Mata Jito

Mata Jito

Mātā Jīto (Gurmukhi: ਮਾਤਾ ਜੀਤੋ, Shahmukhi: ماتا جیتو ) was the first of three wives of the last Sikh guru Gobind Singh[1][2][3] Mata Jito was the daughter of Harjas Bhikia of Lahore. She married the guru on 21 June, 1677.[4][5] The couple had three children together: Zorawar Singh, Jujhar Singh and Fateh Singh.[6] Very little is known of her life outside the event that marked the birth of Sikhism. She was the one to add patāsā (flat sugar pills) in amrit (nector of immortality) that was prepared to celebrate the birth of khālsā (formal Sikhism) in 1699.[3]

Denial

Sikhism is a monotheistic and monogamous religion and as a consequence it is common among orthodox Sikhs to dismiss the very idea of a guru marrying more than once. According to the proponents of this view, Mata Jito was the maiden name of Mata Sundari.

References

  1. ^ W. H. McLeod. The A to Z of Sikhism. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0810868288. http://books.google.com/books?id=amDuB0HDv5QC&pg=PA103&dq=guru+gobind+singh+three+wives&hl=en&ei=8ri0To_TCsKIrAfqpInoAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDoQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=guru%20gobind%20singh%20three%20wives&f=false. 
  2. ^ Constance Jones, James D. Ryan. Encyclopedia of Hinduism. Facts on File. ISBN 0816054584. http://books.google.com/books?id=OgMmceadQ3gC&pg=PA417&dq=guru+gobind+singh+three+wives&hl=en&ei=8ri0To_TCsKIrAfqpInoAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=guru%20gobind%20singh%20three%20wives&f=false. 
  3. ^ a b "Prominent Sikh Women". http://www.sikh-heritage.co.uk/personalities/sikhwomen/prosikhwomen.htm. Retrieved 2011-07-30. 
  4. ^ Simran Kaur Arneja. Ik Onkar One God. http://books.google.com/books?id=-LOtnxxIGaYC&pg=PA96&dq=Mata+Jito&hl=en&ei=Wwq1TsnyL8TZrQeC8LnRAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Mata%20Jito&f=false. 
  5. ^ Surinder Singh Johar (1999). Guru Gobind Singh: a multi-faceted personality. M.D. Publications. p. 139. ISBN 9788175330931. 
  6. ^ Dalbir Singh Dhillon (1988). Sikhism Origin and Development. Atlantic Publishers & Distributors. http://books.google.com/books?id=osnkLKPMWykC&pg=PA144&dq=guru+gobind+singh+%22three+wives%22&hl=en&ei=A_czTuqCA8aqrAfcvJDMCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=guru%20gobind%20singh%20%22three%20wives%22&f=false. Retrieved 2011-07-30. 

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