“Then you shall not be Lachhman Dev the hermit,” the Guru declared. “You shall be Banda Singh Bahadur—the ‘Slave of the Sword,’ the ‘Honored One.’ You will go to Punjab. You will take my sword, Pothi Mai , and you will wash the blood of my sons with the blood of the tyrant.”
The Guru placed a hand on his head. For a long moment, there was silence. Then, Guru Gobind Singh spoke again, but his voice had changed. It was no longer the voice of a spiritual guide; it was the voice of a king summoning a storm. chaar sahibzaade: rise of banda singh bahadur
Banda Singh grabbed the boy’s arm. “Look at the Guru’s sword!” he roared, pointing to Pothi Mai strapped to his back. “It does not retreat. It cuts. It cuts until justice is served!” “Then you shall not be Lachhman Dev the