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touch with it. Now Bachittar Singh was quite feeble in his build. Guru Gobind

Singh Ji asked him if he is willing to fight the drunken elephant. He said to Guru
Ji, “What is that elephant? It is even smaller than an ant if your blessings are

with me.” He felt so confident because he had full faith in Guru Ji and knew that

Guru Ji’s blessings were with him.
Guru Ji was very proud of him. He gave him the Nagini Barchha (a coiled spear). He

went out on his horse and pierced the elephant in the middle of its forehead. The

wounded elephant went crazy with pain; it ran back to its owners and wreaked
havoc in their army, killing many of their own soldiers under its feet and with the

sword in its trunk. Bhai Bachittar Singh returned unharmed to the fort. It was the
feeling of Chardikala that enabled him to face the drunken elephant and the

armies of the enemy.

Where do the Sikhs get the Chardikala from? It comes from Naam Simran,
Gurbani and full faith in Guru Ji. There are many references to Chardikala in

Gurbani. The person who has Chardikala in his/her heart is described as having

these attitudes:
duKu nwhI sBu suKu hI hY ry eykY eykI nyqY]

burw nhI sBu Blw hI hY ry hwr nhI sB jyqY]
The person who lives in chardikala has no pain; he is totally at peace;
with his eyes he sees only Waheguru.
He does not see anything bad or evil, all is good; there is no defeat; he feels victorious.

We also repeat this word every time we finish our Ardas.
nwnk nwm cVHdI klw qyry Bwxy srbq dw Blw[
1. Write a description of Chardikala. .

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2. What made Bachittar Singh so confident about winning the battle with the
elephant?

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