of Mirpur, in Jammu and Kashmir state. Atar Singh, originally known as Hari Singh, was adopted by

BHARU, BHAI, a devoted Sikh of the time of Guru Ram Das mentioned by Bhai Gurdas in his Varan, XI. 17. See PADARATH, BHAI

BHAGAT- Bhagat has roots in the word Bhaj or Bhakt, which means divided (into self and the \'other\'; this \'other\' may be a god or the Almighty) or sacrificed (into pieces for some god or for the Almighty); hence, Bhagat is one who is devoted to some god or the

GANGU, BHAI, was, according to Bhai Santokh Singh, Sri Gur Pratap Suraj Granth, a devout Sikh of the time of Guru Angad. He attained spiritual merit through seva or humble service and simran, absorption in the remembrance of the Divine Being. Gn.S. GANGU, BHAI, a devoted Sikh of the